Your company reimburses you $.70/mile to cover the cost of gas and wear and tear on your car. You mention to one of the other reps how worried you are about your car and how much longer it is going to last. If you cannot get the extra funds together soon to buy a new one, you will not be able to do your job. The other rep laughs and suggests you make it up in mileage. He tells you he spends most of his time calling clients over the phone and then logging the calls as mileage. He goes on to tell you he was able to take his family on vacation last year on mileage alone. The other rep said he can make an extra $1,000 a month this way and that all the sales reps do it. They consider it no big deal as customers are still being taken care of.

• Define the ethical dilemma.
• If you were faced with this scenario, what are the potential consequences if you choose to pad the mileage.
• From your perspective what would you do and justify your explaination?