Tuesday, February 19, 2008

It Rains, It Pours

Man oh man what a week. I tell you the week could not have gotten much worse and the funny thing is school and work weren't the issues. I know it is very strange to hear that but it is the truth. My personal life got torn to shreds with everything going but I got through it. Anyway Midterms are officially over for the most part. The only class somewhat remaining is Management because our exam is a case study that we must complete by Monday. I have aced the midterms in the other classes and I am just gearing up for the final push of the semester. I am glad that I was lucky enough to take relatively easy classes my first semester since it had been almost two years since i was in a college classroom. I have to give thanks most in part to the understanding professors I have. When you guys come to Berkeley hit me up on the post, I can give you some insight on whose good or not. On to more pressing matters such as the answer to the question I left in the previous post. I asked, "What is your definition of ethics and social responsability and how do you think it applies to business and your own personal goals?" Well the answer I gave to the professor was this,

"Ethics to me is based on what a lot of philosopher's believe in. I believe it is based on what is just and unjust and the virtues and reason behind the determination of what is just and unjust. As we stated in class about the person who exhausted all avenues to feed their starving child and goes and steals bread. To most of us that is unjust because they broke the law by stealing. Granted i do not think the person should go unpunished but if let say the punishment for stealing was getting your hands cut off well maybe that person should just go to jail or something. The reason why is because this person reason for stealing was of unselfishness and love for their child regardless of the consequences. That person is a good person because they didn't just steal from the beginning but they tried everything within the law to get their child food and nothing worked. Social Responsability in business is how you treat the neighborhood or community in which your business will take place. As stated in the example given in class about Johnson and Johnson immediately pulling all the tylenol off the shelves after just one isolated incident is taking social responsability. They showed the public that they didnt just want a quick buck but wanted to be in business for a very long time. They came up with new methods of making the bottles tamper proof and other such measures."
My own personal goals will be achieved without substituting my morals and beliefs. Trust me I have tried to do things that went against my beliefs and just couldn't do it. Everyday we see people in business and in life substitute thier beliefs for some sort of reward whether it be money or materialistic gains. People don't see by sacrificing those morals you may end up hurting a lot of people in the long run. Many people say that, "the way I am at work is not the way I act at home." The problem with that is your character will change at home because in the average week you spend more time at work than at home. Companies that have done well and have lasted for years were all build on certain values and beliefs and to this day they continue to carry it out. We look at businesses like P.C. Richards and Sons who have been around for over 100 years. How could they have stand the tests of time and the ups and downs in the market? They kept the same core value and just improved on them as time and technology enhanced. Think about that next time you decided to not stick to your guns. I will guarantee you will be a much happier person in the long run.
Well enough about ethical issues plaguing society on to much lighter news. Spring Training has officially begun in baseball. Soon America's Pastime will take center stage despite the steroid allegations and reports flying around it. For all the Yankees fans out there this is a monumental year. This will be the final year for the House that Ruth build before the House that Stienbrenner built is open for business. I am hoping that I am one of the people who get selected to have first crack at premium games this year. Especially the last game ever to be played in the regular season at Ruth's House. The best sending off is for the Yankees to win the World Series inside of it one last time.
As I wrap up this post it is time for us to take a little trip to Rebecca's Corner. She is going to be 9 months in 4 days and she continues to amaze me. Everyday she gets a bit braver when it comes to walking and grandma, daddy and mommy are new words to the vocabulary. She is extremely observant it makes me wonder what is in store for me and my wife in the future. I have no new question this week for you readers out there but I will be back with some more in the future. I will close this post and Rebecca's corner with a more up to date picture of the star of Rebecca's Corner. Enjoy!



My little Diva!

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