Bshs/332 Ethical Dilemmas
Renarta Mentis University of phoenix Theresa Edwards BSHS/332 Ethical Dilemma in the work place October 13, 2014
What is Ethical Dilemma’s in the workplace? A dilemma usually arises when there is conflict between staff, and their individual opinion. An Ethical dilemma may occur within two or more people, almost all workplace has ethical dilemma’s reason is staff may all come from different socio-economic backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs. Ethical Dilemma’s in the work place are common issues, and can be a daunting issue. It can cause an employee not to like their job, or cause a bad impression on others. Many of the different dilemma’s that can …show more content…
be faced are favoritism, sexual harassment, termination of an employee without notice, unnecessary delay in pay, working for more than one organization, not doing your job, and taking excessive leave, the list can go on and on. It can also cause a person to have unwanted stress.
As a counselor one’s job title is working as a trainer on the floor assisting developmental adults with piece work, counseling individuals when needed, and complying with state guidelines, ensuring that all yearly documents are received, and filed, Individualized service plans are done twice a year, and ensuring the health and safety of all individuals. Each case load consist of 10-20 individuals. This work usually comes with a dead line, sometimes it also comes with all staff assisting with the order, to ensure that it is completed, checked, packed, and shipped in a timely fashion. Employee X was hired as a counselor on his first day on the job his job duties was again told, along with his training.
However he refused to work as everyone else. Many of times he has been caught locked away in the office refusing to help or assist with the other individuals. Counselor Z has spoken to counselor X, however nothing has changed. Eventually counselor Z went to her director, and informed them of the situation. Upon speaking to the director, counselor Z was informed that they would have a staff meeting with the department during the meeting counselor X stated that he’s always on the floor. Once again the job description was given to all employees. The director even established a rotating schedule in case the need arise that additional staff was needed on the floor. This plan indicated office duties, each counselor will have one day where you were allotted to complete all office work and the other office work days was split. Where one counselor was on the floor at all times while the other counselor had office duties. This seemed to work for a while. This seemed to Correcting the Ethical Dilemma of the work place.
Counselor X started hiding away in the office, once again refusing to help on the floor. One day we were so short staff and needed as much help as possible, the director pulled staff from other departments to assist us as we had reached the companies dead line, and the order was going to be picked up for shipment by the close of business. Counselor X stated that it was his office day, and he was not leaving his office. Counselor Z went to the director once again, and stressed her concerns, at the end of the day the director called a staff meeting, for an in service on what job titles
were.
When asked what was the issues or conflicts that the department had, or if there was any concerns that needed to be rectified no one said anything, not to mention that many of the other employees had the same concerns. I finally said I had something to say I stated exactly what the issue was. The director gave counselor X a chance to defend himself, and of course he never admitted to doing anything wrong. The director stated that a counselor’s job is just as important, as any other position in the facility. The director also stated effective immediately no counselor will be in the office any one day in any given week. All counselors will be allowed one day of choice to do paper work, if for any reason staff is needed on the floor another day will be assigned either that week or the following week to ensure that all work is completed in a timely fashion. It seemed as if this problem was not going to get rectified. I was not sure if the director has ever spoke to counselor X, it was unclear if he even understood his job. After weeks, of the same behavior going on. I started to think there is some type of favoritism. I could not put my hands on the situation. I finally went to the union. I was not sure if this was the right thing to do, however the company felt strong about stealing company money, which this was because he did no work.
As an outsider do you feel that this situation was handled in the correct way? If you were the director can you think of a better way of dealing with this situation? If I was the director 1 verbal, 1 written, and a final would have been all that it should have taken. Eventually the director transferred to a different facility, and counselor X was fired. This situation went on for more than 8 months. This ethical Dilemma not only affected staff but it also affected the individuals that we serviced. Even though a person cannot see tension, it was there the way that staff usually flowed together was so off track. Now that the union was involved the company has implemented the 3 strike rule.
In conclusion to the Ethical Dilemma’s that are found in many areas of the work place. As all employees come from different walks of life, have different beliefs, and believe what there culture’s believe in. Many people will experience Ethical Dilemma’s in the work place, however can it be avoided, can companies have enough in place to avoid situations like this or many others from happen again. No one ever wants to deal with certain dilemmas especially where one has to work.
References
Smith, W. (1980) Commentary on
Gilligan. In C. Gilligan, The effect of social institutions on the moral development of children and adolescents. Bulletin of the Menninger
Clinic, 44, 516–522.
Smith, T., McGuire, J., Abbott, D., &
Blau, B. (1991). Clinical ethical decision making: An investigation of the rationales used to justify doing less than one believes one should.
Professional Psychology: Research and
Practice, 22, 235–239.
