There was a bad situation at work, what would you do in my case ?

Question

A friend ernesto died at work from a heart attack on Sunday night.
It was a mangers fault that he overworked himself.
I told my manager that he is not suppose to be working on back-stalking merchandise because of his condition. She told me to mind my own buisness and get back to work, and to worry about my job and let her worry about hers.
About five minutes later he shouted he was light headed. I couldn't do CPR when he had a heartbeat. I had to just watch him suffer. All she had to do was page another manager and ask if he was ok to work in the back room. Despite the low staff situation, all it would have taken was an extra 30 seconds.
Im not sure if I should report this to the fullness or not.
I have had a talk with the stores supervisor and he has left it to me what to do.
What would you guys do with something like this ?

Answer 1

I am sorry the man died certainly, but though you may respond viscerally to the manager's attitude in this situation, she can hardly be blamed for his heart attack (surely other factors besides job stress played a leading contributing role such as his diet, weight, level of physical fitness and aggravating habits such as smoking, and things of this nature). If you want to make sure you can do some good in a situation such as this (and they DO arise far more frequenty than we like to imagine) learn CPR and suggest that your workplace invest in AED machines so that no one has to waste the "golden hour" for treatment idly watching someone suffer without knowing how to proactively render aid.

Answer 2

That is rough. You lost a friend... I am sorry... I would definatlly say something to the hire ups. I think it would be a good idea if every department had 1 maybe 2 people certified in cpr. Some librarys have programs where you can learn cpr and get certified for free. In some business's the higher up people think they are just that.... All of this could have been avoided if your manager would have just paged another and listed to you. I would say something...Why let her just go on like she wasn't in the wrong? If you don't stand up and say something, it very well could happen again. I am very sorry for your loss. I wish you the best of luck in finding the answers and finding the right path to take.

Answer 3

And your friend Ernesto, did he in anyway indicate there was a problem. I am assuming he is an adult and capable of speaking out for himself. Did Management know he had a heart condition? Did he have a doctors statement saying he was not to be lifitng?

Report it if you like but understand your job is on the line (not saying that is a reason for doing right or wrong) but in the end Ernesto knew his condition and should have spoken up.

Good luck what ever your decision but also know if he had a heart condition he may have had the same fate regardless of what he did at work that day.

Answer 4

As sad as it is, stay out of it. You don't need the stress or the hassle. If the manager was aware of the health condition of Ernesto, it would have been mandatory for that to be documented somewhere. Let Ernesto's family handle that side of things. However, if these are the kind of people you work with and for, I would look seriously at finding a job where the staff are valued and respected. Do it for yourself, and for Ernesto.

Peace.

Answer 5

You can't do much. It was not your place to discuss the employees health, the manager could get in legal trouble for allowing that. She would have responded to gossip.

Ernesto had the responsibility himself to inform his employer of health concerns. Apparently he did not and the employer should be clear of wrong doing.

Answer 6

i owuld report it... it couldnt hurt anything... even if the manager gets off, it will still be a huge inconvenience to her.... and she sounds like a piece of work, so she needs to accept some responsibility.....a man died becaue she was careless... it def needs to be reported.

Answer 7

it might be difficult to prove the manager was at fault