anupamadw wrote:
Hi
NCSU has below essay topic :
Please describe a specific example of when your ethics have been challenged, preferably in a professional environment. How has this situation impacted your behavior?
I am not really sure what I can write,but could you please tell me whether below could be considered Ethical dilemma?
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While I was at client site, there was a situation in which code was malfunctioning.That specific code had lot of dependency and work was getting stuck.Problem was more severe because if one file fails, next every file will fail.....I knew resolution to the problem and I had login/password to access database to fix the same, but I was not owner of database and it could be security breach..if client reveals it, not just me,my organization could be in trouble. At the same time Business user at client site were furious,according to them if I can do, i should not wait and make business suffer........for one moment I decided to fix issue and make clients happy but I chose not do so.
Situation was worsening as database owners were not responding and it was tough time for me to handle situation at client site...
Finally on third day I got approval from OPS manager to fix code, i quickly fixed the same officially and all backlog was cleared.
Eventhough business users very unhappy because of the delays, I apologized explaining the situation.
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Above is draft, please let me know your comments.
Thank you
Anupama
Dear Anupama,
I have a feeling that your story could work, but you will need to focus more on the dilemna - how to decide what to do the right thing rather than getting lost in the facts.
Hope this helps!
Best,
JF