Jenae works at a small costume shop in New York City. She likes her job, but she has a long commute and consistently comes in late or leaves early to avoid traffic. Jenae is also attending night school and regularly uses her time at work to complete school assignments rather than tidying the inventory when business is slow. While these may seem like minor offenses, what unethical behavior is Jenae guilty of?

(1 point)
A. Shrinkage
B. Time theft
C. Abusive behavior
D. Harassment

B. Time theft

The unethical behavior that Jenae is guilty of is B. Time theft.

To arrive at this answer, we need to understand the different options provided:

A. Shrinkage typically refers to the loss of inventory due to theft, damage, or administrative errors. It does not apply to the situation described in the question.

B. Time theft is when an employee intentionally wastes or misuses their working hours for personal reasons, such as coming in late, leaving early, or using work time for personal activities. This behavior aligns with Jenae's consistently arriving late or leaving early to avoid traffic, as well as using work time to complete school assignments.

C. Abusive behavior refers to actions that harm or mistreat others in a workplace environment. There is no indication in the question that Jenae is engaging in such behavior.

D. Harassment involves unwanted and persistent behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. There is no mention of Jenae engaging in harassment in the question.

Based on the information given, Jenae's behavior of consistently coming in late, leaving early, and using work time for personal activities like school assignments is an example of time theft.