kdag wrote:
As I do, I am looking for motive here. Would the possible motive be "collateral," to keep people in line? It seems to me that maybe, after people have shared this stuff, they would later regret doing so. It might feel to them as if it is hanging over their heads. Now the company "has something" on them. If they later discover other unethical practices by the company, many would be reluctant to report these, for fear of retaliation.
I can imagine lots of motives, one of which is a desire on the part of ineffectual people to 'feel' in control.
I think that, generally, when you see this kind of blithe disregard for labor law, you can assume that other laws are being ignored as well, so, yes, it would be handy to be able to intimidate or discredit anyone who came forward to blow whistles.
What concerns me is that certain practices of intimidate and coercion can quite easily make their way into performance management systems. It is a fine line between providing an employee with constructive feedback, and stripping him/her of dignity.
As I do, I am looking for motive here. Would the possible motive be "collateral," to keep people in line? It seems to me that maybe, after people have shared this stuff, they would later regret doing so. It might feel to them as if it is hanging over their heads. Now the company "has something" on them. If they later discover other unethical practices by the company, many would be reluctant to report these, for fear of retaliation.
I can imagine lots of motives, one of which is a desire on the part of ineffectual people to 'feel' in control.
I think that, generally, when you see this kind of blithe disregard for labor law, you can assume that other laws are being ignored as well, so, yes, it would be handy to be able to intimidate or discredit anyone who came forward to blow whistles.
What concerns me is that certain practices of intimidate and coercion can quite easily make their way into performance management systems. It is a fine line between providing an employee with constructive feedback, and stripping him/her of dignity.
