10.2190/K39N-AJ73-JN85-VRJL K39NAJ73JN85VRJL 25 VIOLATIONS OF ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS: THE TOXICITY OF ORGANIZATIONAL PAIN AND SOME REMEDIES 25 39 20030410 20030410 20030410 20030410 K39NAJ73JN85VRJL.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=K39NAJ73JN85VRJL 1 DIANE L. SWANSON ROBERT J. PAUL Kansas State University In this article we address organizational pain as the buildup of sadness, frustration, bitterness, and anger among employees who perceive that they have been treated unfairly in the workplace. We submit that such emotionally charged reactions can lead to legal and ethical toxicity or organizational pain that stems from employers' breaches of legal and ethical standards, respectively. Although both forms of toxicity are detrimental to organizational life, we submit that employers' failure to meet workers' expectations of ethical treatment is especially problematic. 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