Get it Done
...e and quick decision-making often bothered me and has surpassed my moral values in the workplace. For example, one day a customer came in that was approximately 70 years old, and lived on a monthly disability check of $458.00. This customer in the eyes of most banks does not budget for any type of financing on a vehicle. However, on the day she walked into the dealership she left in a brand new car. Why you ask? Because when I brought this to my General Manager’s attention he then proceeded to impose his “get it done” attitude so I had no choice but to alter information on documents to “get it done” and be part of the team. Even though, ethically I felt this was morally wrong. Being a husband and a father of three I had to choose between listening to my superiors, or risk confrontation, which could essentially mean losing my job. This position I was put in really bothered me, I had trouble understanding why someone would run their business this way, much less why they would put their employees in this position. This was really started to psychologically bother me. My vision of the work place had always been different in my eyes. I never expected anyone to ask me to do something wrong for their benefit or for the benefit of the company. Politically I felt isolated among my peers because it seemed that even though I was a part of the team everyone knew how I felt about certain situations that were going on around me and that some of the decisions that were made were beyond my better judgment. Theref...