Manager was talking trash about a peer behind her back about wearing her mask to work.

Manager was talking trash about a peer behind her back about wearing her mask to work. Her husband has a pre-existing condition and she has young children. He was called on it by another peer and he commented to her she was being cranky. This manager is toxic and gets away with such bad behavior. He is slick and knows how to turn it off and on. Higher ups enable his behavior. People have gone to HR in the past on this person’s conduct, but they sided with him. The people who reported him to HR used to report to him but they since moved to different departments in the company. Apparently he constantly badmouths these former staff to clients and they seem to side with him. Thankfully I don’t work close with any of these people, but this shows how unchecked power causes toxic work environments. And HR is not your friend. They specifically protect management.