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Ethical dilemmas.. would you metaphorically stab someone in the back to get ahead in your job?

Hypothetically... a colleague who was one of 4 who took on extra duties while their boss was on maternity leave... Manager comes back but one employee went scuttling to senior management saying she deserved promotion.. This promotion involved taking work/responsibility away from the manager and was put to senior management as quite negative about the manager..  Significant exaggerations and untruths were told...

A new colleague joins the team and says that well, the other colleague would say yes if she were asked to be promoted/take on extra responsibility.. It was pointed out that it wasn't simply that the other was offered promotion... 

So the dilemma is.. would you take a promotion if you knew it would be disloyal and hurt your manager? 

Posted - June 8, 2017
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  • D&D

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    I'm loyal to friends and causes I belief in. So if it so happens the manager ain't good, yes I would. If it's a great manager no I would not. From what you told me here it seems like that chicken is in the wrong.
      June 8, 2017 2:24 PM MDT
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  • 6477
    The manager in question, and others in the team carried this colleague for years.. and the manager is too nice, too caring and allowed the colleague to opt out of things she should do and only do what she wanted.. her repayment was being stabbed in the back.. 

    I was just a bit surprised that the new colleague seemed to defend it.. when she asked well you would take a promotion if offered.. I said no.. not me..  but I am guessing we are all different in what we would do to get ahead.
      June 8, 2017 2:31 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    no, i dont believe in doing that
      June 10, 2017 4:47 PM MDT
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  • 13071
    I hope not.
      June 10, 2017 5:04 PM MDT
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