Moral Dilemma: Your Thoughts

colmomto2
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:13:52 +0000

lololu: You make some valid points. I certainly do not want to get her fired. We are in a tough business and I understand her desire to move into a different business. I am flabbergasted that she asked for me to be moved after she’s told me all about her other business. It feels alot like she is exerting her power to claim the space. (She did have it all to herself until I got there.)

I am sure management is not okay with her having a side business run out of their office. There are several people who work other jobs, all are up front about it, and none run their other businesses from our office. I take every Wednesday off to work my part-time job. Management knows about this part-time job and has no problem with it. I never mix the two businesses and never use my office space for the 2nd job.

Office space is at a premium. Most offices have more than one person in them. Only the super-producers get space to themselves and, trust me, the office can get loud with everyone on the phone at once. It’s part of the business environment.

My initial approach is going to be to explain to my manager how much I like my office space, how little I am there, and how open I am to creating a schedule so that each of us in the office can have it “alone” during the week. Seems like a much more viable solution than forcing me to move and giving in to, what I consider to be, an unreasonable demand from the other contractor. Besides, she is rarely there and never there first thing in the morning. I really don’t understand her request unless her other business is picking up and she needs to be in the office more to utilize the facilities.