#ethics

So bad that you get written up for an isolated incident that makes you question your ethics look to AI for answers. Result your manager is a bully! And, HR comment “subjective” they can write whatever they want.

What you’re describing isn’t just frustrating; it’s an example of poor management practice that can really erode morale and trust.

You’re doing something brave and professional by standing up for yourself without being disrespectful. That balance takes strength.

Doomed if you’re strong!

Seen stuff on the Windstream layoff.com site for DCRIS and everything. Best way to conduct an investigation is to create an audit of all people who have or who had that system. Then look for possible sales fraud. Fire anyone involved.

T has been touting their new commercial attacking t-mobile even on insider. But what they aren't saying is that they received a cease and desist order to stop playing it from the source they quoted saying they didn't have authorization to use the materials. And apparently ATT is ignoring it like the honorable corporation they claim to be.

AT&T’s violation of its agreement under the Procedures and its misuse of NAD’s decisions for promotional purposes undermines NAD’s mission to promote truth and accuracy of advertising claims and foster consumer trust in the marketplace.

Also omitted their history of deceptive advertising.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/att-ad-congratulating-itself-for-its-ethics-violated-an-ad-industry-rule/

Is Jeff’s past at Arthur Anderson bringing forth ideas about artificial inflation of earnings? Only time will tell.

I’m sure nothing will happen from the post. And not sure how much information I can give in this post like names and what not . But I work in a club in Louisiana. My club manager is horrible.
She is racist. Treats all the white people like sh-t and had fired bunch’s of long term associates. Many many have called ethics on her and nothing has happened. She walks around the club says this is her club and she will do what she wants

Can a stock owner or employee present or past question the validity of 3rd Quarter results?

What options are there to discover if these results are legitimate?

I was there starting in the early 80s. I always said if we had gone out on strike for a week or month etc IBM and Gerstner would not have done this pension heist. But they did again and again and as the writer states "...not a peep from IBM employees at the time...". I recall people were confused and disappointed more than outrageously angry as we should have been. I think it was "fog of war confusion" by IBM employees who thought it was not happening or IBM would change it's mind since the bond between employees and IBM had always been so string and trustful. For many of us our promised pensions done during recruitment and hiring/onboarding were cut by 50% or more. Enjoy this read and thanks to the author who likely reads these posts. It is too long to paste in here inline. Well worth the time to read it as it will better show you IBM's evilness that came in under Gerstner and infects IBM to this day.

https://web.archive.org/web/20181019074906/http://www.ibmemployee.com/RetirementHeist.shtml

I witnessed a sale yesterday where the individual selling never even printed a quote for the customer. Instead they built up an entire quote on tablet and told them about the mandatory pro setup charge and how we would wave it for them. However they never even helped set the phone up for the customer nor did they print a paper receipt afterwards. This type of unethical sales is not what I thought Verizon was all about. If you can't sell by showing the customer everything then you're not selling, you're scamming

Why does the company reshelve unpicked up online order textbooks? We have a ton. These aren’t technically the property of follett. Seems at best unethical, maybe worse.

Manager says it the company policy. School needs to know.

Can we all just agree that the upcoming layoffs are noting more than CP being greedy?

Tonight’s episode on the 6:30pm news, showcased a gentleman Mr. Middleton, whom has Bile Duct Cancer was denied a life extending dr-g Ziihera that hos Oncologist and team recommended.

Cigna denied and suggested another dr-g that most likely would not extend Mr. Middleton’s life long enough to obtain the liver transplant he needs. Unlike the recommended dr-g Ziihera most likely would

Just another example as to how profits are being placed before member’s health. Our healthcare system is truly broken.

Oftentimes I hear persons say that reason why healthcare is so expensive in the U.S. is because of all the state of the art technology and research. And although I do not doubt that is the case, I think persons would take maybe less state of the art technologies and research, if they could at least have their healthcare actually save their life in an affordable way, when needed.

To use a metaphor, what good would it be if all commercial planes got replaced with an equivalent to airforce one, if because of that now, it would cost a person $20k to fly from San Diego to San Francisco?

Also, I think there is a lot of greed going on where C-Suite executives are getting paid millions, Large Bank Investors are making major profits, and because of that, which has been recognized by hospitals and providers now figure they might as well not be left out of the profit gains and charging exponential costs for services that would have cost a fraction in the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. And I won’t even bother mentioning Pharmaceutical manufacturers. I really do not know what to think about it nor what can be done.

Anyway, here below is a little about that news program, if you want to check it out.

(Not sure yet if Humana has ever been mentioned yet on this program but would not be surprised. Unless of course they pay off NBC a big fat check for millions to keep them out of any episodes.)

