{(- r.) K._m-( :2} \"a" n...._.m._\\m~. __s .... .4- MGT 490: Strategic Management Ethics Exercise George Vargus had just been hired as a salesperson for a large construction company in town. His assignment was to go out and land large contracts for the company. For the first few months George would be shadowing the company's other salesperson, Bill Carle. During George's first week, Bill, with George in town, attended at least one meeting per day. Most of these meetings occurred during lunch or dinner and lasted for hours. George enjoyed the easy pace of the job, along with the good food and abundant drink that seemed to be an integral part of the process. Compared to his lastjob working as a salesperson for the home renovation store, this job was heaven. During his second week on the job, George began to have second thoughts. He and Bill continued to attend long, enjoyable lunches and dinners, but George was beginning to wonder if this was the way that he wanted to conduct business. Extraordinary amounts of money were being spent wining and dining potential clients and it almost felt like bribery. He asked Bili about it, wondering if they should be taking clients down to sites currently under construction and showing them recent buildings, among other things, but Bill simply said, \"Hey, this is sanctioned by the higher upsI'm certainly not going to turn down the chance to do business like a king". Finally, it was George's last week shadowing Bill. As usual, they took a group of people looking to build a highend condominium complex downtown to a five-star restaurant. As the evening began to wind down, one ofthe group members asked Bill, "Can you hook us up with the nightlife if you know what I mean?\" when Bill agreed, George knew that this just wasn't the job for him. The next day, he resigned