youve learned to maintain integrity while identifying ethical issues related to personal behavior. while at…

youve learned to maintain integrity while identifying ethical issues related to personal behavior. while at the community office on a weekend, you notice a fellow volunteer, ryan, putting small office stationery items in their pockets while looking around to see if anybody is watching. they fail to realize that youve seen them. you notice ryan pocket another stationery item from the cupboard the next day. you tell them you know they pocketed the item and ask them to return it. they put the item back and walk away embarrassed.\nyou arent sure how to proceed with ryan. after completing your volunteer work, they approach you with an anxious expression on their face. they tell you they just have a school project and that they need these stationery items. they confess that they wanted to take only a few items to help with their project and that they would return the things once their project is over.\nwhat do you make of this confession from ryan?\nirrespective of the reason, a theft is a crime.\nit doesnt concern you as they didnt take any of your stuff.\nit causes an ethical dilemma that theyre pocketing office items, but its not a major crime as these are just simple stationery products.\nryan saying that they would return the items after their project is over makes it harmless.

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