Office Ettiquette
I work for the state government and the requirements for my position require that you have a degree in accounting or finance. There is a girl in my office who is up for a promotion to my level who is rumored to have no degree. Today I went over and asked her if she had a four year degree. She talked all around the issue and never really gave me an answer. About 20 minutes later my boss calls me in and chews me out about asking personal and confidential information of a fellow employee. Then after I get yelled at my entire department gets called into a meeting and we all get yelled at about minding our own business.
I didn't then and don't now see how it is wrong to ask someone if they have a four year degree. Was that too personal a question? Is there a side I am not seeing?
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