A True Assessment: Evaluating a Sixty-Four-Year-Old Woman

A True Assessment: Evaluating a Sixty-Four-Year-Old Woman
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Evaluating a Sixty-Four-Year-Old Woman
In relation to the performance appraisal case presented, some of the ethical components of the situation include rating individual performance genuinely and objectively. The fact that her performance is below standards needs to be highlighted. Her personal records indicate that even though other supervisors have rated her performance as satisfactory for the last three year, her performance within year has not changed. One main reason why I need to rate her performance as below standard is the fact that she does not accept criticism and responds to it with tears and hostility. The fact that there is no hope of her improving in future as she is about to retire proves that her performance is below average.
Utilitarian theory is about analyzing the outcome of the consequences versus the action .this means that ethical action should not just be about individual interest but consider other people interest. In reference to my decision, rating the sixty –four-year-old employee as below average is a genuine action based on my assessment of her performance. In this case, I consider her performance to be average but not bad enough that requires termination. Telling the truth is what makes an appraisal service its intended objectives (Gillikin, 2012). This means the old woman will be aware of her performance and improve where necessary my action is for the good of the company but not to satisfy an individual. Utilitarian theory means sacrificing to save the majority, in this case, the majority are other employees who might suffer on behalf of the old woman if I am to rate her as other supervisors did. Rating her performance as satisfactory would mean trying to please or avoid confronting the truth (Gillikin, 2012). The fact that her performance has not improved, other people working overtime to cover for her nonperformance.
The utilitarian theory states that some actions are morally mandatory without necessary considering its consequences. One important element is equally duty; this means that if one has the right to life, the means that it is the duty of the other people to ensure that the person is safe. This implies that we are morally obligated to ensure that people get what they rightfully deserve (Gilbert, 2016).
Ethical action meaning conducting a cost-benefit analysis of a situation and searching for the best alternative, in this situation it is important to gather all the available fact of the situation, putting into consideration other people's opinion and the organization values (Gilbert, 2016). In my rating, I considered several facts including the opinion of ...