He Calls All the Women "Sweetie": Answer D

When a male supervisor talks to any female employee, he always addresses her as "Sweetie." You have overheard him use this term several times. As the supervisor's manager, should you do anything?

Answer D: No, because there is nothing wrong with calling a female employee "Sweetie" or other endearment.

Lockheed Martin's Comment: -20 points

Doing nothing invites greater liberties. A manager's role is to assure a productive, professional working environment. Option D means you have abdicated.

Cite this page: "He Calls All the Women "Sweetie": Answer D" Online Ethics Center for Engineering 6/20/2006 National Academy of Engineering Accessed: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 <www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/Case72/Answer72D.aspx>