Question

John notices Jimmy taking $5 from the cash register at the end of the night. Jimmy says that the company owes him for making him work three Friday nights in a row. Jimmy also asks John not to tell anyone. John’s ethical duty is to ______.
a.
Stay loyal to Jimmy and not turn him in
b.
Forget the incident because it doesn’t involve him
c.
Ask Jimmy for half the money not to tell
d.
Turn Jimmy in despite his protests

Answer 1

d. Turn Jimmy in despite his protests

John should report the theft — encourage Jimmy to return the money and inform a supervisor if he won't. Stealing and covering it up is unethical and harms the employer.