Ann Elkin, who works for Brill Co., has been sent out to conduct two customer ev
ID: 387148 • Letter: A
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Ann Elkin, who works for Brill Co., has been sent out to conduct two customer evaluations, which have gone much more quickly than Ann anticipated. Her supervisor does not expect Ann back until after lunch. It is now 10:30 A.M., and Ann would like to run some personal errands and then go to lunch before returning to work at 1:00 P.M. Should Ann take the time? Would you? Why or why not? Is this any different than if Ann was sitting at her office desk using a work computer to access her personal email, surf the internet, check social media or make personal phone calls on her work phone?
Be sure to consider the categories of ethical values and apply one or two models before reaching your conclusion.( WITH CITATION )
Explanation / Answer
Ann shouldn’t take the time without asking for permission, her free time should be used in a productive way towards to achieve the company’s interest. If she really needed some time off to solve personal issues, she should explain the situation to her boss and ask for a couple of hours to do it. This would be a good sign of integrity. I don’t think I would either, might not be illegal to use the time you should be working, and which you are being paid for, to solve problems of a personal nature, but I am sure it is unethical. If in doubt, to help you decide whether is right or not you can apply TheLaura Nash Model: Can you discuss your decision with your boss, coworkers, friends, and family? Or even try the Front-Page-of-the-Newspaper test: If everybody you know could see in the newspaper what you are about to, would this make you feel uncomfortable? If the answer for the Laura Nash Model is no and for the Front-Page-of-the-Newspaper test is yes, so you should not do it.
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