Week 3

This week’s studies focused a lot on ethics and the responsibilities of companies, managers and employees. The thing that stuck out to me the most was that it’s not usually the clear black and white choices that lead people or companies down the wrong path. The tricky part comes in the grey areas where we’re not sure what the right thing is or if there even is a “right” answer. It made me realize how important it is to make decisions before they’re even placed before you. A decision made early and made once is always easier to stick to.

We also read about Magdalena Yesil and her amazing talents and career. As a woman with an impressive resume she changed the industries she worked in for the better and had quite a reputation. I’ve thought a lot about Yesil and the choices she had to make in her professional life and how those weighed on her as a mother. Whether it’s fair for women to have to make choices as mothers when the question is hardly ever posed the same for men, is a debate for another day. I was just proud of her for making bold choices and moving forward fearlessly. Some families don’t function well when a mother has a demanding career and some families may work a little better. It’s always interesting to see how various parents and children make it work and what sacrificed have to be made to thrive.