Monday, October 20, 2008

Ethics at Work

Since there are quite a number of unethical people around, I thought it would be quite fitting to share my two cents worth on what it’s all about. Work ethics include not only how one feels about their job, career or vocation, but also how one does his/her job or responsibilities.
This involves attitude, behavior, respect, communication, and interaction; how one gets along with others. Work ethics demonstrate many things about whom and how a person is. Work ethics involve such characteristics as honesty and accountability. Essentially, work ethics break down to what one does or would do in a particular situation.
The begging question in a situation involves what is right and acceptable, and above board, versus what is wrong, underhanded, and under the table. Throughout the last few years, there have been companies whose work ethic -- honesty, integrity and accountability -- have been rather shady and have a rather negative impact on other people.
This has involved people looking the other way when people have done something questionable, or thinking it would not matter. Work ethics, such as honesty (not lying, cheating, and stealing), doing a job well, valuing what one does, having a sense of purpose and feeling/being a part of a greater vision or plan is vital. Philosophically, if one does not have proper work ethics, a person’s conscience may be bothered. People for the most part have good work ethic(s); we should not only want to do, but desire to do the proper thing in a given situation.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

If you are doing something that you mother will not be proud off at work, stop doing it as it will catch up with you very soon.

Anonymous said...

I will make sure the things that I do is prober and with integrity. Most important is – I can sleep at night.

Anonymous said...

we need to have ethics in our life.

think before we act, we do not want to be HISTORY written in others people life is we lose the ethics!

Anonymous said...

a good work ethics is really hard to have in working environment.

people will do anything and everything just to save their behind in an organization.

i have experienced, my collegue close to me and get all the information and present to my superior and worse, claimed is hers.

another incident, i have a collegue who befriended with me and play and have fun together but ended up say i always bully and not respect her.

not just work ethics, but what is ethics in human at the first place.

important: do not claim things that is not belongs to you.

Anonymous said...

Although you cannot handle your job well. But at least you do not do something to hurt the company. Don't think the nice people will never come after you. Keep your ethics at work. Be responsible to carry yourself well anytime and everywhere.

Anonymous said...

We always must observe strong work ethics no matter where we work, which organization or what kind of industry we are in. Never slap the hand that feeds you.

Anonymous said...

i agree with all of you.

Anonymous said...

some people might say that being ethical or honest is really hard. but if you make it a habit, i dont think it ll be hard.