my boss and i were in the back and had a 20 minute conversation while working. she mentioned a coworker and how she didn’t like a technique she was using. shortly after she left and the said coworker came in. i told the coworker and she said ‘i know. i heard because i left my phone back here and had my airpods on live audio.’
i immediately told my boss about this and she was very nonchalant and said they’ve been considering firing her but can’t because we’re in a busy season. i ended up leaving work early because i don’t feel comfortable working around this coworker anymore.
shorty after i got a call from my other boss who said they had a conversation with the coworker and that this is basically a ‘misunderstanding’ and if something like this happens i shouldn’t up and leave.
i know this is not a misunderstanding, she said point blank that she was listening to our conversation. we didn’t say anything bad or damaging but the principal is she listened to a conversation without our knowledge. i’m really frustrated because the management isn’t doing anything and making me feel like an idiot for wanting my private conversations private.