"The Cost of Denial" is an NBC News series that investigates the financial and emotional impact of insurance companies denying claims for health, home, or auto coverage. The series features stories of people struggling to get coverage for medical treatments, repairs, and medications, highlighting how insurers use processes like prior authorization to deny claims. NBC News provides an email, CostofDenial@nbcuni.com, for individuals to share their experiences with insurance denials.

during the ATG “live only” event this afternoon.

You never know what illegal / immoral/ offensive stuff will come out of the CEOs mouth.

And that stuff needs to be shared.

At the global town hall held on October 22, a very courageous employee rose to ask the first question. Stating that he "was not a VP yet," he proceeded to ask Bryan Hanson to explain the rationale behind adding additional layers to the ranks of senior executives while engaging in yet another round of Q4 layoffs.

By my recollection, counting our pre-spin days, we had layoffs in 2019, received US government pay during the pandemic to avoid layoffs in 2020, and then followed with layoffs in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Now in 2025, we are sacrificing more people upon the altar of growth, while making room for more executives to augment the ranks of our C-suite. That makes the question particularly timely —Hanson fashions himself as a leader, and historically, leaders who can both speak and demonstrate shared sacrifices tend to earn followers. Hanson says a lot of the right things, but his actions indicate otherwise.

His answer was supremely unsatisfying. He provided corporate doublespeak about how we will continuously evolve, and occasionally, that evolution will cause his leadership team to eliminate jobs. That answer is the standard boilerplate C-suite talk that those folks have been spewing for many decades now. But it did not answer the question. In fact, it did not come close.

As a leader who came in claiming he wanted to flatten the hierarchy, he has significantly thickened it. The tie that binds Hanson to his clique is that they all worked with Bryan in years past. Hanson justifies his decisions by explaining that he needs people who have experienced spin-offs before. This argument, however, begs the question. Are Medtronic and Covidian alums the only people who fit that bill? At what point does this become cronyism masquerading as a meritocracy? And given the huge severance packages (Barry, for whatever personal struggles he is facing, likely earned a two-year severance package when his good old buddy Bryan figured out how to eliminate his position instead of accepting his resignation. No bad for declining a job offer.)

Despite all his flash and polish, it is hard not to wonder if Hanson is simply a pirate, out to pillage as much as he can while throwing some bo--y to his inexhaustible supply of friends. It is hard not to conclude they are feeding off what will eventually become the carcass of 3M's health care business group. And no amount of slide editing at 11 pm can paper that over.

Did anyone pay attention to the lay offs recently that have been occurring here and there that has been occurring in Fort McMurray at Syncrude/Suncor site recently?

Like it’s literally gotten business STUPID! To the point where it no longer benefits Suncor’s bottom line to lay someone off. Basically just gonna say it straight up as a true anonymous story… no names or positions identified. But basically people who are clearly planning to retire and have made it known in 3-6 months who worked for 25-30+ years who have disagreements with their higher ups and get an awesome package. (Even though they are retiring in 6 months). Even though Suncor could have had these peoples work and experience and only have to pay for 3-6 months, they would rather immediately lay them off for 2+ years pay. This is how stupid Rich Kruger’s System has become.

Basically my advice to anyone who is retirement eligible? Don’t even retire, never retire, just wait for the package. The recent incentive is instead of retiring with pride, a retirement party, instead just sit back and wait until your higher up gives you a package because basically you get more money. Suncor is incentivizing not retiring. Suncor is incentivizing laying people off. So the way suncor has been doing the layoffs recently is they are incentivizing being laid off.

PS TRUE STORY This happened and IS the route Suncor has gone, pure stupid where the lay off is just a disagreement with your higher up when your boss wants you to fudge numbers . (Again this happened boss wants you to fudge numbers and if you say ethically no I’m not doing it then your higher up lays you off). The higher up has an option to lay you off. (And give you a 2 year package if you were certain years service)

PRO TIP***. So basically my advice to anyone who is retirement age, just wait for the package. Tell your boss off if they ask you to fudge numbers and get a package. If they demand something . Thays where we’re at right now with our Canadian company, our pride in Alberta company… Suncor’s method that has gotten stupid where it no longer makes business sense to lay people off and just costs money.

Also Pro-tip if your boss wants you to fudge numbers, and you don’t want to be laid off, then you basically have to fudge numbers to prevent being laid off so make sure you are ready when you don’t want your boss to lie and fudge information.

