Situation · Work
“My boss is pressuring me to do something unethical”
What could be going on
Moral injury: Fits if doing or seeing wrong is causing lasting distress.
Moral disengagement: Fits if they justify harm with excuses.
Obedience to authority: Fits if people follow orders they'd refuse alone.
Conformity: Fits if others go along so it feels normal.
Cognitive dissonance: Fits if you're struggling with the gap between your values and actions.
System justification: Fits if people defend the system even when it hurts them.
Questions to carry
- Which words did my boss use when the pressure came, and what is written down?
- Who outside the chain of command could I talk this through with, and what do I already know I believe?
Also said as
- I'm being asked to cover up a mistake
- my manager wants me to lie to a client
- everyone at my company cuts corners
- I feel sick about what I'm asked to do at work
- my manager is asking me to break the rules
- my supervisor wants me to falsify records