{"id":2333830,"date":"2024-08-29T18:53:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T22:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wells-fargo-worker-sat-at-desk-for-days-before-being-discovered-dead-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T18:54:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T22:54:36","slug":"wells-fargo-worker-sat-at-desk-for-days-before-being-discovered-dead-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wells-fargo-worker-sat-at-desk-for-days-before-being-discovered-dead-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Wells Fargo worker sat at desk for days before being discovered dead &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwells-fargo-worker-sat-at-desk-for-days-before-being-discovered-dead-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2333830&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Wells Fargo employee named Denise Prudhomme, aged 60,\u200d was found dead at her desk in the bank&#8217;s corporate office in Tempe, Arizona. She had \u200bbeen undiscovered for\u200d four days,\u2062 having\u2062 last scanned into\u2063 the building on August 16 and \u200cwas found on August 20. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-teens-set-mentally-ill-man-on-fire-if-races-were-reversed-it-would-be-a-national-story\/\" title=\"Two Teens Set Mentally Ill Man On Fire; If Races Were Reversed It Would Be A National Story\">tragic incident<\/a> has\u2064 led \u200bto an outpouring of sympathy from\u2063 the company, with \u2062a spokesperson expressing their sadness and offering support to employees through\u200d counseling services. The investigation is being handled by\u200d the Tempe \u2063Police \u2063Department, following reports \u200bfrom coworkers \u200cwho had noticed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flesh-eating-std-that-causes-beefy-red-sores-spreading-in-uk\/\" title=\"\u2018Flesh-Eating\u2019 STD That Causes \u2018Beefy Red\u2019 Sores Spreading In UK\">foul smell<\/a>\u2064 in the office after returning from the \u200cweekend.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wells Fargo worker sat at desk for days before being discovered dead<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1741997\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A worker at an Arizona <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wells-fargo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wells Fargo<\/a> died at her desk and wasn&rsquo;t discovered until four days later, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a> authorities said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Denise Prudhomme, 60, was found slumped over in her cubicle at the bank&rsquo;s corporate office in Tempe. Prudhomme scanned into the building with her ID on Aug. 16 and was found on Aug. 20.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague at our Tempe office,&rdquo; a Wells Fargo spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/local\/valley\/investigation-underway-after-body-of-wells-fargo-employee-found-dead-at-work-tempe\/75-1329570f-3b63-4869-b4bd-7d45801a80f2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> 12News. &ldquo;Our thoughts and prayers are with their family and loved ones during this difficult time. Counselors, through our Employee Assistance Consulting service, are available to support our employees. We are fully cooperating with the Tempe Police Department in their investigation and will direct all further questions to them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>An employee said workers had been complaining about a foul smell in the office upon returning to work after the weekend, but it was blamed on bad plumbing. Most employees at the office work remotely, but the building has 24\/7 security.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To hear she&rsquo;s been sitting at the desk like that would make me feel sick,&rdquo; an employee at Wells Fargo told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/local\/valley\/investigation-underway-after-body-of-wells-fargo-employee-found-dead-at-work-tempe\/75-1329570f-3b63-4869-b4bd-7d45801a80f2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">K12News, an NBC affiliate<\/a>. &ldquo;And nobody did anything. That&rsquo;s how she spent her last moments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Police said a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-year-old-dies-after-falling-from-balcony-in-nyc\/\" title=\"3-year-old dies after falling from balcony in NYC\">preliminary investigation showed<\/a> no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-commuting-his-sentence-ca-gov-newsom-reverses-parole-for-convicted-double-murderer\/\" title=\"After Commuting His Sentence, CA Gov. Newsom Reverses Parole For Convicted Double Murderer\">foul play involved<\/a> in her death, but an inquiry is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Workers were frustrated that it took so long for her to be found. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s negligence in some part,&rdquo; a worker said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just feel like they aren&rsquo;t being transparent with us, and somebody needs to acknowledge this,&rdquo; the worker said. &ldquo;To the family, I&rsquo;m sorry for their loss. I feel it because I&rsquo;m thinking about my mom and my mother-in-law, and what if that happened to them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1741997\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1741997\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Wells Fargo employee in Arizona was found dead at her desk after being unnoticed for four days, according to state officials. Denise Prudhomme, 60, was discovered slumped over in her cubicle at the bank&#8217;s corporate office in Tempe. She had entered the building using her ID on August 16 and was found on August 20. A spokesperson for Wells Fargo expressed deep sorrow over the loss of their colleague and extended condolences to her family and loved ones during this challenging time. They mentioned that counselors are available through their Employee Assistance Consulting service to support staff and confirmed their cooperation with the Tempe Police Department&#8217;s investigation, directing any further inquiries to them.<\/p>\n<p>Employees reported a foul odor in the office upon returning from the weekend, which was initially attributed to plumbing issues. While most staff work remotely, there is security present around the clock at the building. One employee expressed distress over how long it took for Prudhomme to be discovered, stating it made them feel sick knowing she spent her last moments alone at her desk without anyone noticing. Police have indicated that preliminary investigations suggest no foul play was involved in her death; however, inquiries are still ongoing. Some workers voiced frustration about what they perceived as negligence regarding how long it took for Prudhomme to be found and called for more transparency from management about the situation while expressing sympathy towards her family<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2333831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wells-fargo-change-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[39709,34809,39706,39707,39708],"class_list":["post-2333830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-employee-wellness","tag-news-report","tag-wells-fargo","tag-worker-death","tag-workplace-safety"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wells-fargo-change-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}