Sunday, November 23, 2014

The Office

While watching the episode of the Office one of the things in this episode about ethics stood out to me.  Towards the end of the episode the boss asks the question how do you say I told you so to someone you care about without sounding like a jerk or arrogant?  This is a real ethical question and moral dilemma.  How do you say I told you so to someone without sounding arrogant?  I think the best way is to try to warn them before it happens and if and when something does just let them learn the lesson their own way.  Try to refrain from mentioning it to them unless they bring that subject up.  Or do like in the episode and just make it better by putting them in a situation to make it right like making everyone attend a meeting on ethics or just being honest and letting your friends know the truth about a certain situation.

4 comments:

  1. Before I could decide on whether how I would say that to someone I care about, I would first ask myself If I really care about this person should I just tell them right off. Well, I wouldn't want to say it in a nice way or mean way because I want to be honest and considerate. I think being more upfront and honest about the "I told you so" would really matter, I think it would be appreciated and considered more ethical.

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  2. I don't think there is anyway to say I told you so to someone without sounding arrogant or like a jerk. I think it should just generally be avoided because chances are they would have learned their lesson from the experience so much so that they would actually consider what you say the next time. I think that the boss handled the situation well because he didn't gloat to her but rather ended up helping her out being the bigger person so to speak. In doing this, the next time he were to tell her something she would reconsider the last time.

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  3. I think the best way not to sound like an asshole saying I told you so is to just not say it. When things go bad for someone and they are upset do you really need to point it out that you were right and they were not? Its not really a mandatory thing, you really just need to be there for them.

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  4. The best way to act in this situation with someone you love is to be there for them. When a friend or loved one comes to you for advice, your job is to give it to them but whatever they do after that is their business. Whenever a friend or loved one makes a mistake you don't look down on them but pick them up from their down point. Everybody makes mistakes CJ!

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