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At a workplace where we spend most of our time, we are sometimes faced with unethical circumstances. Some examples of unethical behavior would be having a coworker ask you to clock him or her in or out of work, falsifying documents, or taking something that belongs to the company. It is then we have to stop and ask ourselves is the situation legal? Is it fair? Would I want to be treated this way? Do I feel like I’m in the wrong by the actions I am taking? In the situation Daryl is in we have to ask those questions.
Daryl’s actions are not ethical because he is using company paid employees during work hours to do non related tasks which is also taking valuable time away from the company. It’s also not ethical because he is asking them to do things that are not related to their work. He is making them feel obligated to do it for him or face certain consequences such as complications between them and Daryl, their direct supervisor. It could even give them the fear of being terminated from their job. I would handle this situation by politely letting Daryl know that the tasks he has given to the secretary and interns are affecting the workplace by preventing them from doing their job to their fullest ability. It is limiting the time they have to spend on other employees work related