Henry Towsner wrote:
> Before I go further, am I correctly characterizing your position? If
> not, what was it, specifically, that Jason should have done that he
> didn't in order to properly follow instructions?
>
Wes,
Before you answer this and similar questions asked by Henry I would
like to make a suggestion. At work we have gone through a lot of ethics
training recently. We make fun of this training a lot but has a very
good system for teaching people how to think about these issues.
We are given situations and then four different examples of how someone
could respond in these situations. The responses are divided into four
categories: highly unethical, slightly unethical, ethical, and highly
ethical. Instead of focusing on if a specific thing is ethical or not
the focus is where on the scale something falls and exploring the
different options.
Perhaps the best response to these questions is provide specific
concrete examples of better ways the situation could have be handled.
In a perfect world what exactly should Jason have done? Without a
standard to hold things up to it is impossible to effectively determine
the extent of wrong doing. It is very easy rationalize and justify
behavior when there is no clear standard for appropriate behavior.
Matt Monroe
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