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Episode 76: Are Workers Done with Making Moral Compromises?

Episode 76: Are Workers Done with Making Moral Compromises?

FromA podcast about work, the future and how they will go together


Episode 76: Are Workers Done with Making Moral Compromises?

FromA podcast about work, the future and how they will go together

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

  Have you ever been asked to do something at work that you thought compromised your morals? It could be something big and dramatic like in a movie, where a worker is asked hide a report on safety even though it might mean people die or might be something more mundane. Maybe you were asked to tell your team that their jobs were safe even though you did not know if that was true, or maybe you had to tell a client that their work was going to get the company’s best resources even though you suspected that that was not going to be the case. Or it was a bit different. Maybe you are a nurse and you have pledged to do the best for your patients but you do not think you are doing that because you just do not have the resource and that is stressing you out.It is not unusual for workers to be put in a position where they do not feel morally comfortable with the demands of their jobs, meaning they  end up wounded, not with a physical injury but with something called a ‘moral injury’. Moral injury is not anything new, but maybe...
Released:
May 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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