Do you agree that personal morals must not get in the way of one’s career?

Assignment Attitudes toward Workplace Ethics

Consider this statement from a respondent in a recent survey of ethical decision-making among young public relations professionals (remember that ethics and morals are not necessarily the same thing and that “ethics” are culturally constructed—that is, what is ethical for one population, nation, or organization is not necessarily true for another. There are macro-level ethics such as societal and micro-level ethics such as what we might find in the organizational culture.):

“At this point in my life, a job is a job, and in terms of ethics, I’ll do what I have to do to keep my job; my personal feelings will take a back seat. With the economy so bad, it’s just one of those things. I can’t afford to let my personal feelings complicate my career.”

Questions: Do you agree that personal morals must not get in the way of one’s career? Under what circumstances would you reserve comment and keep focused on your own work?

Discuss this view in writing, in light of what you read in this chapter 1 and 2  and outside sources. Your well-written paper must adhere to the following parameters:

• 3 pages in length, not including the title and reference pages.
• 2-3 references cited in the assignment. Remember, you must support your thinking/opinions and prior knowledge with references; all facts must be supported; in-text references used throughout the assignment must be included in an APA-formatted reference list.