Survey
I thought you might like to have the survey results:
Question 1
Do you consider yourself to be a particularly ethical person.
Yes, I think carefully about the ethics of what I do. 15%
Yes, I trust myself to do the right thing. 70%
I'm basically a good person but sometimes I will take the easy way out. 15%
No, I'm more interested in getting ahead than in ethics. 0.0%
Question 2
How religious are you?
I go to church regularly and my faith is important in my life. 55%
I go to church but it is more to be a part of a community--I don't think much about my faith. 5%
I don't go to church regularly but consider myself to be a very spiritual person. 25%
I don't go to church regularly and am not interested in religious things, but I have some faith in a higher power. 10%
Question 3
If you were in a situation on the job where corners were being cut that were going to endanger the public safety to the point where people might be killed what would you do?
Try to do my own part of the job well, and not look beyond that. 0%
Try to get my boss or coworkers to see the danger and do something about it. If that didn't work I would have done all I could. 5%
If my boss and coworkers wouldn't listen I would go to higher-ups in the company to alert them to the dangerous situation. If that didn't work I would have done all I could. 35%
If talking to my boss and coworkers and to higher-up didn't work I would talk to the customer or call up the local newspaper or television station and tell them about the dangerous situation (this is caused whistleblowing). 60%
Question 4
Some of the engineers who designed the death chambers for the concentration camps in Nazi Germany were brought to trial. Their defense was that they were just obeying orders. Is this an adequate defense?
Yes, the boss who makes the decision should be the only one held responsible. 5%
Yes, they couldn't fight the system, would probably have been killed themselves if they protested. 25%
No, they knew what they were doing. When your boss tells you to find a more efficient way to kill people it is time to refuse to participate instead of just trying to solve the technical problem. 70%
No, what was happening was obviously deeply immoral and they should have done everything they could to stop it, whatever the cost. 0%
Question 5
What is most important to you in your life?
Making a lot of money. 10%
Living honorably as a part of a community and raising your own children well. 75%
Making the world a better place. 15%
