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I recently discovered some people stealing items from where I work, and I'm talking about quite a bit more than a few paper clips. These people should be turned in, but I don't want to be a "whistle-blower" because I've heard stories of bad things happening to people who turned in other employees for impropriety. Is there a way to sound the
whistle without letting management or the offending co-workers who is doing the
blowing know?
You have heard rightly, whistle blowers often are the victims rather than the victors. There are several actions you might take. Confronting the stealers is the most risky. Yet, that might stop the stealing in its tracks. A second option is to report the theft to management anonymously by telephone or letter. If you report the theft this way, document the methods and occurances of stealing and let management catch the unscrupulous workers in their tracks. There are laws on the books that will reward whistleblowers who report government theft. Doing what is right and sometimes suffering for speaking up is the price of creating a trusting and responsible society.
Wego means doing what is the best for all concerned
-- The Workplace Doctors