"giving it all away, To a registered charity" 

Dear Etty,     

Dear Etty, 

The other day, a friend told me that she was furious with another member.  She explained that after she and the other member disagreed over using her wording for a flyer, the other member issued the flyer with his wording.   “After all,” he declared, “someone had to make a decision because we had promised that it would be issued on time.”  My friend is really angry over this slight.  I am not sure how to view this mess.     

Dear Etty, 

I am bothered by people on the political left and right calling each other terrible names just because they disagree with each other over prescriptions for improving our country.  I see spillover when members within our Ethical Society sometimes have little patience with each other.  Are we permitted to have a difference of opinion, make a mistake, or do things differently?   

“Then you will see that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself... There is no spoon.”  The Matrix 

Dear Etty, 

Dear Etty,

ETHICAL ETTY  Advice for the Ethically Minded –  “Doctor, it hurts in seven different places!”  Doctor replies, “Don’t go to those places.”  Badda Boom. 

Dear Etty,

Dear Etty, 

At first, colleagues argued with me when I offered an idea.  Then they began to reject my ideas right off the bat.  Recently, they have begun to ignore my proposals.  Is there an ethical approach to resolving differences?   

Annoyed  

Dear Etty,

I wonder about criticism at platform. During the audience response, I sometimes hear critical statements aimed at the speaker. If platform speakers are like guests at our home, shouldn’t we refrain from criticism? How do manners intersect with ethics?

Comportment Matters

Dear CM,

Dear Etty,

I recently attended a meeting to plan an upcoming fund-raising event. After several participants talked over the person trying to speak, the chairperson asked that we raise our hands. A few people continued to interrupt. I noticed that several participants stopped talking. I am sure they left feeling unheard. How do we deal ethically with people who ignore meeting guidelines? How about a bop on the head?

Oblivious

Dear O,

Dear Etty, 

I recently contacted another volunteer who was coordinating an activity.  When I began mentioning specific aspects that he might not have considered, he suggested I should do whatever I thought was appropriate.  At that moment, what I thought was appropriate was to wring his neck.  

Fed Up 

Dear Fed,