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Originally Posted by psyang
While I agree that the system is partly to blame, I think this is still a moral issue. His job description details what his duties are. Just because the rules of the system do not provide repercussions for not performing those duties, it doesn't mean there is no moral obligation on his part to actually do what he is being asked to do (barring acceptable circumstances, like sickness, etc). Otherwise, you are saying that all morality must be legislated.
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Hmmm. I see what you mean but I'm not sure that doing or not doing your job is a moral issue. I think there are certain aspects of jobs where that could come into play, a police officer seems like the most obvious example.
I feel no moral obligation to serve my clients. I do it for 2 reasons. Because I have to, to keep my job and because my ambition and competitiveness makes me want to succeed.
I'm not saying morality should be legislated, I'm saying stricter rules should be legislated.
Let me put it back on you, who is he hurting by not showing up to work? Again I'll use myself as an example. If I found out tomorrow that there were absolutely no meaningful consequences to not showing up to work, why would I? And if I didn't, who would I be hurting? My company? My fellow employees? Well maybe in a roundabout way because they may have extra work because of my absence but then again they wouldn't be under any obligation to show up either. And since I wouldn't be using my office, I'm sure the company could just hire to replace me.
I guess then you could say that I'm hurting the company because they are now paying 2 salaries for 1 job. And maybe the company ends up going under because of it. But at the end of the day, whose fault is it they went under? Mine for not showing up or theirs for being a ####ty company with stupid policies? I know which answer I'd choose and it's not even close.
Is he taking advantage of "loopholes" in the system? I guess you could phrase it that way. Is it a dick thing to do? Well I guess it depends on whether or not you think he's under some greater moral obligation than the rest of us just because he's a politician. I obviously don't think that way.
No one, in any profession, is under any obligation to show up for work, moral or otherwise (with very few exceptions like maybe a surgeon who is performing brain surgery later that afternoon and the patient will die if they take the day off). That is freedom of choice. However, by not showing up most people know they will get fired and replaced. Or at least reprimanded. There are numerous examples where someone could be considered a dick if they up and decide to not show up, for example your wedding photographer decides he's going to stop being a photographer on the day of your wedding and it is too late to replace him. This guy though? not so much.
This guy has a job where he knows he can't get fired. For that I blame his employer, not the employee.