Timeline for Should I tell my boss that I'm stopping a medication that affects my mood?
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| Jan 18, 2017 at 20:25 | comment | added | user541686 | @RichardU: Can you clarify whom you mean by "he" and "the coworker", and whom the PM is? The only people I see in the question are the OP and the OP's boss, I'm confused where you're referring to whom and why there are three people instead of two... | |
| Jan 18, 2017 at 20:07 | comment | added | Old_Lamplighter | @Mehrdad re liability: If he tells the coworker's PM, and the PM acts on what turned out to be a joke, he could be named in a defamation lawsuit. If he tells the PM and the coworker is mentally ill, he just spread medical information, in which case he could be terminated, and sued. If down the line the coworker does something to himself and others, and he mentions he ever heard the joke, he could get in trouble for not informing. There is no way he can avoid liability. | |
| Jan 18, 2017 at 19:20 | comment | added | user541686 | @RichardU if I do I will, but at the moment I'm just not understanding yours. | |
| Jan 18, 2017 at 13:22 | comment | added | Old_Lamplighter | @Mehrdad If you have a better answer, please post one. | |
| Jan 18, 2017 at 0:38 | comment | added | user541686 | @RichardU: What potentially bad outcomes may occur if he does tell his boss? And regarding your comment, who would be legally liable for what exactly? Everything you've said seems like a mystery to me right now. | |
| Jan 18, 2017 at 0:20 | comment | added | NotVonKaiser | I for sure agree with #2. At most you might want to talk to HR if it's a larger firm just to keep your ducks in order regarding avoiding being terminated for a mental illness. Besides that, though, nope, it's nobody's business what you do or do not have. | |
| Jan 17, 2017 at 22:23 | comment | added | Old_Lamplighter | @8protons take it as a joke, and say nothing. If confronted down the line, say you thought it was a joke and didn't think anything of it. Better yet, you never heard him say it at all, or you don't remember. WAAAAY too much potential for legal liability otherwise. | |
| Jan 17, 2017 at 21:30 | comment | added | 8protons | Ah, the timing of this question... on a related note, an intern wrote something over Slack to me yesterday apologizing for a goof they made, writing, "sorry im going off meds and everything is hard for me. anti-depressants and engineering dont mix hahaha". I didn't really know what to say as he's an adult in his twenties and thought that he should know that this isn't any of my business. I replied, "Understandable. If you're not feeling well or not clearheaded, maybe you should speak with your PM and take the day off." Should I talk to his PM personally? (I oversee/direct a bit of his work). | |
| Jan 17, 2017 at 16:47 | history | answered | Old_Lamplighter | CC BY-SA 3.0 |