Matching: Common Rationalizations -A Secretary Is Frustrated with His or Her Supervisor's Messy

Multiple Choice

Matching: Common Rationalizations
-A secretary is frustrated with his or her supervisor's messy desk and knows that many of the documents on the desk are outmoded and irrelevant to the work. One day, he or she cleans off the desk, throws old papers away, and puts everything in order. The supervisor is angry that his or her possessions were disturbed without his or her permission. In response, the secretary uses which rationalization?

A) "If it's necessary, it is ethical."
B) "If it's legal and permissible, it's proper."
C) "I was just doing it for you."
D) "I'm just fighting fire with fire."
E) "It doesn't hurt anyone."
F) "It can't be wrong; everyone's doing it."
G) "It's O.K. if I don't gain personally."
H) "I've got it coming."
I) "I can still be objective."