Work Whistleblowing #2
A Wells Fargo employee in Arizona was tragically found dead at her desk after four days, in a story that highlights just how invisible workers can feel, even in the office.
Denise Prudhomme, 60, clocked in for her shift at the Wells Fargo branch in Tempe on August 16th at 7 a.m. She was discovered on August 20th, still seated at her third-floor desk. Security noticed and alerted the police. Firefighters arrived shortly after and confirmed she had passed away.
Side note: This event might have some serious repercussions regarding the rhetoric around remote working. While doing my research for this post, I saw a Fortune Mag article post a fear mongering title.
But here's the catch: According to local news outlet KPNX, most employees at this Wells Fargo location work remotely, which might explain how Denise went unnoticed for so long. The source of this info comes from an anonymous employee interviewed in their video, which you can catch at the 50-second mark.
After doing a little digging myself, I found that Wells Fargo operates on a hybrid schedule. Their definition of a hybrid schedule is listed on their site as “the flexibility to work from home on some days and at the office on others”.
Key Points
A woman died at her desk and wasn’t discovered for days—what does that say about our workplace culture?
How meaningful is your job if you could disappear from the office and no one even notices?
Denise’s story is a wake-up call for us all.
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