Question

Government and contractor personnel work side by side on the Beta project in a contractor's work space. Due to the tremendous progress that has been made in the project, both the government program manager and the contractor's project manager decide to reward their employees. The contractor's project manager decides to give his employees the afternoon off. The government's program manager decides to grant federal employees a 59-minute early dismissal. Which of the following statements is correct?

a) Both decisions are permissible and ethical.
b) Both decisions are not permissible.
c) The contractor's decision is ethical; the government's decision is not.
d) The government's decision is ethical; the contractor's decision is not.

Answer 1

Both the contractor's decision to give his employees the afternoon off and the government's decision to grant federal employees a 59-minute early dismissal are permissible and ethical.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct statement is a) Both decisions are permissible and ethical.

Both the contractor's decision to give his employees the afternoon off and the government's decision to grant federal employees a 59-minute early dismissal are permissible and ethical. Both managers are rewarding their employees for the tremendous progress made in the Beta project. While the methods of rewarding may differ, both decisions are fair and within their authority as project and program managers.