Ethical Dilemma in the Workplace

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Ethical Dilemma in the Workplace Tammy Edwards BSHS/342 June 18, 2012 Felice Hamilton Ethical Dilemma in the Workplace Each and every day people are faced with issues related to ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas involve a person’s reaction or behavior toward a moral standard, which could be acquired from generations before and passed along (Dogra, 2011). In keeping the morals or standards that have been taught, a person may be forced to act a certain way when making a decision on a behavior that may be un-ethical. This is often what is thought of as an ethical dilemma. Often these types of dilemmas happen within the workplace; therefore the workplace code of ethics was created to handle such dilemmas. The code of ethics helps to assist companies or organizations with the practice of analyzing behavior from employees and ensure they are within company policy and procedures. The code of ethics is used as a guide for employees to make the best possible decisions when faced with issues that may go against what they believe (Neal, 2012). I was once unfortunately faced with an ethical dilemma in my workplace only a few months ago. I am a server at a local restaurant, and each server is required to keep his or her own money bank to make change for the customers. At the end of each shift the server will tally up with the restaurant and either pay in or receive cash, depending on how many people paid with credit cards or cash. I was especially close with one of my coworkers who I will call Kevin. He was a wonderful server and a very hard worker. Kevin was always on time and was a team player in the workplace. I liked Kevin and admired his pleasant attitude. Once on my day off, I came to the restaurant to eat with my Mother and son, Kevin was our server. When our meal was finished, and it was time to pay, I told Kevin I was ready for the check, and he
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