Devilish behavior rising at work, employees say
American workers are increasingly encountering colleagues who put their interests ahead of the company's, bosses who are abusive, and lies or intimidation on the job, according to the 2007 report from the Ethics Resource Center, released Wednesday.
56%
of American workers said they saw conduct that violated the company's ethics standards or the law. (That's up from 52 percent in 2005, when the report was last released, and 46 percent in 2003.)
*In addition to selfishness, lying and abuse, the most common types of job misconduct include misusing the Internet or e-mail.
5%
of employees reported seeing workers alter documents or financial records.
4%
said they witnessed bribes.
Slightly more than half
of those who saw misconduct, including improper hiring practices and sexual harassment, reported it to a manager.
"Some organizations simply write these off as HR issues. But companies increasingly operate in environments where small incidents can draw great attention as employees air grievances online -- for example, on blogs."
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