Business Communication 7th Edition by Mary Ellen Guffey ,Dana Loewy

Exercise 25

Ethical Issue: Peter Whitney, an employee at Wells Fargo, launched an Internet blog to chat about his life, his friends, and his job. After criticizing some of his coworkers in his blog, he was fired from his job handling mail and the front desk. Whitney said, "There needs to be clearer guidelines. Some people go to a bar and complain about workers. I decided to do it online. Some people say I deserve what happened, but it was really harsh. It was unfair. Do you agree or disagree, and why?