Ethics
We discussed in a previous class the issue of ethics. I think ethics are particularly important and that any employee must maintain his or her own ethics in the workforce. I am particularly encouraged by the "whistleblowers" at Enron and in other situations, for those people acted upon their beliefs and did what they thought was right.
I shared in class how my parents own a manufacturing company, FesslerUSA. FesslerUSA makes shirts, namely high-end ladies tees. Well, business was up and my parents were happy, but they were faced with an ethical dilemma. Abercrombie & Fitch, a clothing store extremely popular with my generation, was a customer of ours. Their screenprints that they sent for approval did not match my family's core values. They were very crude and just something my parents did not want to manufacture. It was a small issue, but Abercrombie submitted new designs and the problem was solved. Then Abercrombie came out with an XXX magazine that included naked photos and an interview with a porn star.
My parents stopped doing business with Abercrombie, making their ethics a higher priority than keeping Abercrombie as a customer. I am proud of my parents for holding on to their ethics and I hope I can maintain those same ethics as I go into the workforce.
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