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What responsibilities do employees have to coworkers and to the company, as well as to themselves, when they are on the job? (credit, clockwise from top left): modification of \u201cCall Centre 2006\u201d by \u201cAaronY\u201d\/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0; credit: modification of \u201clos bolleros\u201d by Agust\u00edn Ruiz\/Flickr, CC BY 2.0; credit: modification of \u201cTraining\u201d by Cory Zanker\/Flickr, CC BY 4.0; credit: modification of \u201cAfghan women at a textile factory in Kabul\u201d by Andrea Salazar\/Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain; credit: modification of \u201cGenoPheno\u201d by Cory Zanker\/Flickr, CC BY 4.0; credit: modification of \u201cGroup\u201d by Cory Zanker\/Flickr, CC BY 4.0; credit: modification of \u201cdoin\u2019 work\u201d by Nick Allen\/Flickr, CC BY 2.0)<\/div>\r\n\r\n\"This<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

What Employers Owe Employees<\/a> discussed the duties, obligations, and responsibilities managers and companies owe their employees. This chapter looks at the other side of that relationship to weigh the ethical dimensions of being a worthy employee and responsible coworker ((Figure)<\/a>).<\/p>\r\n

Coworkers may express their opinions differently, for instance, agreeing or disagreeing, perhaps in very animated ways. Although we and our peers at work may not see eye to eye on every issue, we work best when we understand the need to get along and to show a degree of loyalty to our employer and each other, as well as to ourselves, our values, and our own best interests. Balancing these factors requires a concerted effort.<\/p>\r\n

What would you do, for example, if one of your coworkers were being bullied or harassed by another employee or a manager? Suppose a former colleague tried to recruit you to her new firm. What is the ethical action for you to take? How would you react if you learned your company\u2019s managers were behaving unethically or breaking the law? Who could you tell, and what could you expect as a result? What is the right response if a client or customer behaves badly toward you as an employee representing your firm? How do you provide good customer service and support the company brand in the face of difficult working conditions?<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\nLicenses and Attributions<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThis chapter contains an adaptation of the OpenStax Business Ethics<\/a><\/u> textbook. The original work was licensed under the Attribution 4.0 International \u2014 CC BY 4.0 license<\/a><\/u>. The list of prior contributors can be found in the Front Matter<\/a> of this text.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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What responsibilities do employees have to coworkers and to the company, as well as to themselves, when they are on the job? (credit, clockwise from top left): modification of \u201cCall Centre 2006\u201d by \u201cAaronY\u201d\/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0; credit: modification of \u201clos bolleros\u201d by Agust\u00edn Ruiz\/Flickr, CC BY 2.0; credit: modification of \u201cTraining\u201d by Cory Zanker\/Flickr, CC BY 4.0; credit: modification of \u201cAfghan women at a textile factory in Kabul\u201d by Andrea Salazar\/Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain; credit: modification of \u201cGenoPheno\u201d by Cory Zanker\/Flickr, CC BY 4.0; credit: modification of \u201cGroup\u201d by Cory Zanker\/Flickr, CC BY 4.0; credit: modification of \u201cdoin\u2019 work\u201d by Nick Allen\/Flickr, CC BY 2.0)<\/div>\n


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What Employers Owe Employees<\/a> discussed the duties, obligations, and responsibilities managers and companies owe their employees. This chapter looks at the other side of that relationship to weigh the ethical dimensions of being a worthy employee and responsible coworker ((Figure)<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Coworkers may express their opinions differently, for instance, agreeing or disagreeing, perhaps in very animated ways. Although we and our peers at work may not see eye to eye on every issue, we work best when we understand the need to get along and to show a degree of loyalty to our employer and each other, as well as to ourselves, our values, and our own best interests. Balancing these factors requires a concerted effort.<\/p>\n

What would you do, for example, if one of your coworkers were being bullied or harassed by another employee or a manager? Suppose a former colleague tried to recruit you to her new firm. What is the ethical action for you to take? How would you react if you learned your company\u2019s managers were behaving unethically or breaking the law? Who could you tell, and what could you expect as a result? What is the right response if a client or customer behaves badly toward you as an employee representing your firm? How do you provide good customer service and support the company brand in the face of difficult working conditions?<\/p>\n

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Licenses and Attributions<\/strong><\/p>\n

This chapter contains an adaptation of the OpenStax Business Ethics<\/a><\/u> textbook. The original work was licensed under the Attribution 4.0 International \u2014 CC BY 4.0 license<\/a><\/u>. The list of prior contributors can be found in the Front Matter<\/a> of this text.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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