This assignment asks me to examine my personal ethical system and ground rules including where they originated from. I have been influenced in the way that I respond to different situations since childhood. There are certain situations that are a part of my life that affect what I value and how I behave. Also, these parts of my life affected the particular ethical system that influences the way I make decisions and who I am as an individual. I will be explaining in this paper the developmental aspects of my ethics, and my own ethical system. Last but not least, I will discuss how my ethics affect my performance in the workplace and how I use them in my work environment.
I have identified most with the duty-based ethical system because the definition includes the word obligation. I tend to obligate myself to everything that is important to me. The origin of my character is based on the fact that I was raised by a single mother and was the oldest of two in my home. I grew very jealous of my brother once I realized he was requiring attention that I thought my mother was supposed to be giving me. My mom had a unique way of making me feel special and setting time aside for just me and her. I believe this is where I learned to value time and having patience. It also influenced the way I value family and has affected many of the decisions I have made for my own. Another factor that helped shape my ethics is that my mother was not a very religious woman. She believed in a higher power, but believed more in science. I went to live with my father when I was 12 and he sent me to a small private school owned by his wife’s mother and her husband. The school was also a church and our teacher was the pastor. This is where I learned about the Bible and gained my own religious beliefs. In addition, I lived with my father and his wife for two years; this created a different aspect on