I figured this time would come, being in management for 10+ years, all the signs pointed to this outcome.
I'll make it short because it goes pretty deep.
I work as a department manager and another department manager started having sexual relations with regular Employee. This has been confirmed by said department manager directly to me.
This employee has gotten away this violations that would normally get other employees fired. Constantly late and time theft, causing a very hostile work environment with claims of other employees poisoning her. She has shared the fact that she is having a sexual relationship with said department Manager. Claiming she is untouchable, while spreading rumors of managers sexual kinks and stirring up a black vs white culture.
Store manager knows all about this and from what I know, has only given consequences to the people who complain about employee's hostile behavior.
Myself included, after bringing up employee's time theft with evidence from security cameras, I was reprimanded by my store manager. I figured out real fast I can't even try to manage this employee without risking my job.
Well now employee who has the relationship with department manger has gotten a promotion. That many employees feel she doesnt deserve, which triggered enough employees complaining to HR that a investigation is happening. I was listed as a witness and now HR wants to talk to me.
I've been in situations like this before, and I know coming in and being honest about what I have seen could be a huge risk to my position. It depends on how HR wants to do to handle this situation, and with this employee getting away with so much already, and remember, this is the short version of this, I feel my honesty could hurt me in the end of this.
But not being honest could backfire if HR is wanting to build a real case here, it could come across as I'm hiding this situation.
I need some soild advice on what I should do here?