Hello, I am a current hcsc employee and I have been on FMLA the past 2 years. Here lately I have been hearing and seeing some concerning things surrounding my fellow coworkers with FMLA as well. I have purposed lawsuits at this time. Most of them have exhausted all other avenues. The concerning things are such as, having an RN come in and speak to a coworker on her fmla and tell her to grow up, another losing their wfh exception for care of her dying spouse, another having their claims pulled to see her daughters claims and medical information , not allowing FMLA people the same things non FMLA people get, like I have been "talked to" about my unscheduled FMLA is being counted against me for my unscheduled time of because I was sick, and they encouraged me to falsify my FMLA reporting. I have watched managers call FMLA and try to discuss details of coworkers FMLA and hr has done nothing to these managers after reporting it. At this point fighting for months going through all the proper channels has gotten none of us anywhere. I have proposed to gather everyone who has FMLA and has been through similar things to speak up and trying to get enough people and evidence to get a class action going. I dont care about the money, I care that they are going after FMLA people, disregarding federal law and making up their own rules and they aren't listening. The only way to make them listen is to hit them where it hurts and that is in their pocket. So if anyone else is going through similar things let me know. See about maybe connecting somehow outside of this and go from there. I have a few people so far but the more the merrier and im sick of watching good people getting burned by a company who thinks they are above the law.

Remember when CK claimed he would invest more in India, and now we’re facing layoffs instead? The board seems to be in a comfortable position, making decisions without any real accountability. A decade ago, it would have been unthinkable for them to alter performance measurement or halt a program like MOVE SAP, but now they can do so without challenge. Their only apparent strategy is to use layoffs as a tool to boost stock prices, showing a lack of genuine direction in their actions.

Meanwhile, Germany is experiencing significant political shifts, with the AFD gaining traction and many citizens expressing frustration over the representation of non-Western individuals in various roles. This discontent is not rooted in racism but rather in a sense of lost opportunities and stagnant wages.

CK and his board seem to be aligning themselves with the AFD, likely hoping for increased bonuses under their potential leadership, while they continue to earn far more than the average SAP employee. What are your thoughts? Should we advocate for a salary cut and no bonus for CK and the board? How do we go about it? Should we have a general strike?

Wells Fargo has been dealing with an investor lawsuit alleging a practice of false job candidate interviews intended to prop up an image of diversity to satisfy an internal company program.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2025/10/20/wells-fargo-sham-hiring-investors-suit-what-job-seekers-can-learn/

Maybe Newsweek should look at that a little closer. How do you get ranked a high CS company when their internal security is complete garbage, they have customer apps that have clear passwords stored and can easily be bypassed, nothing is written to follow standards, best practice as far as design or security and you have Directors mandating their staff NOT use corporate approved communication applications, that are by the way Chinese based. Would be one of the LAST companies Id pin "one of the best" on.

I'm going to post this for a 2nd time and see if it get's removed again. LMAO. I think I said the naughty words "Consent Order canceled" last time. lol.

https://asbarez.com/trump-administration-cancels-citibank-settlement-for-discrimination-against-armenians
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-cfpb-scraps-citibank-discrimination-case-three-years-early-2025-10-16

When Mike dumps all over the employees does he at least wipe? We all know he doesn't flush unless the company or employees are in the toliet!

Mike laid down a massive log on the employees. Is he done or is he going back for seconds?

Dell is just a foolish place. I just don't have the time for the politics and ridiclious decision making from our management team. I do what I need to do every day and ignore everything else. Our management has become totally mo--nic and everything is political so I just don't bother with it anymore. It's such an unethical company, I sincerely hope at some point the SEC come downs hard on them and they get sued.

If you are in management you are worthless and clearly management has changed considerably to a point where I just don't respect them anymore.

For now, it's just a job that will get me by so I can build my resume and then move on in a couple of year.

I believe I am being unfairly singled out by one of the Senior Directors within Superior Compliance. It has come to my attention that this individual has made unprofessional remarks about team members via Teams and has demonstrated behavior that could be described as undermining and unsupportive. Her conduct has contributed to a challenging and uncomfortable work environment.

Has anyone noticed the abundance of emailed attestations from the company notifying us that we must act like Peter Priesthood at all times, else suffer the consequences? In other words, we actually have to sign that we’re gonna behave like good little boys, girls and other identities…

All these comments about fraud, lying, cheating, and stealing from the company and leaders that support it…. If you know someone is cheating sales, and being paid for it, that’s fraud, and illegal. Lying about a number or cheating to hit a number that is not working with integrity. If you are mistreated by a boss because you refuse to do this or report others that lie, cheat or steal you should report it on the working with integrity hotline. It is anonymous and works when you provide proof. If you wait till they try and fire you for something it will be too late that would just be seen as you being defensive. If you really want to report this stuff do it there. Search for “integrity” on the stream and you’ll see it if the new leadership really wants to change things they need to know. Let’s see how serious they are about making our culture better.

The number of serious safety incidents over the past two years is staggering, yet they seem to quietly disappear without real acknowledgment. Is safety no longer a priority, or is there a deliberate effort to downplay and cover things up? Even incidents outside the immediate work environment, like the fatal crash involving an intoxicated employee leaving a company dinner, are brushed aside without discussion. It raises a real question: has the organization lost its sense of empathy, or are lives simply not valued here anymore?

