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Is it ethical for the other supervisor to let the boss know what's happening on my team? |
This is the situation. There are 2 teams that does the same job. The other supervisor on the other team always let the boss know what's happening in my team. is this ethical? cause she always do it and my supervisor is getting frustrated bcoz of this. she always tells us this is wrong,dont do that,blah blah. we cant complain coz she's higher than us and also she's "with" the boss. if you know what i mean. In a job situation, don't expect to do anything without it being known up the chain of command. The boss may feel grateful knowing about things that she hadn't seen on her own so he/she can have better control of her teams. In general, bosses like to know, good or bad, what's happening on their teams. That said, about how ethical it is, is a judgment call that requires more information than you have provided. If your team is simply being ratted out on seemingly insignificant items so the other team can have an advantage, that's somewhat negative competition and pushes the ethics envelope. If your team is indeed doing something they are "getting away with", such as slacking off while appearing to work hard, or doing stuff that might be considered as hurting the business in the longer term, or put them at a liability (e.g. not following safety guidelines or being lax about accounting) then there's more to worry than another supervisor ratting you out. I'm not saying that's happening, but I don't know at the moment so I'm covering other bases. In general, most opportunities for growth in a company come from thinking like the management, or thinking in a way that is beneficial up the chain of command and to the company as a whole (and in this case might be a little against the tide). There are legends of rebels who reigned but those are the exceptions. Don't want to get you down but that is the reality of working. It's hardly a democracy and you don't actually have rights to privately do things on the job that aren't detected by your supervisors or their supervisors, or the big boss. Do remember that managers and supervisors are hired to make sure the wheels of the company are running smoothly. Staying clean as a team where your boss doesn't care about anybody else's opinions or complaints is the holy grail here. Source(s): Years of working experience, understanding of managers and employees well it seems to me that, whether it is ethical or not, it does not matter since the other supervisor is "with" the boss. It's frustrating and probable not ethical but when you have couples at the work place there will ALWAYS be unfair things going on. That's just it, nothing less nothing more. I would consider it to be a little under-handed, especially if the other supervisor is only pointing out negative issues to the manager. But, there's usually one in every crowd. The best way to combat the issue is for your supervisor to be proactive. She needs to make regular reports to the manager so that the manager is always aware of what's happening with her team, and doesn't need to sugar-coat anything. If she's providing accurate updates, the manager should appreciate it and might be less inclined to listen if the other supervisor is giving exaggerated reports. If what the other supervisor is reporting is true and things are happening on your team that are not good for the company, your supervisor needs to get a better grip on the team and get things in shape. Honestly, your supervisor shouldn't be complaining to her subordinates about the issue. That, in itself, is very unprofessional IMO. She should confront the issue head-on with management. I don't know what you mean by the statement that the other supervisor is "with" the boss. If it's a romantic involvement, then both of them are wrong. If there's a company policy that prohibits romantic involvement among people in the same group/department, your supervisor could possibly speak to someone in a position higher than the manager about the issue. But, she better be 100% certain that what she's saying is true or it could come back to bite her. If it's just that the other supervisor is a brown-noser, then I would stick by my first comments. 10+ years management experience |
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