My friend told me this story and when I said it sounded like something from a Work Therapy article, they told me I could pass it on, as long as we changed some things.

On a weekend, my friend was out with friends, some of them colleagues. They were on a main street. A car drove past and a man who seemed drunk yelled obscenities out the window. They all turned and several of them, including my friend, said they thought they recognised the man as someone they worked with.

One of the friends was adamant it was him, but others, including my friend, weren’t 100 per cent sure. Later, they approached their boss and explained what happened. The boss took it seriously but warned they had to be certain if they wanted to make a formal complaint. What should they do?

If you’re thinking about making a complaint about someone’s behaviour outside of work, there are some things to think carefully about.Credit: John Shakespeare

I’m glad the manager took this seriously, and I think their advice is sound. They are quite sensibly suggesting that the friends need a high standard of proof before making allegations. With that in mind, I think the people considering whether to........

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