Question

Why is it important not to view the concept of "whistleblowing" as "tattling" or "ratting" on another employee?

Your response should be 75 words in length.

Answer 1

Whistleblowing is defined as the process of passing information of wrongdoing by an employee to the management. It should not be viewed as ratting or tattling because these both are negative concepts, unlike whistleblowing. Where whistleblowing helps an organization maintain legal and ethical standards and behaviors, ratting and tattling are about harming the other person in the question. If whistleblowing is viewed as ratting or tattling, it would lose its purpose of maintaining a healthy and ethical workplace. Therefore, whistleblowing should not be seen as ratting or tattling.