LA1
The assumed situation is frequently showing up late at work on time for not specific reasons. The reasons are ordinary such as being unable to wake up on time or disorganized about chores I am supposed to perform like dropping kids to the school bus in the mornings or getting my clothes and briefcase ready. The manager has asked for a meeting to discuss the issue and is concerned about the tardiness exhibited. However, considering lying about why such behavior is slowly and gradually becoming the habit is not ethically correct. Values are an important fragment of life, and everyone has a list of personal values they religiously follow.
I should be clear about the personal values as values are morally setting the standards to what I consider most important in life. It is a step by step process of eliciting and prioritizing about the important matters of life. It is expected to give priority to the values to avoid the misconduct, which in the stated situation is frequently coming late to work or being disorganized about getting ready and unable to drop kids at the bus stop. As a responsible employee and parent, I need to prioritize what is more important and act accordingly. Another important thing is meeting up the manager and telling about the reasons why I have been coming late to work would help rather than lying. I can convince the manager that now I will not come late to work by organizing my routine which is morally the correct thing to do. I can organize myself, by following a simple routine of setting up the work clothes at night, setting up an alarm to wake up on time so that I can drop kids and reach work on time. Instead of applying the tactic of lying and deceiving the manager, I can try reasoning with him by letting him know that I will be careful in the future. II will try not to give him a chance of complaining in the future by following the routine set (Mind Tools, 2016).
LA2
Whistleblowing is not an easy task, before informing the authorities about the misconduct one has to consider clearly the entire situation and impacts of whistleblowing on the co-workers. R.U Kidding is the controller of the government defense contractor, Rocket Man Enterprises and recently he found out that Rocket Man is involved in overbilling the government for a particular weapon project. However, he is perplexed regarding the situation because if he points out the misconduct, then the company would face a financial setback and also employees will undergo a legal investigation and R.U Kidding’s colleagues can end up losing their jobs. On contrary to that, he believes he needs to highlight the wrongdoing because of the public interest involved. I believe R.U kidding should not emphasize the wrongdoing to the officials because the company can lose the earned position in the market.
The ethical and legal action would be to revise the whole contract and eradicate the cause of misconduct. To avoid losing a contract and position earned in front of the government he needs to implement any other technique to correct the blunder. If he points out, Rocket Man Enterprises will lose a loyal customer and competitors would overtake the business. R.U Kidding needs to do is a personal investigation of the wrongdoing or form a committee to go through the contract and make amendments accordingly. The revised contract would not over bill the government or expenses would be divided properly among the expensive work done in the offices and less costly work done by the subcontractors. He can dismiss those individuals who were involved in the wrongdoing rather than putting whole company on judicial trial. He needs to handle the situation professionally by showing his capabilities rather than turning the Rocket Man Enterprises to the court because that would involve long trials and there are chances that innocent employees will lose their jobs. He needs to take action prudently and silently rather than being loud about it (Marshall, 2014).
References
Marshall, T. (2014). Do The Right Thing: Making Ethical Decisions in Everyday Life. Retrieved from http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/01/do-the-right-thing-making-ethical-decisions-in-everyday-life/?_r=1
Mind Tools. (2016). What Are Your Values? Deciding What's Most Important in Life. Retrieved from mindtools.com: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_85.htm
