Playing It Safe! Avoiding Ethical Risk at Work
It would be so convenient if our daily ethical dilemmas at work were a little more black and white. The complexities of our workday world may resemble a T.V. miniseries more than a day at the office. Who doesn't struggle with workplace ethical decisions when the waters are so muddy? It's not easy when the context, people, costs, and other variables cloud the situation.
The bottom line is this: if ever in doubt, choose to err on the side of safety rather than take a chance at being wrong. Most employees won't ever test their ethical mettle resisting a high-profile scandal, but every employee will likely face numerous ethical decisions on any given day at work.
Ask yourself, "Is there any kind of ethical impropriety here?" If you have any doubt whatsoever, just say "no." The irony is that our ethical choices in the little stuff get us in the biggest trouble. And that "little stuff" is usually the stuff that we let slide by as "no big deal."
If something smells fishy it probably is. You should make a habit of simply choosing the ethical high road if you have any doubt in the matter. Don't wait. Do it quickly before you talk yourself out of it. How much mental and emotional energy do you spend in mind games and moral debates when you should have just said "no" in the first place?
Remember that the creators of workplace ethics codes expect you to take their words at face value and not read between the lines or interpret them for your own benefit. Of course, you might prefer to take your chances.
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