Vocabulary
truthful, sincere
What is a SMART GOAL?
Your office provides free snacks in the breakroom for employees. You start taking a few for the ride home from work.
What is unethical? Theft of product.
You are late for your job interview. Do you cancel, reschedule or show up late? Do you have a better idea?
-Call them as soon as you know you are running late to give them a heads up
-Be honest about how late you may be
-Ask if they will still able to take you when you get there or if it is possible to reschedule
Ethical or Unethical?
Your friend comes to the fast food place you work at. They ask you to hook them up with some extra fries. You do it.
What is unethical?
It is theft.
It is important to be truthful and sincere in the workplace when making decisions so that your coworkers can trust you and to maintain a positive relationship with them.
What is honesty?
You always arrive and clock in at work 5 minutes early.
What is unethical? Time theft
You are low on cash and ran out of gas but, thankfully you made it to work. When you are counting the cash register at the end of the night, you notice that the register has $5 more than it's supposed to have. What do you do?
You leave the money in the store's possession and make a note that the drawer was $5 over. You DO NOT take the money.
Ethical or unethical?
You work at a clothing store. Instead of throwing away used coupons from customers, you take them home to give to your friends and family.
What is unethical?
This is still theft. Even if the coupons still technically work. By taking them and redistributing them to people, you are essentially stealing/allowing others to steal from the company you work for. It does not matter if it means more people will come in.
Always make sure that you are on time for work and anything work-related. This is important because people will be able to rely on you as well as show that you care about your job.
What is punctual?
When you are on time
What is punctual?
Your friend shows up to every shift on time but after they clock in, they always go to the bathroom to change into their uniform. You confront them and tell them that they need to show up earlier and change before clocking in or they will get in trouble.
What is ethical?
Informing them to give them the chance to change the behavior.
You are running late for an important meeting. What do you do from the time you know you are running late, to the time you get to the meeting?
-Email your boss/person runnning the meeting to let them know you are running late
-Get to the meeting as safely and quickly as possible
-Enter the room as quietly as possible.
-Wait until the end to ask questions but do not ask what you missed. Get that information from your boss after the meeting
These two types of ethics refer to how to properly behave in society and at work.
What are social and professional ethics?
Even if you don't like everyone you work with, it is important to consider everyone's feelings when saying or doing something that impacts others in the office.
What is considerate?
Doing what is right, even when no one is watching.
What is integrity?
Your school does not provide you with a Netflix account so you log into your personal Netflix account on your work computer to show your students a documentary in Civics class.
What is ethical?
Although it is a personal streaming account, you are utilizing it for educational/work purposes. As long as you don't save your login information and password to it or use it for personal reasons, you should be fine.
You are a construction worker. You notice that one of your coworkers occasionally comes to work smelling of alcohol. What do you do?
The ethical response would be to report it to your supervisor. This employee could potentially put themselves as well as others at risk. This goes for office jobs as well.
Deciding whether to add co-workers on social media is an example of this kind of ethics.
What is professional ethics?
It is important to always do and say what is most appropriate while at work so that you represent yourself and your company well. It also makes your coworkers more comfortable around you.
What is tactful?
Doing and saying what is most appropriate.
What is tactful?
You work for a local grocery store. One day, you notice someone stealing a few items. You let them leave without saying something to them. Your boss fires you for not intervening.
What is unethical?
Unless you are security, it is unethical for you to confront anyone who is shoplifting. You or another person could get hurt and you/the company may be found liable.
You work at a fast food restaurant. A disgruntled customer comes in to complain. They are being loud, aggressive and swearing at you. What is the most ethical response?
Try to calm them down.
Speak to them without yelling or swearing back
Get the manager
Call police if behavior continues and they refuse to leave.
Your reputation at work is called this.
What is my professional brand?
It is important to treat your employees the same and have a set of expectations and rules that everyone must follow. This is so that employees know what to expect from you.
What is consistent?