Personal Ethics Statement: My Personal Ethical Statements
Personal Ethics Statement
I determine what is right or wrong by looking at issues through a legal standpoint. “Is what I am about to do against the law?” If not, then I will most likely proceed with the issue. If the decision is illegal, and will result in jail time, I will not follow through on the decision. However, I may also take into account empathy. Putting myself in someone else’s shoes to see how they would feel about it. For example, if I had just bought some supplies from Wal-Mart, and I was given twenty dollars back, instead of the correct change, ten dollars, I would probably keep the money. If the same situation happened but at a small, local convenience store, I would address the issue to the clerk and get the appropriate change back.
My personal ethics perspective is molded through the influences of my parent’s morals and values, my schools values, and my ability to empathize with others. For instance, whenever dealing with an ethical decision, I inherently think, “how would all parties involved in a situation feel after I made some decision?” If the benefits outweighed the costs, I would …show more content…
In other words, if I cannot even stay true to my ethical foundations – the basic values I stand for – I can only be looked at as a hypocrite and in essence, I stand for nothing.
The world is more competitive than ever now. More people are competing for the same things, and when companies compete, the inferior ones fail. No one wants to fail, and when companies have already cut staff, lowered profit margins, and outsourced work, sometimes companies feel the only place they can find an edge is through unethical tactics. Also, I think greed is more prevalent than ever. Greed for money and greed for
I determine what is right or wrong by looking at issues through a legal standpoint. “Is what I am about to do against the law?” If not, then I will most likely proceed with the issue. If the decision is illegal, and will result in jail time, I will not follow through on the decision. However, I may also take into account empathy. Putting myself in someone else’s shoes to see how they would feel about it. For example, if I had just bought some supplies from Wal-Mart, and I was given twenty dollars back, instead of the correct change, ten dollars, I would probably keep the money. If the same situation happened but at a small, local convenience store, I would address the issue to the clerk and get the appropriate change back.
My personal ethics perspective is molded through the influences of my parent’s morals and values, my schools values, and my ability to empathize with others. For instance, whenever dealing with an ethical decision, I inherently think, “how would all parties involved in a situation feel after I made some decision?” If the benefits outweighed the costs, I would …show more content…
In other words, if I cannot even stay true to my ethical foundations – the basic values I stand for – I can only be looked at as a hypocrite and in essence, I stand for nothing.
The world is more competitive than ever now. More people are competing for the same things, and when companies compete, the inferior ones fail. No one wants to fail, and when companies have already cut staff, lowered profit margins, and outsourced work, sometimes companies feel the only place they can find an edge is through unethical tactics. Also, I think greed is more prevalent than ever. Greed for money and greed for