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office. Occasionally, Tom will stay on the line after Janet picks up to
listen in on the
conversation. Janet is unaware of this and has not given Tom
permission to do so.
To his coworkers, Tom always seems to be “in the know,” but they
have no idea how
he finds out such sensitive information.
3. Richard is hiring a new executive assistant. He wants to be sure
the person he hires is
a “good fit” for the company. He hires someone to perform a
criminal background
check on each of the two applicants being considered. Richard did
not secure
permission from Mary, one of the applicants. He did ask the second
applicant, Martin,
for permission, but Martin declined to give permission.
4. Douglas routinely bypasses the internet blocks on his work
computer to surf nonwork related websites during the work day.
After a few weeks, he gets called into his
supervisor’s office to meet with a representatives from the IT
department and HR.
They begin asking questions about the sites he has visited and
initiate the disciplinary