(a) What ethical values guide you in your career as Chief of Staff?
My question to Ms. Jen Daulby was what ethical values guide her in her career as Chief of Staff. Working within certain agencies subject people to unbearable pressures, which consequently, tempt them to compromise their ethical values (Ashworth, 2001: 162). Ms. Jen is a lawyer by profession even though she works as a Chief of Staff. I based my question on her dialogue about her political office where she interacts with voters, congressmen, and her staff. So, I wanted to know how she conducts herself both in the office and in public because her ill conduct and ill behavior can easily jeopardize or defile Rep Rodney’s image in public which can cost him votes during elections. …show more content…
Jen has been in Washington, D.C. Ms. Jen’s upbringing in the family of politicians influenced her to pursue a career in politics. For instance, her grandfather was in politics and her father worked for the city council. She did several internships in state level and regional planning office while in college. With that aspiration in politics, one day she told her parents that she was going to work for a political campaign where she would earn $1000 per month and her parents got delighted about it. Her boss was Rodney Davis, who was the campaign manager. Upon getting a job in Washington, she started working as a legislative assistant dealing with labor issues. I did not know that they do not get on the job training as she said no one teaches them the job, it is institutional knowledge that applies because they have tied staff and they must learn to do the job themselves. Moreover, their job necessitates dedication and commitment as they have packed meetings and handle about 500-1000 emails weekly. To my surprise, they are not unionized, it’s not a bureaucracy, and this renders them to expulsion at any time. To run their office, they have a budget and some rules on how to spend that budget. Her experience is in congress on the legislative side (she is a
My question to Ms. Jen Daulby was what ethical values guide her in her career as Chief of Staff. Working within certain agencies subject people to unbearable pressures, which consequently, tempt them to compromise their ethical values (Ashworth, 2001: 162). Ms. Jen is a lawyer by profession even though she works as a Chief of Staff. I based my question on her dialogue about her political office where she interacts with voters, congressmen, and her staff. So, I wanted to know how she conducts herself both in the office and in public because her ill conduct and ill behavior can easily jeopardize or defile Rep Rodney’s image in public which can cost him votes during elections. …show more content…
Jen has been in Washington, D.C. Ms. Jen’s upbringing in the family of politicians influenced her to pursue a career in politics. For instance, her grandfather was in politics and her father worked for the city council. She did several internships in state level and regional planning office while in college. With that aspiration in politics, one day she told her parents that she was going to work for a political campaign where she would earn $1000 per month and her parents got delighted about it. Her boss was Rodney Davis, who was the campaign manager. Upon getting a job in Washington, she started working as a legislative assistant dealing with labor issues. I did not know that they do not get on the job training as she said no one teaches them the job, it is institutional knowledge that applies because they have tied staff and they must learn to do the job themselves. Moreover, their job necessitates dedication and commitment as they have packed meetings and handle about 500-1000 emails weekly. To my surprise, they are not unionized, it’s not a bureaucracy, and this renders them to expulsion at any time. To run their office, they have a budget and some rules on how to spend that budget. Her experience is in congress on the legislative side (she is a