Ethical Conduct

Work Ethics | Respect

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow in Discussion Board.  

Sue works in a doctor's office which is next door to a small trucking firm. In order to get to the office, Sue has to walk to an area where the truck drivers gather. During the first work week, Sue wears a short skirt and a tube top. As she passes the trucker's area, she receives several whistles, shouts, and hand gestures. Not knowing what to do, she just smiles.

For several days each time Sue passes the driver's area, she receives whistles and shouts. The following day Sue quits, explaining to her boss that she was “fed up” with the loud whistles and jokes.

• Do you think that Sue made any mistakes?  
• What would you do if someone whistled at you for a week?  
• Do you think Sue should have gone to her boss with her problem? Why or why not?