"I had a colleague that I developed a friendship with over the years. She had recently gone through a difficult divorce and was experiencing financial struggles. One day, she confided in me that she planned to start fudging her time card here and there to get extra hours on her paycheck and was going to start putting her name in as the associate who helped a customer with something so she could earn the commission, even though she didn't assist them. I told her that was not a good idea and reminded her that is against company policy and that she could get into a lot of trouble. I tried to help her find alternatives like finding resources in the community to assist with her rent and groceries. One day while I was working the register, I witnessed her falsify a sales commission form and saw her steal 20 from the drawer. It was a very tough thing to do, but I immediately reported it to my manager. I ended up losing a friend and colleague over her decision, however, it's important to do the right thing, no matter what. I don't regret my decision to report her and I would uphold the same level of standards and ethics in this role."

"In school, I realized there was an error with the grading system, and I received perfect scores prior to submitting the assignment. I could have kept quiet and continued to receive those grades for work I didn't complete, but I knew that was not the right thing to do. I made my professor aware, and he thanked me for my honesty because it appeared that the error was widespread and happening to several other students."