You are the PC technician for a company. An employee has gone to a meeting while you fix the computer in her office. She accidentally left a report open next to her computer. It states that a friend of yours in accounting will be submitted for review if their poor work performance continues. Which of the following is the BEST action to take? answer Ignore the paper and tell no one of its contents. Tell your fellow PC technicians about what you saw and let them decide what to do with the information. Give your friend a heads up about what you found, but don't tell them how you got the information. Tell your friend about the report you saw and whose desk it was on.
Question
You are the PC technician for a company. An employee has gone to a meeting while you fix the computer in her office. She accidentally left a report open next to her computer. It states that a friend of yours in accounting will be submitted for review if their poor work performance continues.
Which of the following is the BEST action to take?
answer
Ignore the paper and tell no one of its contents.
Tell your fellow PC technicians about what you saw and let them decide what to do with the information.
Give your friend a heads up about what you found, but don't tell them how you got the information.
Tell your friend about the report you saw and whose desk it was on.
Solution
The best action to take in this situation is to "Ignore the paper and tell no one of its contents." This is because as a PC technician, you are expected to respect the privacy and confidentiality of the information you come across while performing your duties. Sharing this information with others, including your friend, would be a breach of professional ethics.
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