For this assignment I was asked to select someone from my field of study and interview them about an ethical issue that they have faced in the workplace. I plan on going into IT computer support, and I interviewed Kathy Brown who is my instructor for Information Systems Design. She teaches the majority of Computer Support Specialist classes. I came up with questions to ask her regarding an issue that she had faced. While conducting the interview it was interesting to hear an actual situation that arose in my future field, and I feel that this dilemma could be one in my future field that I may face. The following is the interview questions I asked Kathy.
1. Describe a time you encountered in your professional career a situation that forced you …show more content…
I feel I have learned from this opportunity to get an insight into what an example of what type of difficult decisions I might encounter in my profession. It will help give me an insight of what I would do if I ever am faced with an ethical dilemma in my career. I know in my career some things may come up, but now I know I have this lesson to look back on and help me grow as a person.
Ethical egoism is acting in our own best interest. It is an ethical position where people ought to do what best benefits them. Ayn Rand states that we ought to be acting this way. When she first started at her job she would give away free programs like Microsoft Office. This shows ethical egoism because she stopped giving away free software. She was looking after herself, making sure she didn’t get in trouble for it. She didn’t worry about what others thought of her, or that they weren’t happy with not getting free things.
Kathy also displayed the theoretical perspective of natural law. Natural law is rooted in logical human nature. It also says that God gives us a reason to make the right decision. Kathy never stated that God influenced her decision that she made, but it was in her human nature to do the right thing. She talked about it with her husband and went to her superior on how to handle the situation. She came to the conclusion of telling the people who asked for the free software that she could no longer do it, but could help them find it at a discounted
1. Describe a time you encountered in your professional career a situation that forced you …show more content…
I feel I have learned from this opportunity to get an insight into what an example of what type of difficult decisions I might encounter in my profession. It will help give me an insight of what I would do if I ever am faced with an ethical dilemma in my career. I know in my career some things may come up, but now I know I have this lesson to look back on and help me grow as a person.
Ethical egoism is acting in our own best interest. It is an ethical position where people ought to do what best benefits them. Ayn Rand states that we ought to be acting this way. When she first started at her job she would give away free programs like Microsoft Office. This shows ethical egoism because she stopped giving away free software. She was looking after herself, making sure she didn’t get in trouble for it. She didn’t worry about what others thought of her, or that they weren’t happy with not getting free things.
Kathy also displayed the theoretical perspective of natural law. Natural law is rooted in logical human nature. It also says that God gives us a reason to make the right decision. Kathy never stated that God influenced her decision that she made, but it was in her human nature to do the right thing. She talked about it with her husband and went to her superior on how to handle the situation. She came to the conclusion of telling the people who asked for the free software that she could no longer do it, but could help them find it at a discounted