Chantel's Unethical Behavior

#1. Chantel should copy the documents she has acquired that reveal the unethical behaviour. She should then keep the original copies of the documents at home to keep them safe from being stolen or required at work. This will allow her to have a backup incase the company shreds another copy of the documents. If Chantel feels comfortable, she can talk to her HR representative and possibly have the issue resolved from inside the company rather than going public. Since her immediate supervisor and Operations Manager all tell Chantel to drop the issue, we can assume the the unethical behaviour travels all the way up the chain of command and the human resources representative may be corrupted too. The best thing for Chantel to hold a private meeting with her old journalist friend and disclose all the information she has acquired to her as well as giving her another copy of the documents. The private meeting should be held so that her employers do not have a chance to fire or demote her before she reveals the documents. Since Chantel is becoming a whistleblower by doing this, she will be protected under the The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Chantel can also speak to the U.S. …show more content…
It would make a slight difference if Chantel had a background in science. She would be able to elaborate on the harmful effects of dumping into a public area with her scientific background as a source to back it up. The use of research is just as effective as a scientific background but people tend to believe someone with an actual scientific background over someone who did some research. Other than being able to elaborate more in her interview with a reporter, Chantel's background in science would not benefit her in trying to stop the violation from the inside. The decision is to cut costs so the company will not care about harmful effects as long as it is able to save money. We know this is true because if they had ethics, they would have not dumped waste into a public area to begin