Stealing your ideas... a no no

My initial thoughts on plagiarism are we should all want credit for our work, and if someone has to resort to stealing then they are the one with the problem. I believe that this should be taken seriously in the work place also, since this has happened to me and I had no idea until after the fact when the person took credit for my policy and procedure information and presented it to the owners of the company that I worked for and she got the kudos for this and tried stealing my thunder... that is underhanded and not called for anywhere. After reading the information on plagiarism I would want to acknowledge the original author for their hard work and dedication to the chosen topic.. after all they went to all the trouble to get this published and they took a lot of their time to accomplish this and they should be rewarded in the end... citing sources is important to not only keep your information organized but you get information from different sources and the information you obtained may not have been as in depth as what you found somewhere else. The information can be accumulated and compiled into your research but it needs to be properly cited and giving credit to the original source.. Only going to peer reviewed articles, or certain websites is best if you know the information is credible, and found to be factual so you do not mislead your reader with false information.
Plagiarism in the work place should be handled within that organization, and the person committing this should know that this is not tolerated and will be dealt with appropriately. Consequences should be imposed upon the offender.
Staying away from cites that are not credible should be a necessity since as a researcher I would not want to hand out information that is not the truth, and can not be backed up with research. The internet has made researching easier and quicker but knowing the sites to use and cite is always the best for our own protection. If a person quoted some information that they obtained from Wikipedia for instance and that was not correct I would hate to mislead the reader in thinking this was they would not want to trust me in the future, if they felt betrayed with the information I falsely printed...