You're sitting in the break room one day eating your lunch and you over hear a couple of your coworkers that you're good friends with discussing how they feel that they are underpaid. A third coworker joins the conversation and explains how there's a way to put more hours on their timecards without it being noticed. This coworker brags about how long she's been doing this and hasn't been caught yet. You're contemplating in your mind whether you should mind your own business or bring it to managements attention. Do you let it go knowing that this behavior is unacceptable or do you take the chance of losing good friends if they found out you told or do you decide to become a whistle blower, or in simpler terms, a tattle teller? The coworker decided not to bring it to managements attention because of the fear of what might happen. This is only one example of the kinds of unethical behavior that goes on in the workplace. Assuming that there is a Code of Ethics in place, how would management deal with this situation? Say for instance, the workers accused of this act are really close with the manager or better yet related. Would the Code of Ethics still apply? No matter the type of business, there should be a standard code of ethics and consequences that follow if not adhered to. Knowing what ethics is maybe one thing, but to go more in depth, we need to know what the process is for ethical decision making. After understanding what ethics is, we need to examine what the guidelines are for ethical decision making and who sets these guidelines. This essay will examine the importance of moral rules of conduct in the workplace and the importance of all employees, not matter the rank, title or position, ...