Group 6 ORGB 300 Midterm, How a Lot of Employees Cheat a Little

1. How a Lot of Employees Cheat a
Little at Work
Hunter Hall
Amanda Shooster
Amanda Miller
James O’Kane
Sally Chen

2. Did you know...

3. A Lot of Employees
Cheat at Work?

4. How Do Employees
Cheat?

5. Stealing Office Supplies such
as Paper and Pens

6. Lying about Time Worked on
Timesheets

7. Having Workplace
Relationships

8. So Why does this Matter?

9. Taking pens and
paper every now and
again can’t hurt
Right?

11. How Many Employees Actually Steal?

12. 58%
Of Employees Admit to Stealing from Their Office

13. How Much Money Does
This End Up Costing?

14. $50,000,000,000
In Just the Retail Industry Alone

15. Over one-thirdOf all theft is committed by a manager

16. Why is the
number so
high?

17. Employees rarely view this as stealing
because they are not taking cash.

18. Employees often join others in the organization
who are also taking part in this crazy behavior.

19. Employees typically use lower wages as a reason
to justify these actions.

20. The consequences of employee theft...

21. To offset the increased expense, employers may cut back in
other areas such as headcount, wages, or perks.

22. Employee theft is the cause of one
third of all company bankruptcies.

23. Theft could result in added
security measures which would
create an unsettling work
environment.

24. If an employee is
caught, they could be
fired for their actions

25. Think before taking items
from work!
Is it worth the risk?

26. Did you know...

27. Employees are engaging in
workplace relationships?

28. 37%
Of Employees Admitted To Dating A Coworker

29. But why!?

30. Older generations saw
work and business as
separate

31. Today, work and life are very
integrated and employees are
working longer hours and
spending much more time at
their jobs

32. Workplace relationships could be exciting….

33. But they can also be very problematic!

34. Think long and hard
about the negative
impact of workplace
relationships….

35. The company’s reputation and your own could
be at risk.

36. It could also lead to...

37. Workplace violence

38. Or even sexual harassment!

39. So What Do You Do if You
Want to Date a Co-Worker?

40. Could you still perform your job
requirements if the relationship ended?
Contact HR to find Intra-
Company Dating Policies

41. Did you know...

42. Employees are stealing time?

43. 43%
Of Employees Admitted to steal time from company

44. How Much Money Does
This End Up Costing?

45. 400,000,000,000 hours
Lost in productivity annually

46. Why is the number
so high?

47. Employees are not under strict supervision or
they don’t take their job seriously.

48. Employees take it for granted because they have worked
alongside for a business owner for many years.

49. Consequences of
stealing time

50. You have committed
the criminal act of
fraud

51. You could lose
your job

52. You are putting the company’s bottom line at risk

53. Things to Consider
before stealing time

54. If I get caught, will I be fired?

55. How does this affect me in the
long run?
(Ex: Less money in the
budget= smaller end of year
bonuses)

56. 1.