charging you, you for accepting it, both of you, or neither of you?

By analyzing the case it is safe to say that both Jenna and I are guilty of unethical
behavior.

Jenna has flagrantly violated her duties and responsibilities as an employee of the
student bar. Firstly, she has committed fiduciary wrongdoings by charging less for the
drinks. This sort of activity has negative monetary implications which ends up hurting
the business. Secondly, she is guilty of partialism and favoritism, as she would
immediately hand me drinks even though there were long queues of waiting customers.
All the customers of a business are entitled to equal treatment but Jenna has broken
this basic principle multiple times by providing me with preferential treatment.

In my case, I am indirectly complicit in the fiduciary wrongdoing as I have paid less

knowing about the actual price. My silence about this wrongdoing has encouraged her
to repeat this offence multiple times. Furthermore, my personal friendship with Jenna
has influenced her to provide me preferential treatment regarding the drinks which I had
accepted unequivocally. This was very unethical as well.

2. Confronted by this situation, how would you handle it? Do nothing, or ask Jenna
to stop undercharging you? If you take the latter option, what would you do if she
refused?
If I was in this situation then I would have asked Jenna to stop undercharging me for the
drinks. Even after my request, if she continues to engage in this act, I will have a long
talk with her regarding the act itself and the possible consequences.

Undercharging me for drinks is an extremely unethical act which goes against her duties
as an employee. The consequence of such an act could result in her termination from
the job itself and furthermore, the company could sue her to pay the damages. It is very
important to note that Jenna has been having a rough time with her manager and
because of this her motivation and job loyalty was very low. To a certain extent she
decided to do such immoral acts just to spite the manager. However, this is no
acceptable way to channel her frustration. She could have simply left the job or
complain to the higher ups about the manager’s ill treatment towards her.

Even after all this if she does not stop undercharging then it is my duty to stop going to
that bar and stop getting indirectly involved in such an activity.

3. To what extent do you think that being deliberately undercharged is different from
other forms of preferential treatment, such as Jenna serving you in front of other
waiting customers?
Charging less for a product by an employee is not only ethical but also an unlawful act.
The employee can be charged with financial wrongdoings which can lead to jail time.
This sort of activities has a direct impact on the financial health of the company which
could further lead to some serious consequences. If any of the customers found out that
I was being charged less then they would have been outraged as they were paying
more for the same product.

On the other hand, preferential treatment such as getting a drink immediately when
there is a long queue of waiting customer is unethical but not an unlawful act. On the
surface level, this might seem like a harmless activity but these acts can have grave
consequences. The customer will get a very bad impression about the organization
itself and seeing such unfair treatment some of them might avoid the organization
altogether.

Thus, according to me preferential treatment and deliberately undercharging are both

gravely immoral activities and should be avoided at all cost. However, in certain aspects
preferential treatment is the lesser of the two evils.
4. Does the fact that Jenna feels aggrieved at the treatment she receives from her boss

condone her behavior? Does it help to explain either her actions or your actions?

It has already been noted that the ill treatment of the manager has influenced Jenna to
lose motivation and respect for the job. That is why she could engage in such fiduciary
deceits by undercharging for the drinks. It is very important to understand that no matter
the reason, Jenna should never have responded the way she did. It is extremely
unprofessional and unethical the way in which she channeled her frustration. She could
have chosen alternative ways to solve the problem such as expressing her concerns
about the ill treatment to the higher ups. Instead of all this, she decided to hurt the
organization financially which was totally unacceptable.

In my case, I should never have accepted the discounted price or the preferential
treatment. The harsh treatment from Jenna’s manager does not justify my behavior
under any circumstances as well.