Suppose you are a supervising engineer at a small defense…

Question Answered step-by-step Suppose you are a supervising engineer at a small defense… Suppose you are a supervising engineer at a small defense contractor of about one hundred employees. Your firm had barely been breaking even, but the recent award of a federal contract has dramatically turned the situation around. Midway through the new project, though, you realize that the principal partners in your firm have been overcharging the Department of Defense for services provided and components purchased. (You discovered this accidentally, and it would be difficult for anyone else to find it out.) You take this information to one of the principals, whom you know well and respect. He tells you apologetically that the overcharges became necessary when the firm seriously underestimated total project costs in its bid on the contract. If the overcharges do not continue, the firm will again be perilously close to bankruptcy.You know the firm has long struggled to remain financially viable. Furthermore, you have great confidence in the quality of the work your team is providing the government. Finally, you feel a special kinship with nearly all the employees and particularly with the founding partners, so you are loath to take your evidence to the government.Critical ThinkingWhat are you going to do? Will you swallow your discomfort because making the overcharges public may very well put your job and those of one hundred friends and colleagues at risk? Would the overall quality of the firm’s work on the contract persuade you it is worth what it is charging? Or would you decide that fraud is never permissible, even if its disclosure comes at the cost of the survivability of the firm and the friendships you have within it? Explain your reasoning.2) https://youtu.be/bZ_o6Y7S4Oc discuss what you know (or can find out about) employment practices in various countries. What kinds of changes do you think need to happen today, in Canada and elsewhere? What flaws do you see in widespread employment practices today? What examples can you provide? Iceland (equal pay by law)  Arts & Humanities Philosophy PHIL 1152 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)