Employee: Vernon's behavior in last month's incident was certainly unprofessional enough that our company was justified in firing him. βββ βββββββ ββββββββββββββ βββββββββ βββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ βββ ββββ ββ ββββββββββββββ βββββββ ββββ βββββ βββ βββ βββββββ ββ βββββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββββ ββ βββ βββ ββββ ββ ββββββββββββ βββ βββββββ ββββ ββββ ββββββ βββ βββ βββββ
The author concludes that the company must give Vernon his job back. This is based on the fact that several higher-ranking employees engaged in behavior just as unprofessional as Vernon did, but havenβt been fired. In addition, the company should be consistent.
The author overlooks the fact that another consistent course of action would be to keep Vernon fired, but to also fire the other employees who engaged in unprofesional behavior.
Analysis by Kevin_Lin
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illicitly using a βββ ββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββββ ββββββ βββ ββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ
confusing behavior that ββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββ ββββββ ββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββββ ββββββ
offering as its βββββββ ββββββββ β βββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ ββββββββββ
treating behavior that βββ βββββββββ ββββββ ββ β βββββββ βββββββββββ ββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββββ βββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββββββ
inferring that one ββββββββ ββββββββ ββ β βββββββ ββ βββββββββ βββββββ βββββββββββ βββββββ βββββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