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Ethical Dilemma at Workplace Essay

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Introduction – What is an ethical dilemma?
Ethics is the term we give to our concern for good behavior. It is human nature to not only be concerned with our own personal well being, but also that of others and of human society as a whole. The difference between moral dilemmas and ethical ones, philosophers say, is that in moral issues the choice is between right and wrong. In ethical ones, the choice is between two rights.

Everyday I'm faced with decisions of right and wrong, most of which are easily and correctly dealt with. Sometimes however, decisions need to be made between right and right which are not easy or straightforward. They require intuitive understanding. Even the opinions or actions of friends faced with similar …show more content…

Because of this company policy, every team member whether he/she worked the same amount of hours or productive, used to get promotions and raises. Amit being a part of my team got couple of raises and bonuses as the team overall performed quite well. Many a times we had client meetings and presentations where he won’t be present but still get credit for the team success.

This went on for quite a while. In the beginning, our team members were pretty considerate towards Amit’s situation but then due to his absenteeism and the fact that he was not present during many client presentations but still got the evaluation as any other hard working member of the team would, left us with no differentiation between him and us. On top of that, he was an escapist too. Many a times we would get a client who is tough to convince and the result would be a sales pitch on which the entire team would have spent numerous hours and efforts, and when it would result into a “no sale”, Amit would try and withdraw his name from the sales team for such a pitch and practically come out clean saying he wasn’t a part of the team working on the lead. Slowly, things took a bad turn for rest of the team when the manager started to think that only when Amit is around, we are successful in convincing a client!

This was the biggest ethical dilemma I have ever

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