Something horrible happened recently at a Wells Fargo office. A woman, Denise Prudhomme, died and nobody noticed. Headlines emphasize that no one noticed for four days, but keep in mind that includes a weekend. If Prudhomme died at the end of the day on Friday, it was really only on Monday that people didn’t notice.
It is not, however, indicative of a bad culture, nor does it require a new policy, practice, or HR training to prevent this from happening again.
Yes, Wells Fargo should conduct an investigation and cooperate with the police, as should you if some tragedy befalls your workplace. But this is not a sign of a bad workplace.
