The Importance of Cheating

We cannot justify any form of cheating

Whether it is cheating on an exam, plagiarising, cheating on a partner, failure to report your income taxes, stealing from an employer or any form of cheating. Violating the generally accepted rules and standards is wrong. Cheating goes against the morals of the society, and it is merely an excuse for individuals who are not willing to put in the hard work required to achieve their desired goals. Plagiarizing is a common way of cheating. In universities and colleges, this form of fraud is regarded as unethical and expulsion is a way of punishing this kind of offence (Griffin, 2015). This form of plagiarizing involves the duplication of someone else’s thoughts and ideas and representing them to be your. It is the same as stealing from a store, and as a matter of fact, it is a theft of the highest standard. A person spends a lot of time to think over his ideas and to present them in written form, and then a student or any other person decides to use and submit them as his or her original ideas. It is very disrespectful.

Another form of cheating is evident in sports

For instance, in our games, some of the best players use steroids to gain more power and have more energy than the other players. It is a form of cheating and goes against the rules of fair play. It is impossible to gain any satisfaction when you cheat (Hosny, 2014). In baseball, some big names of the game have used steroids to boost the momentum of their swing. What would have been a challenging situation becomes a home run because some athletes decide to use steroids or any other drugs to boost their strength. It is unfair for all those athletes that dedicate their lives to training and practicing to become the best version they can be. Cheating is not right, and some of these players get lengthy suspensions which negatively impact their careers.

Integrity in the workplace

Humans get the desire to cheat when they have an opportunity to do so. In a workplace, integrity makes a person ethical. A person with integrity will always do what they think is right no matter the consequences of the decisions they make. People with integrity are reliable, honest, trustworthy, and accountable for their actions. When employers are hiring, honesty is one of the core values they look for in an employee (McCann, 2017). Employees with integrity are always honest, and they demonstrate sound ethical and moral principles towards their work. Cheating is not okay in any business, and reliable employees say what they mean and mean what they say.

Trust in relationships

All relationships are built on trust. For business, new and existing customers have a connection with the business, and the faith holds it. Customers should be able to trust a company with their information. For instance, a bank and its customers have an excellent relationship with each other. Customers believe the bank with all their personal information and in cases where there is a breach of contract, and the banks use this information without the customers’ consent, then the trust is destroyed (MacDougall, 2015). An institution faces a challenge of attracting new customers or keeping the existing ones when people don’t trust the organization enough.

References

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