Does This Milkshake Taste Funny
Thomas, Bevon
Does this Milkshake Taste Funny. George Stein a college student has lived a very sheltered and comfortable middle class life style. George’s interests are few:-hanging out with his friends, cars and his girlfriend. He had very little interest in attending college, however due to his parents’ insistence and cajoling they were able to have George attend college for one year. George was home for the summer working at Eastern Dairy, a local dairy manufactures that produced milk shake mixes and ice cream. This was the first “real job” for George, and he was very elated with the salary he was receiving. Everything for George seemed to be going great, he was making more money than he imagined; he got along well with the other employees on his shift; the job was not extremely exhaustive and he imagined he could make a career working at the plant, no need for him to return to college. That was until George was faced with an ethical problem, which would either cause him to act unethically and ignore the situation, or act responsibly and ethically. On this particular evening while conducting his duties George found the pipes leading to the milkshake vat was leaking, on further inspection it became clear that the pipes were blocked due to maggots. He brought the matter to the attention of Paul the “self appointed” shift leader who didn’t seem too concerned and advised George to remove the pipes and clean the filters. The problem of the leaking pipes reoccurred a few minutes later, and George again brought the matter to the attention of Paul, who advised that George remove the filters as nothing would happen to the mix as it would be pasteurized, in an effort to complete the nights work so that everyone would be able to leave on time.
Thomas, Bevon George was concerned for the individuals consuming the contaminated as they could become ill. He felt some level of moral duty to the consumers. The decision that George needed to make was a difficult one on one
Does this Milkshake Taste Funny. George Stein a college student has lived a very sheltered and comfortable middle class life style. George’s interests are few:-hanging out with his friends, cars and his girlfriend. He had very little interest in attending college, however due to his parents’ insistence and cajoling they were able to have George attend college for one year. George was home for the summer working at Eastern Dairy, a local dairy manufactures that produced milk shake mixes and ice cream. This was the first “real job” for George, and he was very elated with the salary he was receiving. Everything for George seemed to be going great, he was making more money than he imagined; he got along well with the other employees on his shift; the job was not extremely exhaustive and he imagined he could make a career working at the plant, no need for him to return to college. That was until George was faced with an ethical problem, which would either cause him to act unethically and ignore the situation, or act responsibly and ethically. On this particular evening while conducting his duties George found the pipes leading to the milkshake vat was leaking, on further inspection it became clear that the pipes were blocked due to maggots. He brought the matter to the attention of Paul the “self appointed” shift leader who didn’t seem too concerned and advised George to remove the pipes and clean the filters. The problem of the leaking pipes reoccurred a few minutes later, and George again brought the matter to the attention of Paul, who advised that George remove the filters as nothing would happen to the mix as it would be pasteurized, in an effort to complete the nights work so that everyone would be able to leave on time.
Thomas, Bevon George was concerned for the individuals consuming the contaminated as they could become ill. He felt some level of moral duty to the consumers. The decision that George needed to make was a difficult one on one
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