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10.6: Who’s Job is it?

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    A blue box with white text reading "Whos Job Is It? This is a story about four people named everybody, somebody, anybody, and nobody. There was an important job to be done and everybody was sure somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was everybody's job. Everybody thought anybody could do it but nobody realized that everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that everybody blamed somebody when nobody did what anybody could have done."

    The fact remains that ethically, morally, legally, all topics in this discussion remain within the purview of each and every one of us. Complacency, defined as: a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements, is a real enemy to our well-being. The term stokes the fires of apathetic behaviors that result in finger pointing. This collection of discussions is squarely situated in putting ethics back into everyday living. Waiting until the fit hits the shan, is inviting disaster into one’s life. Good people do some dumb things, just ask me, I have a litany of dumb things I could share (but I won’t). This does not mean the person has become a bad person, but rather lapses of judgement infect us all. The opportunity for self-reflection is embedded in every hour of every day. Each decision is wrought with ethical decision making. Awareness of individual self-purported importance is a highly sought after attribute that the individual must be able to account for each day she/he looks into the mirror. If that person is not satisfied with whom is looking back, reorganize.

    Being ethical does not require abstinence from mainstream life style, but does require thoughtful obligation to actions.

    10.6: Who’s Job is it? is shared under a not declared license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by LibreTexts.

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