Solomon, R. C. (1993). Ethics: A short introduction. Dubuque, IA: Brown &
Benchmark.
What is Ethical Dilemma’s in the workplace? A dilemma usually arises when there is conflict between staff, and their individual opinion. An Ethical dilemma may occur within two or more people, almost all workplace has ethical dilemma’s reason is staff may all come from different socio-economic backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs. Ethical Dilemma’s in the work place are common issues, and can be a daunting issue. It can cause an employee not to like their job, or cause a bad impression on others. Many of the different dilemma’s that can …show more content…
be faced are favoritism, sexual harassment, termination of an employee without notice, unnecessary delay in pay, working for more than one organization, not doing your job, and taking excessive leave, the list can go on and on. It can also cause a person to have unwanted stress.
As a counselor one’s job title is working as a trainer on the floor assisting developmental adults with piece work, counseling individuals when needed, and complying with state guidelines, ensuring that all yearly documents are received, and filed, Individualized service plans are done twice a year, and ensuring the health and safety of all individuals. Each case load consist of 10-20 individuals. This work usually comes with a dead line, sometimes it also comes with all staff assisting with the order, to ensure that it is completed, checked, packed, and shipped in a timely fashion. Employee X was hired as a counselor on his first day on the job his job duties was again told, along with his training.
However he refused to work as everyone else. Many of times he has been caught locked away in the office refusing to help or assist with the other individuals. Counselor Z has spoken to counselor X, however nothing has changed. Eventually counselor Z went to her director, and informed them of the situation. Upon speaking to the director, counselor Z was informed that they would have a staff meeting with the department during the meeting counselor X stated that he’s always on the floor. Once again the job description was given to all employees. The director even established a rotating schedule in case the need arise that additional staff was needed on the floor. This plan indicated office duties, each counselor will have one day where you were allotted to complete all office work and the other office work days was split. Where one counselor was on the floor at all times while the other counselor had office duties. This seemed to work for a while. This seemed to Correcting the Ethical Dilemma of the work place.
Counselor X started hiding away in the office, once again refusing to help on the floor. One day we were so short staff and needed as much help as possible, the director pulled staff from other departments to assist us as we had reached the companies dead line, and the order was going to be picked up for shipment by the close of business. Counselor X stated that it was his office day, and he was not leaving his office. Counselor Z went to the director once again, and stressed her concerns, at the end of the day the director called a staff meeting, for an in service on what job titles
were.
When asked what was the issues or conflicts that the department had, or if there was any concerns that needed to be rectified no one said anything, not to mention that many of the other employees had the same concerns. I finally said I had something to say I stated exactly what the issue was. The director gave counselor X a chance to defend himself, and of course he never admitted to doing anything wrong. The director stated that a counselor’s job is just as important, as any other position in the facility. The director also stated effective immediately no counselor will be in the office any one day in any given week. All counselors will be allowed one day of choice to do paper work, if for any reason staff is needed on the floor another day will be assigned either that week or the following week to ensure that all work is completed in a timely fashion. It seemed as if this problem was not going to get rectified. I was not sure if the director has ever spoke to counselor X, it was unclear if he even understood his job. After weeks, of the same behavior going on. I started to think there is some type of favoritism. I could not put my hands on the situation. I finally went to the union. I was not sure if this was the right thing to do, however the company felt strong about stealing company money, which this was because he did no work.
As an outsider do you feel that this situation was handled in the correct way? If you were the director can you think of a better way of dealing with this situation? If I was the director 1 verbal, 1 written, and a final would have been all that it should have taken. Eventually the director transferred to a different facility, and counselor X was fired. This situation went on for more than 8 months. This ethical Dilemma not only affected staff but it also affected the individuals that we serviced. Even though a person cannot see tension, it was there the way that staff usually flowed together was so off track. Now that the union was involved the company has implemented the 3 strike rule.
In conclusion to the Ethical Dilemma’s that are found in many areas of the work place. As all employees come from different walks of life, have different beliefs, and believe what there culture’s believe in. Many people will experience Ethical Dilemma’s in the work place, however can it be avoided, can companies have enough in place to avoid situations like this or many others from happen again. No one ever wants to deal with certain dilemmas especially where one has to work.
References
Smith, W. (1980) Commentary on
Gilligan. In C. Gilligan, The effect of social institutions on the moral development of children and adolescents. Bulletin of the Menninger
Clinic, 44, 516–522.
Smith, T., McGuire, J., Abbott, D., &
Blau, B. (1991). Clinical ethical decision making: An investigation of the rationales used to justify doing less than one believes one should.
Professional Psychology: Research and
Practice, 22, 235–239.
Solomon, R. C. (1993). Ethics: A short introduction. Dubuque, IA: Brown &
Benchmark.