472: When Your Employee Defrauds the Government | Feedback Friday
Feb 19, 2021
The discussion kicks off with a troubling dilemma: a manager's employee proudly defrauding the government. The hosts tackle whether to report this unethical behavior or let karma take its course. They also explore family dynamics, focusing on a sister's irresponsible spending habits and the impact on her child. The conversation highlights the importance of setting boundaries while navigating these complex relationships. Listeners gain insight into ethical challenges in both the workplace and family life, creating a rich tapestry of moral quandaries.
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Reporting PPP Fraud
Report your employee's PPP fraud to the Small Business Administration.
Consider reporting anonymously and be prepared for a potentially lengthy process.
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Scope of Responsibility
Focus your report on your employee's actions, not his wife's separate fraud.
Your responsibility is to address your employee's behavior, not police everyone.
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Confronting the Employee
Confront your employee directly about his fraud and unprofessional behavior.
Express your concerns about his character and trustworthiness within the company.
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In spite of not being financially affected by the pandemic, you know an employee of yours and his wife have been gaming the system and taking unemployment benefits and PPP loans from the government to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars. While you're deeply bothered by their gleeful boasting about these fraudulent actions, you also don't like meddling in other people's business. Should you file a complaint to the proper authorities anyway, or just hope that karma will come around someday? We'll tackle this and more here on Feedback Friday!
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Your well-paid employee boasts about fraudulently receiving COVID relief from the government to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars. Should you report this or hope karma intervenes? Another ponderable: if he's regularly and remorselessly stealing from Uncle Sam, what's he been stealing from your company?
Your irresponsible sister parties and spends beyond her means while neglecting her daughter. You want to be supportive of your niece's well-being, but you also don't want to take her off your sister's hands and enable more bad behavior. How do you find a decent middle ground without also neglecting your own family?
As a Westerner teaching English in Japan, how do you get past the point of being a tall, freakish curiosity to the locals in order to build deeper relationships with new friends?
Would getting a text message from a person you spent a total of eight hours with over a year ago mean anything? Or would it just be a weird, semi-unnecessary gesture?
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