Had to choose between reporting a coworker's racist tweet or keeping my mouth shut

Honestly, I saw a guy from our warehouse post something super racist about BLM protesters on his personal Twitter. We're a pretty diverse team and I knew our HR department checks social media for stuff like that. I ended up taking a screenshot and sending it to my manager, even though I knew it could get him fired. Tbh it felt awful doing it, but he got let go two days later and I still wonder if I made the right call. Has anyone else been in that spot where you had to decide between your own conscience and someone else's job?

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the_max1mo ago

Read a study once that said most people wouldn't report a coworker unless it directly affected them. You did the hard thing for the right reason, even if it stung.

blair_nguyen1mo ago

That study sounds about right honestly. I had a similar thing happen with a guy from shipping who posted something awful about immigrants, and I reported it. He got fired too and I felt sick about it for weeks, but our team is stronger without that kind of hate floating around. You definitely did the right thing.

ryanm601mo ago

Is it really that serious though? People say dumb stuff online all the time, half the time they don't even mean it the way it sounds. Feels like we're all walking on eggshells lately over things that used to just get an eye roll.