Sunday, September 29, 2013

Ethical Situation

In one of my previous jobs, I found myself in an uncomfortable situation.  Because I was so young, I was not quite sure how to handle the situation.  The manager above me was married, which I hold to be sacred.  About once a week, a gentleman would come in and disrupt her work.  He would come in and flirt with her or take her to lunch or go into the break room together.  I didn't ask to many questions but was told that they were "just friends".  If her husband were to call and she was gone or busy with this gentleman, I was told to tell her husband that she was not available and was in a meeting.  Whether she was having an affair or not, it was none of my business.  I was just concerned that she was being paid to be there working and she would often be too busy doing personal things.  I even saw, on multiple occasions, that she would be in chat rooms and dating websites during working hours.  I never brought it up to the boss above her because I was afraid of retaliation.    Overall, I loved working for this company; I just wish I would have had a better manager to look up to.

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