March 11th, 2010

The Straw That Breaks the Camel’s Back: Workplace Violence, Theft and Other Forms of Revenge

Failing to provide critical information on a project.  Spreading malicious rumors about coworkers.  Destroying or stealing company equipment.  Giving classified product information to a competitor.

These are just a few of the ways I’ve seen employees retaliate toward a company for perceived injustices.  Plaintiffs don’t talk about what happened (I’m suing because I lost my job or because I was sexually harassed) nearly as much as they relate stories of interpersonal inconsideration and abuse (no one took my...