a. Is it legal?
Yes this is legal but also
unethical she knew about the late delivery issue and the maples should have
been given to the company not used for a party. "Sometimes it may not be clear whether an actual course of action is
illegal or simply wrong. Put another way, an activity (including an accounting
activity) may be legal, but still the wrong thing to do" (Dopson, Lea R.
Managerial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry. Wiley, 09/2008. VitalSource
Bookshelf Online.)" If there are no company policies
forbidding the acceptance of "gifts", then it is probably legal to
take the hot dogs home.
b. Does it hurt anyone?
No it did not the hot dogs were
free and the company will still receive their delivery weather it is late or
not. The two cases of hot dogs would benefit laurine because she would be using
them for her personal barbecue. These cases technically are the property of the
business, not the manager. The cost of these cases will most likely be paid by
her business through future price increases.
c. Am I being honest?
She was being totally dishonest.
She could have told the company about the samples and they could have given
them to their customers as a promotional event to generate business. She may
not be able to professionally handle future problems with the supplier,
especially if she feels that the supplier will "reward" her again for
future mistakes.
d. Would I care if it happened to
me?
Yes I would care because if my
food purchaser was not including me with this type of information I would
question her loyalty to my business. Even the smallest things can make or break
the business, keeping cost low is a major factor.
e. Would I publicize my action?
No I would not, having a barbeque with
friends is disrespectful. She probably would not want her boss to know.
f. What should be done with the
two cases of hot dogs?
The two cases should have been
given to the owner/company so they could use them to drive more customers to
their business. The company could have created a promoation and maybe do some
social media advertising to get the word out.
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