I avoided this thread because a similar thing happened to me. It was cleared up in my favor, but it was several months of sheer hell. My “friend” actually made up a bunch of crap because she was jealous of a promotion I got that she felt she deserved.

I’m curious what happened? Is the investigation finished? What were the results?

I admit that I would feel uncomfortable if a co-worker looked up personal information about me on the internet then gossiped about it at work. Just because the information is there, doesn’t mean you need to find it. And if you feel the need to find it, why make it a topic of office gossip? Doing something like this has put HR in a very difficult position.

“Joan’s” situation is different, she brought the information to the table so she has no basis for complaint.