Original Source: Workplace Ethics Advice
“Loyalty to Others vs. Doing the Right Thing in the Workplace
What should you do if you believe an ethical violation has occurred in the workplace? Should you be silent and rationalize the action as a one-time offense? Should you blow the whistle on wrongdoing? Or, what are the middle ground options?
Loyalty in the workplace is important. After all, your co-workers have to trust that you will respect confidentiality. Your superiors expect loyalty to the actions of top management. The question is what do you want; expect; and value in the workplace?
The purpose of this blog is to bring into focus steps employees can take to clarify ethical issues and decide on a course of action when an ethical dilemma exists and suggestions for managers to enhance the ethics in their organizations.
Discussing workplace issues is easier said than done. The well-known ethicist, Mary Gentile, who is the Director of Giving Voice to Values and Senior Research Scholar at Babson College, points out that “Responding to intense pressure for short-term results, people working for corporations often cut corners that they shouldn’t. We use all kinds of rationalizations to excuse these behaviors — everything from ‘everyone does it’ to ‘nobody’s getting hurt by this’ to ‘I’d get fired if I complained…’”
http://www.workplaceethicsadvice.com/2013/05/raising-ethical-issues-in-the-workplace.html
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