Ethics

Aziz Khan who was previously appointed on the post of an assistant programmer at Zentech Computers (Zentech) has now joined Alpha Computers (Alpha). Every individual views his nature of job from various aspects it should contain all the necessary traits such as satisfying a persons needs currently as well as provide him with a future prosperity and security. A well paid job with all the necessary incentives and benefits attracts every individual and in order to lead better lives, one tends to shift to the jobs that offer security, power, esteem and psychological satisfaction. Self actualization s also one of the demands that a person needs to fulfill for this he desires to work with a compatible staff and manager. Similarly Aziz, who was a hard worker wanted to accomplish his goals of earning more making use of his utmost intelligence and skills, to work in a multinational company, compete with the more reputed workers, utilize and evaluate his skills to the best. Aziz had worked for a respectable period of time with Zentech and was quite happy working there however Alpha was a much larger company offering better future prospects. Aziz realized that in order to meet his personal demands of future development and prosperity, he would have to join a bigger company and preferably one that dealt with international projects. He believed in his potentials and was confident that he would prosper and maintain his reputation in Alpha as he had in Zentech. Alpha handled international relations which were a major attraction for Aziz since it would add up to his resume making his reputation more stable and progressive it would also enable him to prove his capabilities internationally. Keeping all these perspectives in mind, Aziz decided to join Alpha where he was offered the post of a Senior Programmer with a handsome pay. Aziz believed that as an international dealer, Alpha would surely be able to offer him chances of going abroad and trying out his luck. This was bound to increase his experiences, provide him exposure and make him stand out in the corporate sector. Considering the job qualities, Aziz was quite exuberant to join Alpha and prove his credentials simultaneously achieving his aim to progress.
   
Aziz joined Alpha which comprised of a team of five members which was headed by their director, Suparna. Suparna was not a total stranger to Aziz he had met her during the conventional orientation sessions and was eager to work for her. Aziz found his team members quite friendly and cooperative and they gave a warm reception to Aziz which made him quite happy and he in turn introduced himself to the team members and endeavored to know each of them better. He was quite satisfied with the working environment of Alpha and wanted to know more about the person who was behind all this Suparna. For this he consulted one of his team members, Dipti who gave a brief introduction of their boss which gave Aziz an idea that Suparna barely interfered in the subordinates work. Dipti stated that she was comfortable with her style of working and tried to ignore the workers as much as she could. Hearing all this, the image that Aziz was able to devise of Suparna was that of an independent person who did not communicate much. He was quite surprised by this picture of a boss but then he thought that she merely adopted this kind of attitude so that they could put forward maximum results without minimum guidance and interruption. This would probably make the subordinates realize their own mistakes and make them counter the hurdles utilizing their potentials.  Previously at Zentech, Aziz had been working under Suresh whom he considered as a mentor and a guide. He had always allowed his subordinates to think freely and come up with new ideas picking out the flaws in them through discussion and suggestive alternatives. Though he never interfered yet his staff could always turn up to him for guidance and directions. Aziz was pretty much used to this kind of work environment and believed that one of the qualities that a boss must contain is that he should not interfere in the employees work unnecessarily. Aziz wanted to believe that Suparna possessed such traits and if this was the case, he was contented and deemed that it would contribute to his future advancement.  However this was not he case Suparna was quite opposite to the picture Aziz had mentally devised. As it happened to be, the company was facing few hitches with the new software which needed to be fixed instantly. Aziz thought about the problem and was able to work up a few solutions that would be helpful in solving the problem. Thinking about how happy it would make Suparna and make a positive impact on his work, Aziz presented his work in front of her. Unfortunately he was not praised or even acknowledged for this attempt due to which he was taken aback. Thinking that probably his colleagues would be of any help, he presented his ideas in front of them but found no difference whatsoever.
They believed that Suparna believed in following her very own designed strategies which right in majority cases. This attitude of a boss is evidently not appealing and is simultaneously unhealthy for the organization. If I were a peer of Suparna I would suggest her to alter her ways and attitude in order to improve the working environment of the company. A manager needs to build a productive environment where the employees feel free to communicate and share their ideas with each other as well as with the boss so that the problems can be dealt with more efficiently and collectively so that when the company prospers, it would be due to mutual efforts and not individual attempts and ideas. Every individual has their own perspectives and approach to things the combination of individual approaches proves to be of great assistance when striving for productivity. To be a good manager, it is important to like people and make people like you hence a manager has to be a good communicator. If this is not the case then it would be difficult to manage people and maintain harmony among them. This is the quality that Suparna lacks greatly she should make attempts to build up a wide range of contacts within the organization. A friendly collaboration should be built with the employees so that they can give their feedbacks on the progress and the shortcomings of the company and Suparnas role in it. The employees at Alpha were intelligent and skilled and if given an opportunity, they would have surely surpassed Suparnas expectations. Hence she should encourage them to contribute more and develop them in such a manner that they can do their jobs better than her. Suparna is an intelligent manager who always comes up with brilliant ideas increasing the productivity and growth of the company. She should try to transfer these skills to her subordinates so as to progress more and maintain a healthy competition. This would free her mind of the minor problems hence enabling her to tackle much bigger problems and take up new projects for the welfare of the company. Morale should be built among the employees and they should be made competent so that they can deal with some of the problems rather than taking up all the tasks herself. It should be made clear that there is a lot of benevolence and if the company progresses, it is because of the team work and not only the manager. Suparna needs to focus more on appreciating and encouraging the work of her subordinates.

One important trait that an employee needs to maintain in his attitude is consistency of behavior and the capability to deal with hardships. No job is perfect one has to make it through his hard work and continual efforts. There is a possibility that things might not work out as one had planned them the key is never to lose hope. If I had been in place of Aziz, I would have examine the job and its incentive thoroughly and focus on them first. Azizs job was perfect and offered him bright future prospects hence it was according to his requirements except for the factor of Suparnas lack of interest factor. I would have encouraged the team not to give up and rather discuss their problems with the manager rather than making assumptions. Bridging the communication gap from the employees side would have helped a lot. Suparna could be made to realize the intensity of the problem and the bad image that it was creating on the employees which might adversely affect the company in the long run