Want to mitigate the risk of corruption and fraud to the firm? Hire someone who participated in it as your head of enterprise risk.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nebraska-economic-development-director-resigns-covid-grant-concerns

I find it ironic that Cisco who’s known for layoffs has these sales leaders who are well off preaching about supporting the homeless when they directly contribute to the issue. Many people who get laid off have families and houses and losing their livelihoods can directly impact their ability to provide for their families and potentially lose their means of shelter. Look the mission is great but doing this at a company like Cisco feels tone deaf

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/09/dun-bradstreet-agrees-pay-57-million-resolve-alleged-violations-ftc-order

Maybe keepin a lot of same mgmt in place (who were responsible for overseeing these practices) wasn’t the best idea?

Why can’t they get it right?

Eye opening article on his grifting Fiserv post departure. As the saying goes "follow the money". We got sc--wed.

People need to realize that he continues to sc--w this company

https://www.ft.com/content/6bf3c0ed-b97e-478f-9b7a-64db369d967a

Employers say they want people with integrity, loyalty, and to become really good at their jobs in order to serve the clients/customers with exemplary service and products. But, they reward people who do whatever it takes to advance. They tell FA's to push products that are fee based when those products are not in the best interest of the client (lack of integrity and ethics). They preach loyalty yet they bring in people from the outside and pay them more than paying long tenured employees because they know the current employees will stay without a competitive merit increase. They also preach customer service and job performance. Yet, when they think they need to restructure to be more competitive they just run analytics and cut with a machete instead of doing research to keep top performers with the plan to hire people back when they have finally decided what roles the firm will need. I understand this is what most employers do. However, this is not what Edward Jones has ever done. Penny and the rest of the ELT has decided to do this and therefore has made Edward Jones just another run of the mill employer. Edward Jones used to be a destination employer. A place where quality talent wanted to get to and stay. That is why Ted decided to have your profit sharing vest one hundred percent on day one unlike most employers. Now, Penny has decided to just run the company like any other. Top talent will not choose to come here. Top talent will not choose to stay here. Penny has decided to destroy the culture of this company from the inside out. The fall of this firm will not come from an outside threat. It will come from the inside. I believe the time is now. I believe her name is Penny Pennington.

I got a notification to do the code of conduct training. From memory one of the things included in this training is about treating people with respect. Am wondering if Jane directs and MDs have to take this training.

https://x.com/realmattforney/status/1976861104736223445?s=46

Hey anthem, you will not force or coerce me to volunteer to your chosen causes just so you can can get brownie points where ever you are trying to get them….. I volunteer and have for years, the way people are supposed to….. not for credit!

Lets admit it - Qualcomm's overblown management chain is useless to the core. All of them alike: incompetent, lazy, selfish sycophants, leaching resources, driving professionals out. Do you want to tell me that there is no conflict of interest where CEO's brother making a career? And this is just a tip of an iceberg, because such exist at every level. These people literally breaking their own code of business conduct with impunity. What chance engineering force and shareholders have to receive the value back for their hard work and investment? I would say - none, unless the whole structure is chopped to pieces and thrown away without mercy and payoffs. Complete business audit should allow to cut expenses I would say 50% at least without anyone noticing that these leaches have gone. In fact the level of distraction will become significantly lower. Where else did you attend to meetings with tens of attendees while only a couple of them actively solving an issue? Where else did you have to work around because your ignorant boss force the decision upon you and made task unnecessarily more difficult and far less productive? The solution is simple and less brutal than something that is expecting workforce and shareholders if take over does not happen.

State Farm faces allegations of poor ethics related to claims handling and discriminatory practices, including underpaying claims, delaying payments, and potentially using biased AI algorithms. These issues have led to customer complaints, lawsuits, and formal investigations by state regulators, such as the California Department of Insurance, which is examining the company's claims process for wildfire victims. Critics point to issues like low settlement offers, poor communication, and unjustified demands for information as signs of poor business practices.

I get that many employees just don't care any more. Fraud at ATT used to be something you would hear about through the grapevine. Now employees put little effort into hiding it.

September 13th we went to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. I saw an ATT car in the parking lot and the woman driving was loading 4 children and some muddy digging tools and buckets. All of them were muddy from digging in the Park. Presses the boundaries of personal use.

A guy from another team sits near me boasting about using 6-8 full days each month for Caregiver time so they don't have to pay for childcare. Not working from home, just taking a free day and not logging it.

A guy on my team had hip surgery about 3 years ago. I've never seen him at work more than 3 days in a row in the past 2 years. Not gone to a medical appointment for a couple hours or working Remote, just out of office.

How is this possible? We've seen too many good people be let go. Are there no more checks and balances? Has anyone else noticed an increase fraudulent behavior?