The ethical issues that can be observed in the film are the need for the Engineers to focus on the human relations and not just the technical aspect of their jobs, since engineering has a direct impact on people. Henry’s daughters outline ethical issues such as the relationships at the workplace and their effect on professionalism (Bairaktarova and Woodcock 18). Additionally, other ethical considerations such as confidentiality, conflict of interest, sexual violation, privacy and favoritism can be observed.
Prioritizing the ethical issues from the most critical to the least critical issues
The most critical ethical issues involve those that are in direct violation of individual rights such as sexual …show more content…
I also place my daughters at the risk of ethical misconduct, knowing that Julie works for a company that has filed allegations against Laura’s company. Bribery of state officials is another ethical concern I should have considered.
b) What are vital considerations to make
My primary role is being a parent; therefore, to avoid the conflict of interest I should make a choice on the company to drop as a client, to give my daughters a chance to grow in their careers. Also, having had an experience on ethical reasoning I would take a chance to advice my daughters on areas they should maintain confidentiality so as to avoid committing ethical mistakes.
c) Where should the required guidance be sought
Laura’s father has a responsibility to talk with each of her daughter’s individually, to understand their career goals and to advise them accordingly. Possibly Laura has more interest and desire to work in engineering and given her experience and license, I could possibly drop OUTOCAR or seek a different job for