What Does Ethics Mean To Me

I think like most people, what ethics means to me is when you are in a tough situation using your morels and values to make the right decision. Trying to weigh between the good and the bad. I have experienced this first hand working in Human Resources and dealing with people from all different type of backgrounds. Sometimes your personal feelings and beliefs can make the right or fair decision feel wrong. I had to learn not to let my emotions affect the right decision. I also realized having ethics in a workplace sets a boundary line to keep employees from doing things that could end up getting them fired. After conducting so many orientations it amazed me on how some people think. I worked for a retail store, and I would have to tell the

new employees that if you consume food before you pay for it is considered theft even if you plan on paying for it later. Another thing we talked about was having other people clock you in before arriving is stealing time. I was amazed that people just didn’t already know this; because I would never do something like that it’s not the way I was raised. I realized that if we didn’t express this and set a standard of ethics a company would not be protected. I think ethics is extremely important in all aspects of life. I feel with out ethics people would be stealing, committing murder, assault, fraud, and so many other horrible things. People would not be able to choose what is right from wrong.