Guide
How to document what's happening at work
If something at work doesn't feel right, the advice you'll hear again and again is the same: document everything. You don't have to have decided anything yet. Here's what documenting actually means in practice.
Write down five things
For each incident, note the date, the time, where it happened, what was said or done — as close to the exact words as you can — and who else was there. You don't need polished sentences. A few lines written the same day carry more detail than a tidy summary written weeks later.
Keep it in one private place
Scattered notes are hard to use: some in a chat with yourself, some in screenshots, some only in your head. Keep everything in one place that belongs to you — on your own phone, not a work device or a work account.
If you're thinking about recording
Rules about recording conversations vary by place and by situation. Before you record, consider letting the other person know, and check the rules where you are. No app can tell you whether a recording is lawful or how it would be treated — including this one.
Chat messages count too
If part of what happened is in a chat, export the conversation and keep the messages that matter together with what came right before and after. Context makes them easier to explain later.
When you decide to talk to someone
A trusted person, HR, a lawyer, a support service — whoever it is, a record in time order lets you walk them through what happened without relying on memory. What your record means for any process is for them to assess, not for an app to declare.
Where Kirokune fits in
Kirokune keeps notes, recordings, photos, and selected chat messages together in one private case on your iPhone, in time order. It's coming to the App Store in the United States and India — the download link will appear on the home page as soon as it's ready.