Philosophy and Ethics

A detailed Summary of Philosophy and Ethics

Ron is a new employee who works at an auto body shop and faces a dilemma while doing cosmetic repairs to a car. He sees an additional problem that could cause some potential harm, and his boss tells him to ignore it and merely work on the ordered repairs. As an employee Ron must obey the wishes of his boss, but at the same time it would be unacceptable for Ron to ignore the problem completely and not report it to the potential buyer of the car.

One problem that Ron has is with his boss. Obviously, Ron would like to be a good employee and please his boss. He is stuck in a huge ethical dilemma. If he fixes the potential leak, he would be directly disobeying his boss. Employee disobedience could quite possibly lead to a loss of trust that has been placed in him. And trust is an essential component to any relationship.

Another likely problem with disobeying his boss would be the loss of his job. Ron may lose the means of supporting his family. Some may believe this would be a

worthy risk to take for the sake of the potential buyer. However, Ron does have an obligation to follow the orders of his boss.

When he does follow the given directions of his boss Ron will maintain the trust of his boss. He will also be assured no dilem

ma with losing his job the financial support for his family. And at the same time he can still take action to report the life-threatening car malfunction to the future owner of the car.

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In conclusion, I would like to end with the following. In almost every occupation in life, a person will be faced with a dilemma that really tests their moral position and values. If they will only decide ahead of time, I think that they could really save themselves time, heartache, and frustration. Situations like the one discussed above could be preventable. It is essential that all policies be written out for employees so that they know of their obligations as employees and to their customers. I believe that it is best to have as much as possible spelled out. Not only do you protect yourself, as was the case mentioned, but also, there is no confusion for the customer, and the employee.

If Ron decided to keep quiet about the known information, his immoral behavior could lead to more serious problems. If the customer leaves the auto body shop believing his car is in top running condition when in actuality it is not, not only will it have a problem, but left unnoticed, the repair job could cost significantly more than it would have originally. An even more unfortunate consequence of Ron's dishonesty could be bodily injury and/or the death of the car owner since the troubles are life threatening. Ultimately it is his responsibility to do only the repairs that the boss has asked him to do. Then he must report the other

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