Succeeding in the World of Work

Section 2: Ethical Behavior

After You Read Section Review Answers

Review Key Concepts

1. Employee ethics affect the health of relationships between employers and employees, employees and fellow employees, and employees and customers or colleagues.
2. Ways to demonstrate fairness to a fellow employee might include being objective, being a good listener, not gossiping, and not letting personal biases affect your relationship.
3. Actions might include confronting the coworker, clarifying the truth to others, or approaching a supervisor or human resources person (if available).

4. Answers will vary, but most students should agree that ideal employment would not force a person to do things that seem unethical.
5. Summaries should clearly specify the unethical acts of an employer and an employee as well as the steps taken to remedy them.