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Ethical Scenarios

Case number one involves an individual dilemma that pits professional life against personal life. The case offers a scenario where an individual is able to develop a special talent (creative, academic, athletic, etc.) that might bring pleasure to thousands of people. However, the cost of doing so will entail enormous work and energy being devoted to the development of that talent. This will come instead of and at the expense of other activities enjoyed by the individual and/or quality time spent with family. As such, developing this talent will require accepting personal limitations despite its impact on large numbers of people.

Reflecting on this case made me recognize certain values I hold. I am much too family-oriented to wish to spend the largest percentage of my time away from my family. I would enjoy bringing pleasure to thousands of others, but I would not be happy if I could only do so by losing valuable quality time with my family. Furthermore, I enjoy too many interests to wish to be limited to one primarily. Therefore, my ethical principle based on this value would be: Decisions that an individual makes must be based on whether or not they bring happiness to the individual, not based on whether or not they bring happiness to others.

Case number two is a more detailed scenario. In this case a person in a management position is responsible for hiring new employees. An ethical dilemma arises when a friend of the managerÆs applies for a job opening. The friend has been supportive and even helped pay for the training that got the manager his position. The friend is trustworthy and hardworking, and knowing her, the manager knows she will work even harder since she knows his reputation is at stake. Another candidate is a bit better qualified but the law and the company permit the manager to hire the candidate he believes is the best person for the job.

It took me a long time to contemplate any kind of de...

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