Cibaman wrote:
Another moral dilemna:
A friend of mine is a senior nursing manager. The hospital where she works employs a well known surgeon, a pioneer in his field. Many, many patients have had their lives greatly improved by his skills.
He's also a complete and utter sh*t. A bully, makes life miserable for the people who work with him. As an example, he once told my friend that he didn't want a particular nurse to work in his operating theatre because "she's just too f**king ugly".
He's committed numerous acts that would justify him being sacked. But he's a very good surgeon. So staff generally keep quiet about him. Afraid mainly of the implications for patients if they say anything. The senior management probably have an idea what he's like, but perhaps not just how bad. And perhaps aren't too keen to find out.
Would you blow the whistle on him?
Why not? If he is allowed to carry on unchecked one day something is going to snap big time and I don't mean him. If it then all comes out he's been at it for years its just like the Jimmy Saville revelations in that one particular sense in that the abuse, in this case bullying and sexism, has been allowed to go on unchecked for years because he is seen as untouchable.
A lot more people are going to be in trouble than just him if it carries on unchecked.
He'd not be sacked if he's that good a surgeon and things like bullying and sexism or whatever need to be dealt with by the HR dept (if they are up to it is another matter!). He clearly has problems and these need addressing for his own good and those turning a blind eye are just allowing him to carry on making other peoples life a misery so they are part of the problem as well.
