Case Study On The Production Of Milkshake Mix At Eastern Dairy

Identification of Dilemma
George is a college student working a summer job on the overnight shift in the production of milkshake mix at Eastern Dairy. The job is highly important to him because he is making great money in comparison to previous experiences and he is intending to save the money to help cover expenses once he and his significant other, Cathy, get married and he returns to school. That said, the job is not one he intends to keep long-term as he plans to only stay through the summer.
On the night shift, there is no manager, but one co-worker who seems to have taken charge of the small crew, Paul. Paul has concerned himself with only the two objectives expected of the night shift by management, complete production orders and
Paul explains that the remaining processes used to prepare the mix, before the milkshake is actually poured into a cup for the consumer, will kill any bacteria. He further explains that no one will ever know and that removing the filters is the only way to complete production for the night and for the crew to get home on time. George is struggling with making the decision to follow the suggestion made by Paul, or alert management that 500 gallons of milkshake mix is
When making an ethical decision using this philosophy, a person would consider what was best for the group, even though that decision may have a negative impact on a smaller group, or a lesser negative impact. An example of this would be if a person is leading a large group of people in a race. There are two prizes given, $200 to the leader that gets to the end fastest with at least one other team member, and a prize of to the team that gets to the finish with all the team members of $200 for each member. The leader with a utilitarian ethical outlook would likely choose to stick with their team to the finish line so that the entire group could benefit from winning $200 each as opposed to only the leader winning a