Summary
An employee was called into a meeting with human resources (HR) after a coworker claimed they were adding liquor to their coffee, but it turned out to only be vanilla syrup. The incident became popular online, with discussions highlighting the importance of thorough workplace investigations before taking action based on suspicion.
Key Facts
- An employee shared their experience on Reddit about being wrongly accused of adding liquor to coffee.
- The item in question was actually a bottle of vanilla coffee syrup.
- The incident occurred on the employee's day off.
- The story went viral online, gaining over 110,000 upvotes.
- An HR expert emphasized the need for multiple pieces of evidence before taking action in workplace investigations.
- The expert mentioned considering context and the relationships between coworkers when evaluating such claims.
- Reddit users shared similar stories of misunderstandings at work involving beverages.
- Newsweek could not verify all the details of this specific incident.
