Festive season office party kiss
You find yourself in the midst of a classic office party ethical dilemma, having had too much to drink and ending up in a passionate kiss with a colleague.
You and your colleague discussed the issue the next day and have agreed it was a mistake, meant nothing and is best forgotten.
However, you have always prided yourself on being completely honest in your relationship with your partner. He is having a difficult time at present as he has recently suffered a death in his family. The two of you are also currently planning your wedding, which will take place within the next year.
Do you tell your partner about your indiscretion?
What if someone else in your office saw what happened?
Ethical questions:
- What are the issues?
- Who are the stakeholders?
- What should you do?
- What would you do?
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I'm not sure I can personally imagine myself in this situation, but when my partner kissed someone else we didn't overreact, we spoke about it and we knew that we would still have a wonderful happy life together. It might have arisen when we spoke about it that one of us was unsatisfied and that's why they kissed someone else and things might have turned out differently. So I think they should talk about it and see what it really means, and if it means something they should make some serious decisions, and if it means not much at all they will continue on being happy.
Posted: 9 December 2010 - 8:59am — mcfate