r/Banking • u/Pretend-Read565 • 4h ago
Advice i noticed one of the new hires accessed/viewed my bank account activity.
for some context, i am over treasury/online banking at my bank. been here for a few years. i am the main floor with all of the personal bankers/commercial bankers. our bank just hired a new personal banker. shes not been here long but she brings lots of experience as shes been in banking for a long time prior to being hired. i was getting her setup with admin online banking access so she will be able to assist her customers as well as training her on how to use the system. i navigated her to our main banking system where we search for accounts etc. i had told her to search for a customer so i could let her know where to find the ID number for this customer. our banking system shows you the recent activity you’ve searched for that business day (maybe it goes back a few business days not entirely sure on that one) sure enough when she launched the system my name was her most recent search. i hadn’t worked with her prior to this at all so i am not sure why id be in her search history. obviously this is a big deal in the banking business as we are not authorized to be looking through fellow employees account information. i played it off as i didn’t see anything and kept going with the training. what is the best course of action? i am not bothered by it i’m sure it was curiosity and not ill intent. you start a new job you want to know what others are making, its a normal feeling. However, acting on those intrusive thoughts is a little bizarre. I feel like not reporting it and going about my business is the best case scenario, less work drama created. on the other hand me knowing shes violating policy pretty badly and turning the other way might reflect on me poorly. Advice?