The Crooked Coworker

A struggling coworker is stealing at work.

Start Dilemma

Preview

You discover a hardworking coworker who is struggling financially has been stealing small amounts of money from the company. If your boss finds out, she'll fire your coworker. What do you do?

Report your coworker.
Turn a blind eye.

Useful Language

Students can access a Useful Language drawer at any time during the activity. The key vocabulary and sentence stems will help your learners express their thoughts and opinions.

Keywords

  • right: morally good or correct
  • consequence: what happens as a result of an action
  • turn a blind eye: to pretend not to see

Sentence Stems

  • I wanted to act with compassion, so I...
  • I chose to report my coworker because...
  • I chose to stay quiet because...