She Snoops to Conquer
Case 9.3 She Snoops to Conquer
Jean Fanuchi, manager of a moderately large department store, was worried. Shrinkage in the cos-tume
jewelry department had continued to rise for the third consecutive month. In fact, this time it had
nearly wiped out the department’s net profit in sales. Worse, it couldn’t be attrib-uted to damage or
improper handling of markdowns or even to shoplifting. The only other possibility was in- house theft.
Fanuchi ordered chief of security Matt Katwalski to instruct his security people to keep a special eye on
jewelry department employees as they went about their business. She also instructed that packages,
purses, and other contain-ers employees carried with them be searched when workers left the store.
When these measures failed to turn up any leads, Katwalski suggested they hire a couple of plainclothes
officers to observe the store’s guards. Fanuchi agreed. But still nothing turned up. “ We’re going to have
to install a hidden camera at the checkout station in the jewelry department,” Katwalski informed the
manager. “ I don’t know,” Fanuchi replied. “ Of course,” said Katwalski, “ it won’t be cheap. But you don’t
want this problem spreading to other departments, do you?” Fanuchi didn’t. “ One other thing,”
Katwalski said. “ I think we should install some microphones in the restroom, stockroom, and employee
lounge.” “ You mean snoop on our own employees?” Fanuchi asked, surprised. “ We could pick up
something that could crack this thing wide open,” Katwalski explained. “ But what if our employees
found out? How would they feel, being spied on? And then there’s the public to consider. Who knows how
they’d react? Why, they’d probably think that if we are spying on our own workers, we were surely
spying on them. No, Matt,” Fanuchi decided. “ Frankly, this whole approach troubles me.” “ Okay, Ms.
Fanuchi, but if it was my store . . .” Fanuchi cut in, “ No.” “ You’re the boss,” said Katwalski. When the
shrinkage continued, Fanuchi finally gave in. She ordered Katwalski to have the camera and micro-phones
installed. Within ten days the camera had nabbed the culprit. The microphones contributed nothing to
the apprehen-sion of the thief. But because of them Fanuchi and Katwalski learned that at least one
store employee was selling mari-juana and perhaps hard drugs, that one was planning to quit without
notice, that three were getting food stamps fraudu-lently, and that one buyer was out to discredit
Fanuchi. In solving their shrinkage problem, the pair had unwittingly raised another: What should they do
with the information they had gathered while catching the thief?
Discussion Questions
1. If you were Jean Fanuchi, how would you feel about your decision to order the installation of the
viewing and listening devices? What other options did she have? Did she overlook any moral
considerations or possible consequences?
2. Do employees have a right not to be spied on? If you were an employee at Fanuchi’s store, would you
think your privacy had been wrongly invaded?
3. How would you assess Fanuchi’s actions if you were the owner of the store? Whose interests are more
important in this case— the employer’s or the employees’?
4. Do you think Fanuchi acted immorally? Why or why not? Evaluate her action by appeal to ethical
principles.
5. How should Fanuchi and Katwalski handle the information they’ve gathered about their employees?
What ideals, obligations, or effects are relevant to your answer?
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