Creigton's Decision...Why it Affected His Job
The Jonah Creighton Case presented a very important concept that most people don’t consider in their job. If you were presented with a life/ job- altering decision to make, would you make the decision that is better for you, or better for what you believe in? Most people believe that it’s easy to make a decision, that all you have to do is make the right decision according to your principles. In the job world, a decision, such as the one Creighton had to make, is thought of more in terms of consequences. What will happen to me? Will I get fired? These are the guiding questions that Jonah faced. When facing these questions, I believe that losing his job should have been Jonah’s greatest fear. He should have been guided by what he believed in, yet in this process he should have had a keen idea of the consequences of his actions. This would have helped him handle the situation much better. Instead of Jonah saying, “That’s not right... I can’t let that happen!” He should have been saying, “That should not be acceptable in this company, especially since we value diversity.” The rationale of the second statement could have affected his job/ life- altering situation more positively. In reacting how he did, he completely deteriorated the prospects of a job as prestigious and financially secure as the one he had.
Comments