Most likely! A new study conducted by Global Compliance -- "the leading global provider of comprehensive, integrated ethics and compliance solutions, ranging from employee hotline services to harassment training to risk assessments, benchmarking, and inspection and validation services" -- has found that most office workers depicted on television wouldn't last five minutes in the real world of sexual harassment lawsuits. Can you guess which show constantly flouts office ethics most of all?
30 Rock. (I know -- I'm a little surprised, too!) The average episode of the Movieline favorite violates 11 ethics rules per 22 minutes. To quote the study:
On one show, Jack (Alec Baldwin) comments that a "chick lawyer" who handles sexual harassment presentations is "asking for it." According to Global Compliance, which is devoted to helping organizations achieve the highest degree of ethical behavior, Jack's remark violates Diversity, Equal Opportunity, and Respect in the Workplace.
(Stifles giggle) Bad Jack! Bad! Ranking just behind 30 Rock on the Global Compliance study were Grey's Anatomy (seven violations per episode), CSI and House (six violations per episode).
Glee made the list as well, but it was tied at the bottom with Ugly Betty, after making an average of only two violations per episode.
And on Glee, a principal violates Diversity, Equal Opportunity, and Respect in the Workplace by referring to wheelchair-bound Artie as a "cripple" in front of the glee club teacher.
You're good, Sue Sylvester, but you might want to take some insensitivity training from Jack Donaghy.
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