Major Mistake at Work

[angelic1]

OK... I know the first thing people will say is go to your boss which I am, but I am freaking out about this.

I work as a consultant, and my job is to know when certain approvals are required and permits, etc. Well we perform tons of sites. Two came up about a year ago and what was required was asked of between my former boss and I. Former boss said oh nothing was required so we went based on that.

Now a year later company wants proof on a series of sites that nothing was required. Since said boss has left I began looking into it. On these two sites yep a permit was required. Now problem is everything has been done and over for about a year.

This is a huge violation to do work without a building permit. It would have been no problem to get one.... Obviously no one ever saw them doing the work to notice, but we could be subject to all kinds of fines, etc.

My problem is yes I will tell my boss, but everything is going to hit the fan and I will be stuck being here without former boss.

I tried finding an old email or something to cover my own butt, but nothing. I just feel its going to be on the end of getting cut over this when I have done nothing but great work for two years there.

If I do get fired its not the end of the world, but how can I recover from something like this.

I actually have applied for two jobs just recently before this even came up to get out of job where everything is on my shoulders... I am sick of feeling that way.