the analyst's dilimma
The Analyst’s Dilemma
Amy’s dilemma can be concluded as the difficult decision to commit loyalty to her employer or to her best friend. And I think she should keep her promise to Lori.
The article emphasizes that the loyalty to employer in investment banking industry is so crucial that it usually takes precedence over personal health, family and friends. And Amy and Lori’s friendship is of great importance too, given the long time they spent together as well as the help they offered to each other before. This supplementary information reflects what a difficult position Amy runs into.
In my opinion, regardless how complicated or fatal the dilemma is, laws always come first in decision making process. Avoidance the risk of jail, by all means, should take precedence over any kind of loyalty or friendship. We know so many cases that ignorance to law leads disastrous consequences. In the hearings about President Clinton’s sexual scandal, Miss Lewinsky seemed to have a dilemma about whether to tell the truth or not. This was actually not a dilemma because perjury at court is criminal. But she made the wrong choice and broke the law.
Amy should seek 3rd party’s legal advice for her dilemma first. If no legitimate issue is found here,
I believe there’s no so called ‘right answer’ here and the final decision is purely based on personal belief and values, and sometimes, kind of wisdom. Some situation turns out to be false dilemma that a 3rd choice, which is better than either of the 2, settles everything. For example,
Steve Lewis, the protagonist in ‘Discipline of Building Character’, whose solution to actively participate the important event not only seized the good opportunity in his own business improvement, but also averted as a ‘black token’.
However, it seems not so easy for Amy to find a ‘think-out-of-box’ solution. Then she has to rely on her own ethic code and values. A choice must be made between the loyalties to her employer, which she
Amy’s dilemma can be concluded as the difficult decision to commit loyalty to her employer or to her best friend. And I think she should keep her promise to Lori.
The article emphasizes that the loyalty to employer in investment banking industry is so crucial that it usually takes precedence over personal health, family and friends. And Amy and Lori’s friendship is of great importance too, given the long time they spent together as well as the help they offered to each other before. This supplementary information reflects what a difficult position Amy runs into.
In my opinion, regardless how complicated or fatal the dilemma is, laws always come first in decision making process. Avoidance the risk of jail, by all means, should take precedence over any kind of loyalty or friendship. We know so many cases that ignorance to law leads disastrous consequences. In the hearings about President Clinton’s sexual scandal, Miss Lewinsky seemed to have a dilemma about whether to tell the truth or not. This was actually not a dilemma because perjury at court is criminal. But she made the wrong choice and broke the law.
Amy should seek 3rd party’s legal advice for her dilemma first. If no legitimate issue is found here,
I believe there’s no so called ‘right answer’ here and the final decision is purely based on personal belief and values, and sometimes, kind of wisdom. Some situation turns out to be false dilemma that a 3rd choice, which is better than either of the 2, settles everything. For example,
Steve Lewis, the protagonist in ‘Discipline of Building Character’, whose solution to actively participate the important event not only seized the good opportunity in his own business improvement, but also averted as a ‘black token’.
However, it seems not so easy for Amy to find a ‘think-out-of-box’ solution. Then she has to rely on her own ethic code and values. A choice must be made between the loyalties to her employer, which she