After reading chapter 1, complete the following assignment:
Write a 50 to 200-word email to your (hypothetical) boss about one of the following unethical activities you have witnessed in your workplace. Your email must be carefully documented, fair, and persuasive–in short, ethical.
- cyberbullying
- surfing pornography websites
- using workplace technology for personal matters (shopping, dating, buying stocks)
- falsifying compensatory or travel time
- telling sexist, off-color jokes
- concealing the use of company funds for personal gifts for fellow employees
- misdating or backdating company records
- sharing privileged information with individuals outside your department or company
- fudging the number of hours worked
- lying about family illnesses
- exaggerating a workplace-related injury
- not reporting a second job to avoid scheduled weekend work
- misrepresenting, by minimizing, a client’s complaint.
