Ethics are more than knowing what is right and wrong; they are the good moral judgements we use to make the right choices for “the common good”. When first hearing “the common good”, one can’t help one’s mind from wondering to George Orwell’s, 1984; a dystopian and political fiction novel, whose protagonist mentally battles the cohesion of his personal ethical views and those enforced by “Big Brother”. 1984 concludes with the protagonist choosing to abide by Big Brothers ethical standards. Today, colleges have courses solely focused on business ethics and students are being educated on the right and wrong choices as viewed by our society. Education, leading by example, and past experiences, are the framework for ethical growth. Psychologist, Lawrence Kohlberg, is credited with being one of the first to research the development of ethics. He researched a person’s ability to deal with ethical choices and whether they can evolve later in life. Kohlberg discovered that ethics don’t develop all at once but slowly over time. He broke ethics down …show more content…
Corporate had taught me to remove the products on the self, place new products behind, check the expiration dates of the food I put back, while making sure to “face” the surrounding products. My time did not improve, leading to a discussion with my manager. When I inquired to how others finished quickly, I was given no explanation. The following week a coworker joined me. She started throwing things on the shelves, putting new grocery products in front of old ones and if they didn’t fit shoving them behind other less crowded goods, never checking dates. When my aisle was reviewed, it appeared messy but since I had finished early I was encouraged to “keep up the good work”. My coworker and I both attended the same corporate training, why were our work ethics so