Ethics and morals are what structure our everyday life. They are what enable a smooth progress through controversial situations. People are faced with various issues and complications within their workplace, and they have the choice whether they want to be ethical or unethical. I have been working in the moving industry for some time now, and every day I have to choose to be ethical, no matter what the situation is. For example, maintain respect for customers’ belongings. Majority of people might not think of movers when they think of the word, “professional.” For instance, the overall perception of movers is, they are people who are stuck doing that job for a living and do not care about the well-being of the belongings of the customer. However, …show more content…
There was a situation last weekend where the workers, chose the ethical decision, but the customer did not. My co-worker and I showed up to the job a little bit late because the previous job took some extra time. However, we gave the next customer a call as soon as we knew we’d be late to try to warn him, and we got his voicemail. We left him a message explaining the situation and that we would still be there, only fifteen minutes late to complete the job. After finishing the first job, we started to head over to the next. We called the customer again to give him a warning that we are the way over, and once again, it went to voicemail. After waiting outside his house for twenty minutes, we called our boss and he gave us the okay to leave. Later that night, the customer called back finally, only to claim that myself and my partner did not show up to the job. Thankfully, throughout the day I was in contact with our boss, filling him in on the situation. The customer contacted me first, and was fairly rude. The customer kept repeating that we did not show up. Obviously, I was getting angry with him lying to me, but this is the time where it is best to be professional, and let the customer think he is right. I put him in contact with my boss, and he was able to explain the situation a little more clearly to the customer. After all the chaos, my boss …show more content…
Being loyal to your co-workers and to customers will make the move exponentially easier. If every employee is showing constant support for co-workers and customers, then that is being loyal. We like to think of ourselves as top-notch movers, who are respectful and helpful. People that cannot live up to the standard of HILL will not be able to work with our company. Ethical and moral decisions are made easier when there is a set guideline to follow, and that is what we are trying to achieve with the acronym HILL. Not only do I follow HILL at my place of work, I try to use it with my everyday
The Relationship between Critical Thinking and Ethics The purpose of this essay is to distinguish the relationship between Critical Thinking and Ethics. Critical thinking plays a role in ethics because it is the process on how we as humans determine whether or not something is wrong or wright. Critical thinking is somewhat a form of detailed examination of the structure and determination of facts versus fiction, establishing the unknown and grasping the understanding. By taking the path as a critical
immersed in everyday human existence. The fundamental principles that define a living religion are compatible with a modern society that is dynamic, and can be seen in practice today. Each of the living religions explored in the articles share different beliefs and ethics, which contribute immensely to each individual, providing a sense of self identity and belonging, along with a moral code and answers to questions that are otherwise unexplainable. Living religion supplies a moral code for adherents
absolutist theory is where evrything is either right or wrong no matter the content. Deontological ethics is having to uphold boundaries set by laws and ignoring any context making it extremely inflexible.Another type of ethics is Relativism. Relativism takes into consideration context and appreciates that not everyone agrees with what's right or what's wrong.Much like Relativism Teleological ethics recognises the content and different views of situations but acknowledges that some things are justifiable
Ethical issues arises when not all values can be respected. Our care for patients should be based on sound judgement or evidence based practice. In health care there is not only one discipline that deals with the issues, there is the law, technology, policy makers, society and the system that prescribe or create certain behaviors. Ethics is relevant to all aspects of health care delivery However, there are numerous social policy issues related to ethical challenges that can impact patients, families
his/her good deed or statement. It is important to note that morals only apply to individual action and consequence. Ethics, however, apply to the actions of two or more people. Ethics are meaningless unless applied in a social context. Ethics serve to define the acceptable actions of the individual within the social structure. Ethics are established through the consensus of many people and with the guidance of human experience. Ethics serve the purpose of deciding what is right in society according
Moral character is what dictates an individual 's decision making and affects their experiences throughout their life. A person 's morals can be based off one 's upbringing and environmental factors. Virtue ethics is a philosophical view that greatly supports this claim that the choices a person makes and their actions follow those choices, and display their moral character. This is more likely to be true than Kantianism, because this type of ethical view is based off Immanuel Kant, a philosophical
Ethics show you how to live a good life. In order to understand the ultimate good life one must evaluate different ethical theories to find one that fits them best. The Moral Point of View provides a structure for what a good theory should encompass. My position of the Moral Point of View is that it is essential; the theory from class that best approaches how to live a good life is the one that follows it closely. The Moral Point of View requires you to take into account the effect that your actions
Educational Literacy in the Context of Environmental Ethics ABSTRACT: I explore the concept of literacy and the role it might play in environmental ethics. One of the goals of environmental ethics is to describe and contribute to the creation of an ecologically responsible culture. The creation of such a culture requires the development of knowledge and abilities that will help sustain such a culture. Since education is one of the key institutions for instilling values and world views, it is
Challenge of Modernity In this age of reason and technology, religion alone cannot be an enforcing or persuading factor in the realm of ethics. The struggle for equality and dignity is linked to the idea of access to resources, which are limited today, and empowerment, amidst the existing hegemonies. The concept of inclusiveness, in this context, essentially means how to pull out the society from the clutches of such exclusivist forces, which allows greater access and enjoyment to few while others
Comedy illustrates one man’s quest for the knowledge of how to avoid the repercussions of his actions in life so that he may seek salvation in the afterlife. The Divine Comedy establishes a set of moral principles that one must live by in order to reach paradiso. Dante presents these principles in Inferno where each level of Hell has people suffering for the sins they committed during their life. As Dante gets deeper into Hell the degrees of sin get progressively worse as do the severity of punishment
so it does not disappear with the annihilation of the old system. Confucian culture, formed under two thousand years of feudal autocratic rule, not only exists for a long time, but also still has important influence on Chinese contemporary political life and political culture with its strong vitality. The theme of moderation is to educate people consciously to self-improve, self supervise, and self educate, and train themselves have the ideal personality. Fundamentally, the Confucian thinks that the
Richard Horn The importance of ethics in management In view of global crises such as the common threat imposed to the natural environment or the underdevelopment in the Third World (child labor , forced labor , catastrophic working conditions in the factories , etc.) and numerous public and private sector scandals, moral and ethical issues become of general interest to us. More and more people wonder about the meaning and value of economic development. Certainly, the public has grown and expressed
exist. It is metaphysics, a branch of philosophy that people ponder upon. As obscure it might seem, philosophy does apply to everyday practical life and it does not only deal with existential queries. Philosophies’ relevance to life can be seen in many aspects, from our general everyday knowledge, to the questions of right and wrong, and even stemming to the whole structure of society itself. Humans are naturally curious; for thousands of years, people ponder over reasons such as the common question
Ethics is defined as the study of moral standards and how they affect conduct in a society or individual. With such a definition it is not wonder that the idea of what is ethically right or wrong can be interpreted differently depending on whose moral compass you use. Though there are many scholars to choose from I chose two very specific doctrines to evaluate for the purpose of this class. Ayn Rand and John Stuart Mill are two scholarly writers who both developed their own ideas and opinions on
Moral decision-making constitutes an important part of the everyday human life. In this paper, I will examine and contrast Utilitarianism and Kant’s theory of the Categorical Imperative, both, which provide people with a moral structure, and how the issue of etiquettes relates to Kantian Theory. It is important to note that both the theories have their advantages and drawbacks, thus to enable one to make a methodical decision, it is important to understand the basic principles of each. However, in