Ethical Issue Summary

Current paper focuses on ethical issue which existed in Operation and Maintenance Sector in the Ministry of Defense where I worked for five years as a mechanical engineer. Specifically, it focuses on discrimination issue which existed among employees. There were experienced employees who were unwilling to help new colleagues and interns, and that led to many misunderstandings and psychological tension within organization. As a result, performance level dropped, and the Operation and Maintenance sector was not performing as well as it used to.

I, as a mechanical engineer, decided to fix the situation. Firstly, I made senior workers see the consequences of their actions. They saw that ignorance, lack of interest and respect toward their colleagues had negative effects on the entire organization because the performance was decreasing, and people were developing negative attitudes toward the job. Secondly, I talked to the younger employees, motivating them to become more open and eager about learning new things regarding their positions and professions. Thirdly, I organized communication between experienced and younger workers, so they were able to move past their differences and misunderstandings and exchanged with each other important ideas. This way, the employees finally became a team that consisted of people willing to help each other as well as provide their coworkers with a professional advice.

Later on, I strengthened the importance of code of ethics for the organization, so every employee followed it. People within Operation and Maintenance sector realized that their previous behavior had many negative consequences for the organization, so they decided to change, and were able to do it. They improved their behavior, meeting ethical requirements and acting in accordance with code of ethics. This way, an ethical issue was solved, the organization started working well again, and there was no psychological tension anymore.