Hi fellow Monkeys,
Would you suggest me telling the team? I got a top rating but a copy, including strengths and weaknesses is just out there for everyone (including other analysts and interns) to see.
How would I go about it? My formal sit-down is scheduled for next week.
Looking forward to hearing your inputs here
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Keep it for yourself, would not personally tell anyone
What is your reasoning here?
What’s the upside? You have a good rating
Gaslight the people with bad ratings
This happened when I was an analyst, and almost everyone who accessed a similar file and spread it were found out and fired in short order.
Your IT department can see literally everything you are accessing on your firm computer, so seeing something you should not be seeing immediately puts you at risk. The best thing you can do is tell whoever is in charge of folder permissions that you were able to access a file you shouldn't have been able to, and pre-empt anything tieing this back to you.
People were fired for simply looking at annual reviews? What kind of firm is this lol
I’m gonna guess that never happened. That’s a slam dunk wrongful termination suit if they fired someone for looking at a file that they had public access to. I guess maybe if there’s something in your employment agreement/NDA about not sharing personal information then maybe if they sent it around but accessing ain’t the issue.
IT can definitely see everything you do but if they don’t restrict access then they can’t be upset just because people are nosy.
How can an at will employee sue for wrongful termination? Employers can fire you for any reason or no reason at all. Some exceptions for discrimination
Obviously don’t share it but there’s no way you can get fired for this. Like someone else said being nosy isn’t a crime.
At my old bank it was literally a game analysts would play during downtime to find interesting stuff on the shared drive. There were MDs saving down excels with their net worth, juniors saving down interview stuff at competitors, all sorts of fun stuff. I agree emailing it around is probably a no go but no one can be mad if you “stumbled upon” a file that someone didn’t save in the right place
No reason to lie so do with that information what you will. A handful of analysts were fired, and one associate was given a zero bonus. This was at a well known BB coverage group. There is a very big difference between viewing and most importantly, sharing - what should be private, performance-related feedback vs. poking around personal folders to see what’s been saved down on a share drive. It’s your firm’s obligation to protect the former, not necessarily the latter. Our employment was also at-will, and I guarantee everyone had language in their employment agreements about behaving ethically. Don’t know why it would be surprising that there are consequences for something like this.
This reminded me of some funny stories at my old firms.
One bank had a rockstar MD who would bring in a lot of revenue, but literally act like the wolf on Wall Street. Bring hookers (at least that’s how they looked) into his office late night, take black cars to clubs, etc. Always reeked of booze. One day we found his tax return in the copy machine and he made like 5mm, which was a lot back then for an MD. He was dated fired for fabricating an entire international trip that he expensed lol.
Another bank left on the shared drive literally everyone’s comp. This was not some elite bank and even the useless MDs were making seven figures. We anonymously sent it around, but senior management never acknowledged it and nothing came of it.
Another poster said to actually mention to someone you have access to files you’re not supposed as a way to cover your back. I disagree, I just would not say a word and let the issue correct itself. I think since it’s a good review it’s easier to let sleeping dogs lie in this instance. If it was a mediocre or bad review, then I say risk telling someone. But in real life (unlike me online persona) I eschew drama because nothing good comes from it.
Maybe you were not supposed to be poking around in that folder or perhaps the person that saved it there will get in trouble, etc. Just not worth it in my opinion.
Did someone thoughtlessly drop the file into a publicly shared location? Or do you have access to a folder through some glitch?
Either way, it’s not your fault so I wouldn’t say anything. Just don’t spread it
Somebody saved it in a shared location
Why would stuff like this be accessible in a company shared drive for analysts to view in the first place?
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