Discuss different reasonings someone may use in making their decision about recording their time. The correct ethical action is obvious--record the late arrival--but how do we rationalize doing that or not doing that?

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Suppose it is a policy in your company that employees that arrive late more than three times in one week are put on probation for one month. If they are late without a valid excuse over that probationary month, they can be fired. You have been late twice already this week and you correctly and ethically recorded your arrival time the previous two days you came to work late. If you record today's late arrival, you will be put on probation.

Discuss different reasonings someone may use in making their decision about recording their time. The correct ethical action is obvious--record the late arrival--but how do we rationalize doing that or not doing that?

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