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Most U.S. companies have "policies" (written rules) about "dealing with" (interacting with or reacting to) employees who are being dishonest or otherwise "misbehaving" (not acting appropriately) at work. Employees are sometimes asked to read and sign these policies when they begin to work there, showing that they agree to them.

The "strictest" (most severe) way that companies deal with dishonesty is by "firing" (making someone lose his/her job) the employee. This is an "extreme" (very strong) reaction. In most cases, the employee is given a "warning" (a written or spoken statement that something bad may happen in the future) and/or a "lighter" (less serious) punishment.

One of these lighter punishments is being "suspended" (temporarily not allowed to work), often until more information is available for the company to decide what to do. If the employee is found "guilty" (having done something wrong), the employee may be "demoted" and moved into a less important position at the same company that has less power and pays less. If the employee's dishonestly "incurred" (caused) financial losses for the company, the employee's pay may be "docked," meaning that an amount of money is taken out of each of his/her paychecks for a certain period of time until the company has gotten back the lost money.

Many employees are too "embarrassed" (feeling ashamed and uncomfortable) to accept these punishments, so they choose to "quit" by telling the company that they no longer wish to work there. These people often have difficulty finding another job, because they cannot ask their previous employer to write a letter of recommendation or serve as a "reference" (a person or organization that can say whether a person would be good for another job).