What I found most significant to me in Chapter 2 was the importance of ethics in management (Section 5.2). I believe that managers should set a positive example for their employees. Sadly, I have witnessed first-hand that not all managers have the same values as I do. On several occasions, I have observed what I consider to be unethical behavior. And even though it was not the blatant type that most people think of, such as embezzlement, fraud, or falsifying company records, I still feel that it was unethical.
Some people believe that if a manager behaves in an unethical manner, his or her employees may be less inclined to behave ethically. Perhaps that is true for some employees. However, I am not one of them. If anything, I think my experiences …show more content…
This happened at least once a week. Afterward, she would make it a point to tell her staff that she had not taken a lunch break that day and would leave an hour early. This went on for quite some time. However, one day when she went out to run these “errands”, I happened to be on my lunch break when I witnessed her shopping at a local department store. I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt that maybe she actually was on company business, until I looked in her cart. It contained a new pair of shoes, a couple of blouses, and a few other small items. She acted quite natural when she saw me, giving no indication that she felt guilty that she was stealing time from the …show more content…
Some might not think that what happened would be considered unethical. But in my mind, it felt very wrong. One morning at work, the manager asked me to go for a coffee with him. He said that he needed to talk to me about something work-related. It was no secret that he and the office manager didn’t get along, but I never dreamed that he would behave so unethically in order to get rid of her. To make a long story short, he offered me her job behind her back. His plan was to demote her and put me in her position. I was in my early 20’s, still young and impressionable, but I knew right then that I wanted no part of his scheme. I politely refused the offer, stating that I didn’t think it was right to do that to
Some people believe that if a manager behaves in an unethical manner, his or her employees may be less inclined to behave ethically. Perhaps that is true for some employees. However, I am not one of them. If anything, I think my experiences …show more content…
This happened at least once a week. Afterward, she would make it a point to tell her staff that she had not taken a lunch break that day and would leave an hour early. This went on for quite some time. However, one day when she went out to run these “errands”, I happened to be on my lunch break when I witnessed her shopping at a local department store. I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt that maybe she actually was on company business, until I looked in her cart. It contained a new pair of shoes, a couple of blouses, and a few other small items. She acted quite natural when she saw me, giving no indication that she felt guilty that she was stealing time from the …show more content…
Some might not think that what happened would be considered unethical. But in my mind, it felt very wrong. One morning at work, the manager asked me to go for a coffee with him. He said that he needed to talk to me about something work-related. It was no secret that he and the office manager didn’t get along, but I never dreamed that he would behave so unethically in order to get rid of her. To make a long story short, he offered me her job behind her back. His plan was to demote her and put me in her position. I was in my early 20’s, still young and impressionable, but I knew right then that I wanted no part of his scheme. I politely refused the offer, stating that I didn’t think it was right to do that to