My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: PA
Hi everyone. I've been having a problem with my current employer and things have come to a head. I have been asked to do things that I disagree with and have constantly been told "that's how we do things" or "It has to be done this way or else" and have gone along. I'm not in a position to just up and quit due to a non-compete that is in place.
To the issue - for the last 3-4 months, my employer has been requiring me to commit fraud (best way I can describe it). The scenario - my company is a reseller for an OEM. OEM offers marketing funds to its resellers who use the funds for approved marketing initiatives, etc. Will over the last 3-4 months, my direct supervisor has instructed me to submit fake marketing initiatives into the OEM's computer portal in order to receive marketing funds. These funds are to be used for the specifically requested marketing initiative, however, the funds have been used for other various marketing initiatives, not specifically related to the OEM.
In my opinion, we are in violation of our reseller agreement with the OEM. I have expressed concern over this practice and have expressed my feelings, and have been told "that's what we're doing", or "why should we help sell their products when we make more money selling our own"? And I would explain "because we are receiving that funding conditionally and are not meeting those conditions".
Furthermore, my supervisor has instructed me to "make up" marketing metrics and results in order to keep the OEM happy and justify their expense in funds to us.
I should not have gone along with this from the start and now want to figure out what my options are. If I need to quit I will quit and deal with the consequences of the non-compete.
Can I be held liable for this? The funding requests were made under my name, at the specific direction of my supervisor.
The amount of money we are talking about ranges from $5k-$15k per quarter, $20k-$60k per year.
Any advice for how to proceed would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Hi everyone. I've been having a problem with my current employer and things have come to a head. I have been asked to do things that I disagree with and have constantly been told "that's how we do things" or "It has to be done this way or else" and have gone along. I'm not in a position to just up and quit due to a non-compete that is in place.
To the issue - for the last 3-4 months, my employer has been requiring me to commit fraud (best way I can describe it). The scenario - my company is a reseller for an OEM. OEM offers marketing funds to its resellers who use the funds for approved marketing initiatives, etc. Will over the last 3-4 months, my direct supervisor has instructed me to submit fake marketing initiatives into the OEM's computer portal in order to receive marketing funds. These funds are to be used for the specifically requested marketing initiative, however, the funds have been used for other various marketing initiatives, not specifically related to the OEM.
In my opinion, we are in violation of our reseller agreement with the OEM. I have expressed concern over this practice and have expressed my feelings, and have been told "that's what we're doing", or "why should we help sell their products when we make more money selling our own"? And I would explain "because we are receiving that funding conditionally and are not meeting those conditions".
Furthermore, my supervisor has instructed me to "make up" marketing metrics and results in order to keep the OEM happy and justify their expense in funds to us.
I should not have gone along with this from the start and now want to figure out what my options are. If I need to quit I will quit and deal with the consequences of the non-compete.
Can I be held liable for this? The funding requests were made under my name, at the specific direction of my supervisor.
The amount of money we are talking about ranges from $5k-$15k per quarter, $20k-$60k per year.
Any advice for how to proceed would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Supervisors: Boss is Making Me Do Unethical Things
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