Case Study: Ethical Dilemma

The ethical dilemma had been brought to my attention because it had taken place in a privately owned restaurant where I had worked at as an at will employee. The subordinate who had been involved with the manager was a co-worker and close friend of mine named Miranda Weber, who had also been the one to refer me for the job. Miranda referred my name to a manager, Frank Rogers, who at the time was intimately involved with my friend, much to my bewilderment. Prior to my employment at the organization, I was completely unaware of the situation my friend had been in. Miranda had kept her relationship with Frank quiet due to the no fraternization policy that was in place at Blue Caves Corporation. However, due to our prior friendship before my employment at the corporation, she knew she could entrust me with information regarding her

Frank had a stellar record of being pleasant with the guests, and was a trustworthy, dependable, and honest member of the team. Frank had gone out of his way to try and gain any feedback from both with his superiors and from staff members on where he could improve in his new position. As a manager, he was on the track for success as I would have considered him as fair and respectful as any other manager. Frank had done a phenomenal job of steering clear of any trouble since his employment with Blue Caves Corporation; however, it wasn’t until his relationship with Miranda that his stellar track record was jeopardized. It was not that Frank had favored Miranda, it was quite the contrary. Other employees began to notice a clear tension building between Miranda and Frank in result of accumulating problems in their relationship. It had become unavoidable to keep their relationship outside of the workplace as Frank continued to bring them up every chance he got with Miranda regardless of where they were currently