How Not to Be a Dick (Part 2: When Ethics Leave the Building)
If Part 1 was the warm-up act, this is where the show went full dark comedy. Because Dick wasn’t just an obnoxious boss—he was an ethical hazard zone. The Union Bust We fired a union organizer for documented violations, and I spent a week combing through dusty HR files to build a defense. We won. The unfair labor practice charge was investigated by the NLRB, including hourly employees providing testimony about being disciplined, and the charge was dismissed, and the union campaign dissipated. Victory, right? Not so fast. Employees started dropping by my office asking for me to pull their write-ups from their files. That’s when I discovered Dick had paid employees to lie under oath during the hearing. That was also the moment I knew it was time to start plotting my exit. Hazardous Waste, Literally The final straw came courtesy of the state Department of Natural Resources. An inspector visited the plant, asking for hazardous waste record documentation. We were unable to provide the...
