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Is Greed Good? Whistle Blowers in Modern Business PHL-212 Dr. Jean Suplizio Scott MacKenzie Word Count :1320 Introduction Throughout history, there have been those who feel that the law is beneath them. This is highly unethical. Many companies have been destroyed because of poor ethical decisions. In turn, the person or people who called out their employers for violating the law end up losing their jobs, and in some instances, getting black-balled in their line of work. There are those who profit from blowing the whistle, aside from that is the risk really worth it? The answer is yes. In spite of the negative employment aspect, whistle blowing shows that a person has enough …show more content…

In addition to that, I had not received a legitimate monthly pay stub. I first went to my manager. He told me that I would work when he told me to work and not to complain. Completely dissatisfied with his remarks, I went to the general manager of the three locations. He told me that he would get the problem fixed and that I would receive both my back pay and my compensated days off. The next check, nothing changed. I went to the owner, and she fed me the same line as my general manager. The next check, nothing changed. I felt like giving up. I was trying to do the right thing, trying to get what was rightfully mine, and could not. I had gone several months without a day off, and was told I would lose my job if I took my scheduled days off even if they wanted me to work. I finally called the North Carolina Labor Board. A few weeks later, my manager called a staff meeting. He demanded to know who called the labor board (only now do I know that what he did was not legal). I told him that I had done it. He questioned my decision, and when I told him that I went through the ranks with no change, I had no other choice. The next check, I received my overtime. I then received an additional check for overtime from the two previous months. They still have not paid me the additional overtime from the seven

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