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whistleblowing in the workplace

LegacyUser · 2018-12-09 22:14:01

question about whistleblowing in the workplace (obviosuly no where near the same scale as that of the serious case in the media over the last few years so no comparisons) is whistleblowing in the workplace frowned upon or do people/bosses appreciate it? perhaps it depends on the circumstances... i work in retail (shop),…

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question about whistleblowing in the workplace (obviosuly no where near the same scale as that of the serious case in the media over the last few years so no comparisons)

is whistleblowing in the workplace frowned upon or do people/bosses appreciate it? perhaps it depends on the circumstances...

i work in retail (shop), has a workforce of about 30, both part timers and full timers. working there in the last while has become particularly ****e. workers taking stuff without paying like food, medications, even household and personal items for home. other staff taking longer breaks than others, other staff taking cig breaks 'on the quiet'.

other staff really not pulling their weight, standing around, talking...full time AND part time. just other little things of annoyance. leaving the workload to one or two staff.

really want to tell the boss. he's not there all the time and when he is, he's usually busy. but i know he hates tell tales and people ratting. but i think in this case, its necessary becasue his staff are really unproductive. people aren't being paid to talk. i am sure he sees it somwtimes but i dont think he knows the extent to which it happens, or indeed how much money he is potentially losing to staff helping themselves to things.

there is about 4 staff (myself included) who are really sick of this **** and feel like he should know. sounds bad but we dont want to tell him face to face, but rather put our thoughts on paper and give him time to think about what to do..

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