Dilemmas: Right Vs. Wrong

Overview of dilemmas
Right versus Wrong. In my journal assignments, the dilemma I discussed regarding a “right versus wrong” discussion was an issue I faced during my senior year in high school. Yes I’ve experienced other “right versus wrong” situations but this was dilemma signified a pivotal moment for me. I had to decide to ignore the situation or retaliate. I chose the latter. I was suspended from school for defacing school property i.e. a bathroom stall. I responded out of anger and frustration to comments written on the stall about me and my best friend. Normally, such comments didn’t bother me. Girls wrote on the stalls all the time. However, the person who wrote these comments was supposed to be a “friend” and disloyalty is a deal breaker for me.
Right versus Right. This resembles one of the dilemmas covered in one of our reading assignments. My company was planning a company-wide layoff that could impact my staff. As a manager, I was obligated not to share this information with my team in advance of the company notification. On one hand, I knew that me department dealt with rumors of company buyouts or branch closings which made staff uneasy about job stability. On the other hand, I was obligated to the company not to divulge any information about the layoffs. I chose not to …show more content…
As the person who wrote the comments has the right to freedom of expression, shouldn’t I have that same right? Certainly I could have employed the old adage about how two wrongs don’t make a right but I didn’t care. I felt I had right to respond and so I took it advantage of that right. Was it the best decision? In hindsight, no it wasn’t. My decision-making process should allow for consideration for my stakeholders (family, school staff) as well as the possible outcomes. I often teach my children not to make emotional decisions as your emotions can preclude rational thinking. When you are emotional, you can overlook data that could impact the