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TECH 331

Homework 10

The best option will be to go over your boss's head and report that you have been asked to falsify records. Clearly, there is no middle ground when it comes to issue that might affect other people’s lives. More so, when forced to choose between morality and obedience, you will rather opt for morality since following order is not a moral or legal defense.

The easy way out for Jay would be to write the report as he was instructed. The defense for this argument would be that he is young, inexperienced, and worse, risks losing his job if he does not obey the boss as instructed; furthermore, his analysis is inconclusive and the seniors might be right after all. Whatever the defense, Jay should not wright the report. Since it can backfire on him. For example, supposing a follow up experiment proves catalyst B is better than A or catalyst A is harmful, will Jay live with that moral guilt? Will he blame the boss for an experiment he, himself conducted?

Currently, engineers are held accountable for their deeds. And for Jay the consequence can be risky than failing to write the report. Imagine catalyst A is found to have harmful side effects, this will mean Jay placed his career on the line. Therefore, the best alternative remains that Jay should “tell it as it is” and use his preliminary data to back up his argument. Notifying the boss is not a matter of blowing the whistle internally but rather saving the situation. After all, the seniors could proceed with catalyst A with or without the report since they had already made up their mind on which catalyst to use. Importantly, “telling it as it is” may save Jay from any feature issues that might arise concerning catalyst A.