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- Insider's work-advice column concerns a manager whose colleague lied and his boss doesn't care.
- Experts say he's experiencing moral injury: when an event or behavior violates your values.
- There's no easy remedy for moral injury. But there are several actions to take to start healing.
I'm a bank procurement manager who's dealing with a difficult situation with one of my colleagues, "Melanie." A few months ago, Melanie told several of my team members a vicious lie about one of my direct report's performance and insinuated that this person would be let go. Melanie told people not to say anything and threatened that if they did, it would affect their career, as she has "friends" in high places. (Of course, my team is very loyal and told me about it right away.)