In answering these case study questions, students are reminded that they need to refer to some ethical theories (Bentham, Mill, Kant, and/or Rawls) and inherent valuesto justify their answers. They may also refer to specific articles we have read and discussed in class.Candace is office manager in a small corporation that sells party decorations for baptisms, first communions, confirmations, weddings, baby showers, and other mostly (though not exclusively) Christian themed celebrations. The company is currently in the process of hiring a new social media manager who will be in charge of managing the various social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms.Candace's job is to screen applicants and make a recommendation to Andrew, her boss, who ultimately approves the hire.

Candace has narrowed the pool down to two clients: Sasha and Carson. Sasha is just out of college, and ready to prove himself. He has work experience in a company like Candace's where he worked part time stocking shelves while attending school. That same company also gave him the opportunity to work as a social media representative when one of their regular staff when on leave. He has glowing references.Carson is older and has a lot more experience in social media management, but none directly in the party-decor industry. He has over ten years in the industry and has managed social media for a number of different companies. He seems to have a proven track record on paper, but his references were not as strong as Sasha's.

Candace was unsure of who to hire. So, while sitting at her desk one day pondering the matter, she Googled both of them. She got very little from Googling Carson. She found his LinkedIn profile page, an older Facebook page that had very little on it that is public, some expected references to him as a social media manager from other sites around the web that corresponded to his resume, and that was about it. When she Googled Sasha, though, she found a lot more. Sasha had a Twitter account and an Instagram account, along with a YouTube channel, and a TikTok account. Most of this had fun lighthearted posts that one would expect someone in college to have. But one of the posts on Twitter caught Candace's eye. Someone had tagged Sasha in a post about partying and doing drugs. She then noticed that this same account had tagged Sasha several more times in reference to parties, drinking, and tasteless jokes about sex.

Candace is now leaning towards hiring Carson. But she worries that this isn't entirely fair. After all, Sasha himself didn't post anything about drinking or partying. But it seems like the posts come from someone Sasha knows. Then again, lots of people party in high school and college and change after graduation. And she has no idea what Sasha's relationship is to this other person. Still, wouldn't it just be safer to hire Carson?

What should Candace do?