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Work Ethics EssayAli Kilinc – 900235909Mrs. Mandi SenaENG 191 – 3:30PM – 20424

CharacterIn many ways, a man’s character defines everything about that man. Many important

factors are considered when defining a person for who he is, but a person’s character is the

most important factor. Character is also an important factor in any sort of environment

involving other people. This environment could be at home, around family members; at school,

around teachers or other students; and especially at work, where interactions with many

people under a stressful environment can really bring out the true side of a person. A person’s

work ethics are built on his character. The foundation of good character is based on

trustworthiness, integrity, and good morals.

First, trustworthiness is an essential part of one’s character. For example, if an employer

assigned an employee an important presentation to be presented at the grand opening of a

vital new retail chain1, and if the employee failed to comply with the employers demands, the

employee would prove to be untrustworthy. Such behavior would prove to be highly

detrimental to the character of that worker. This is why trustworthiness is essential when

judging the work ethics of a person.

Second, when observing the character of a person, determining whether or not the

person has integrity is vital. If a person does not have integrity, then he would misbehave in a

working environment. This person would disrespect fellow members in many ways because he

1 The work assigned would fit any job obligations the employee might have.

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could even lie to himself, thinking that his actions are not against his or anyone else’s values.

For example, if an employee working at a financial department found tax fraud, and he did not

report it out of the fear of losing his job, this employee would prove to lack integrity. If a tax

audit would occur, he would lose his job, and risk going to jail. This is not the only matter to

consider when judging one’s character; morals are also important.

Finally, a person’s morals are fundamental when defining his character. Especially in a

working environment, a person must have fully understood the concept of morality. If not, this

person would commit heinous acts and not care about them, or even know about the

horrendous nature of such acts. This would be because the person’s morals would be wicked,

abnormal, or simply non-existent. Furthermore, the person might choose to omit certain tasks

in his day to day schedule, as in, purposely choose not to do them, or simply over-look those

tasks, thinking that they are irrelevant. For instance, if a volunteer is passing out food to the

poor, and decides that he wanted pie that day, and he stole a few pies for himself thinking,

“They’re free anyway,” he would prove to be an immoral person. This type of behavior, as well

as the aforementioned actions, is linked to the person’s character.

Character is important to all people, all around the world. No matter what one does,

one’s character comes out in the end result of their task. This is especially apparent in a

working environment where the work ethics of a person is almost always more important than

the employee’s ability to do the job. For example, if a person lacks character, that person would

risk being dismissed from his job. Such consequences would have nothing to do with his

competency to do his work, but his character as a person.