tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post2101070601078444587..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: SOUND OFF: WHEN BAD PEOPLE HAPPEN TO GOOD EMPLOYEESJeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-11277791557800867882010-09-12T19:05:35.027-04:002010-09-12T19:05:35.027-04:00Jeffrey,
As a pure ethical quandry, this issue is...Jeffrey,<br /><br />As a pure ethical quandry, this issue is fairly cut and dry. As an employee of the company, you have a fiduciary duty to act in the company's best interest by reporting misdeeds such as falsifying expense reports or less than arms-legth negotiations done for personal gain, especially when the company specifically comes to you asking for that information.<br /><br />In the real world, things get murkier. You still hold that same duty but it gets complicated by the fact that whistleblowers are likely to face retaliation for "doing the right thing". Is it worth the possibility of getting fired to notify the company of something they either already know or at least should already know? That's a balancing act that only you can make but if we're asking what is right, do the right thing and report the information that the company asked for but be prepared for the consequences.<br /><br />William Jacobson<br />Cypress, CABill Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109292381489849674noreply@blogger.com