Tyler, Jeannie, Margeaux, and Madhukar are sitting around Margeaux’s dining room table and working on a group marketing project. It was 2:00 a.m. They had been at it since 6:00 p.m. and still had several hours of work remaining.
“Oh, the agony,” groans Tyler, pretending to slit his throat with an Exacto knife. “If I never see another photo of a veggie burger, it will be too soon. Why didn’t we choose a more appetizing product to base our project on?”
“I think it had something to do with someone wanting to promote a healthy alternative to greasy hamburgers,” Jeannie replies sarcastically.
“Right,” Tyler answers. “I don’t know what I could have been thinking. Speaking of greasy hamburgers, is anyone else starving? Anyone up for ordering a pizza or something?”
“Sorry, but no one will deliver up here so late,” Margeaux apologizes. “But I have a quiche that I could heat up.”
“Oh, oui, oui,” Tyler quips. “You wish,” Margeaux says. “It came out of a box.”
“Sure, it sounds great. Thanks,” Jeannie says. “I’m hungry too.”
“It doesn’t have any meat in it, does it?” asks Madhukar. “I don’t eat meat.”
“Nope, it’s a cheese and spinach quiche,” Margeaux answers.
Tyler and Margeaux go off to the kitchen to prepare the food. Tyler takes the quiche, which is still in its box, from the refrigerator. “Uh-oh,” he says. “My roommate is a vegetarian, and he won’t buy this brand because it has lard in the crust. Better warn Madhukar. He’s a Hindu, so I imagine it’s pretty important to him.”
“Shhh!” responds Margeaux. “I don’t have anything else to offer him, and he’ll never know the difference anyway. Just pretend you didn’t notice that.”
FOR CONSIDERATION:
Ethical Principles:
1. Ethical communicators are truthful and honest
2. Ethical communicators act with integrity
3. Ethical communicators behave fairly.
4. Ethical communicators demonstrate respect.
5. Ethical communicators are responsible.
6. Ethical communicators are empathetic.
The ethical principals involved in this case are:
Ethical communicators act with integrity-All members decided to prepare food by asking each one of choice.All gave their opinions on what they want to eat and finally agreed upon a mutual decision.
Ethical communicators demonstrate respect-Tyler respected the cultural and ethical norms of Madhukar who belongs to a Hindu family .
Ethical communicators are responsible- when Tyler gets to know about the piece of quiche have lard in the crust she feels responsible for Madhukar to pass on this information because it was related to his religious values.
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