1. The ethical issue is whether or not the waiter at a restaurant should keep the extra $100 which an intoxicated man gave to him on his way out of the establishment in addition to the 25-30% tip that he had already given him with the check.
In this podcast a waiter received a huge tip from an intoxicated person who had happened to pay the check. The intoxicated person tipped around 25-30% and on the way out he even gave the waiter a $100 bill because he felt like it was necessary to give him more. The waiter felt that it was only right to give the person’s guest his money back because they tipped above the average and he felt it was not right to keep it since the drunk man most likely did not know he was giving the extra tip. The waiter …show more content…
Internal factors that may influence the decision is the waiters personal conscience. The waiters personal conscience could influence the decision because in this instance the waiter said that he would have felt guilty if he took the money from the intoxicated man. This was his personal conscience guiding him because someone else’s conscience who did not have a clear sense about what is “right” or “wrong” in society might have thought it was right to take the money because the customer had given it to him. In this case, the waiters personal conscience was telling him that it was not right to take the extra $100 because he was obviously intoxicated and most likely did not know what he was doing as he had some indication from the 25-30% tip that he also left with the bill. The waiter also had the pressure of keeping his personal reputation and that of the restaurant clear from any negative associations which could have been one of the reasons which prevented him from taking the money from the inebriated …show more content…
Ethical principles that could be used to guide the decision making process include being just and benefiting others. Being just could be used to guide the decision making process by providing the framework to think about the problem in the light of if it’s fair or not. In this case, the waiter thought it was only fair not to keep the money because he knew that the drunk man did not know any better. The ethical principle of benefiting others could also be used to guide the decision making process by making the waiter think of how it would not benefit the intoxicated man to take the money, but it would put him out $100 because he most likely could not comprehend what he was
In this podcast a waiter received a huge tip from an intoxicated person who had happened to pay the check. The intoxicated person tipped around 25-30% and on the way out he even gave the waiter a $100 bill because he felt like it was necessary to give him more. The waiter felt that it was only right to give the person’s guest his money back because they tipped above the average and he felt it was not right to keep it since the drunk man most likely did not know he was giving the extra tip. The waiter …show more content…
Internal factors that may influence the decision is the waiters personal conscience. The waiters personal conscience could influence the decision because in this instance the waiter said that he would have felt guilty if he took the money from the intoxicated man. This was his personal conscience guiding him because someone else’s conscience who did not have a clear sense about what is “right” or “wrong” in society might have thought it was right to take the money because the customer had given it to him. In this case, the waiters personal conscience was telling him that it was not right to take the extra $100 because he was obviously intoxicated and most likely did not know what he was doing as he had some indication from the 25-30% tip that he also left with the bill. The waiter also had the pressure of keeping his personal reputation and that of the restaurant clear from any negative associations which could have been one of the reasons which prevented him from taking the money from the inebriated …show more content…
Ethical principles that could be used to guide the decision making process include being just and benefiting others. Being just could be used to guide the decision making process by providing the framework to think about the problem in the light of if it’s fair or not. In this case, the waiter thought it was only fair not to keep the money because he knew that the drunk man did not know any better. The ethical principle of benefiting others could also be used to guide the decision making process by making the waiter think of how it would not benefit the intoxicated man to take the money, but it would put him out $100 because he most likely could not comprehend what he was