Several of my colleagues and I have been thinking of contacting HR over a belligerent coworker but I'm not sure if that's a good idea. He's good friends with our manager which is why he knows he can get away with his behavior. Several of us have already complained about him just to be brushed off. Now we want to approach HR but that's going over our manager's head and it could turn a bad situation worse if they don't do anything. How bad of an idea is this?
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Accenture HR have a "no retaliation" policy, but they will retaliate (first-hand knowledge of it). Don't forget that HR are there to protect Accenture at all costs, nobody else.
Everything else is just lip-service to whatever HR trend is in fashion this month. They don't care.
Do not approach HR without evidence.
I had evidence of a co-worker working a paid side-job whilst on the customer clock at Accenture (in their offices). It got brushed under the carpet and I was "exited" from the company instead.
HR's role is not to support the employee - it is to protect the company. They will only take action when they see it as in their own self interest, which means you need objective proof before you go forward.
Accenture has a zero retaliating policy with issues like this. However, when this took place in my team, they did retaliate and I choose to exit for better environment. So , please consider this pathway before you reach out to HR.
go to hr.
Record him being belligerent on a Zoom video call and send it to HR. It sounds like the type of person who is pretty easy to get on a performance improvement plan.
I would go to HR - it’s their job to investigate. Before you do, collect the evidence
I'd go to HR. Period. that's the right thing to do.
This is a tricky one. Ethically, going to the HR is the right thing to do.
You may also benefit from some extra pressure that the belligerent coworker and the manager may experience (maybe they will back off). Both of them will likely dial things down as now they are being watched, but you should be careful as they may try to do subtle things, sabotage, etc.
I'd go to HR and if it does not work out it's time for you to move on anyway.