The scenarios that I will cover in this post are very diverse. Some of the scenarios seem like they are not something all that serious. Some of them I might have thought about but never had the courage to do. In modern business culture is important to have a solid foundation of ethics and principles. It is when these ethics and principle are challenged by others, especially management is when we run into a conflicts. How we deal with these conflicts can make or break a career. It is my goal with this paper is to accurately describe what I would do if I was put into these scenarios.
The first case that I will cover is called the Bosses expense report. When analyzing this scenario I can think of several things that I might do. What I would do is ask my boss to look at his credit card statement so he can see what he actually did spend. What if the boss needs to be reimbursed more than the three hundred dollars? Presenting this to the boss will come across that I am actually looking to help him; whereas if I were to do what he has asked I might receive some type of disciplinary action from my bosses boss. This would create a win win situation (slideshare.net, 2010). The only problem that arises is if he used company money to buy something that he shouldn’t have. But that really wouldn’t matter because it was only three hundred dollars.
The second case is Lunch reservations. This case is flawed from the very get go. First things first I wouldn’t want to know that I was making a reservation for his mistress. I would have let him know from the very beginning that I am uncomfortable helping make arrangements for him to cheat on his wife. But if it where to get that far then I would first let my boss know that his wife has been calling and asking where he is. I would then express that I will not lie to his wife to cover up for infidelity that he may be conducting. I would also let him know that I will tell her where you are at the next time she calls and if he chooses to continue with his action he needs to not tell me that he is meeting with a mistress. I would also let my boss know that I will tell your wife wherever you are if I know so if he has something to hide from her that he had better hide it from me too.
Case three is call Dinner a la corporate card. This one is simple, I do nothing. Technically we are not doing anything wrong. For all anyone knows is that we were conducting business at dinner. Building rapport with fellow employees is vital process if a company is going to be successful. If things lead to intimacy and become more serious then it will be obvious that she will not be able to use the card for all of our dinners. But until we get to that point there is no reason to make a stink. Actually I think doing so would hurt the relationship more than help. If it is a big deal to you then offer to pay for whatever that you ordered so you can’t get in trouble.
Case four is the Confidential report. The first thing that I would do in this case would be to start working on my resume. Then I would put the material back into the folder and get it to the person that it was addressed to. I would let the person that it was originally addressed know that I had seen the material even though it was not my intention to do so. I would then want to talk about what is going to happen. But in this case honesty is the best policy even though the company itself doesn’t follow the same policy.
The last case is that of Party Marty. This one is easy, I don’t go anywhere near that place. I also tell Marty that she is acting crazy and what she is doing is endangering her job. I would also let her know that she will get caught. I then would tell to put the keys back or I will turn her in myself. That fact is she will be fired. Some way somehow that info would get back around. No matter how big a fuss she put up I would insist that it was for her own good.
There are quite a few of uncomfortable scenarios presented here. The key point is to never compromise your own integrity to cover up the shortfalls of someone else. In the end it will be you that will take the dive for it. I have tried to answer as honestly as possible while integrating what I have learned in class. I hope that you would react in a similar way that I did. I would like to think that I have a fairly high moral standard and I hope how I reacted to these scenarios is a reflection of that.
References
Abigail, R.A., Cahn, D.D. (2011). Managing Conflict Through Communication. Boston, MA
Pearson Education Inc.
Ethics and the Administrative Professional. What would You Do? Retrieved on November
28, 2010 from: http://www.amanet.org/training/articles/Ethics-and-the-Administrative-Professional-What-Would-iYou-Do.aspx
Intro to Conflict Styles and Conflict Resolution. Retrieved on November 18, 2010
from, http://www.slideshare.net/Riverhouse/intro-to-styles-of-conflict-resolution
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