Category Archives: Ethical Dilemmas

The Barometer always gets questions that begin this way, “I have a friend. . “  Psychiatry and ethics have  identity transfers in common.  So, another story begins . . . A good friend of mine works for a local company that … Continue reading →

The small business owner realized that one of his vendors had made underbilling errors totaling $10,000.  “Probably no way they would ever catch them — too big, too busy, but me, well, those are big dollars for me!”  To tell … Continue reading →

The Barometer was leaving a church meeting when a bearded, hard-looking, rail-thin, snaggle-toothed man approached on a bicycle.  He dismounted his bike so quickly that he had to run with it until he eventually brought it to a halt.  He said, “I’m … Continue reading →

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I was in the self check-out at Wal-Mart the other day — purchasing, among other items, some 2 for $5.00 cereal (Corn Pops and Froot Loops — very big in our household among teen boys). The scanner got the Froot … Continue reading →

The young men ordered their lunch at Taco Bell and were able to pay using coupons — there was a free lunch.  The late Studs Terkel perhaps did not know teens and coupons and their aversion to dignity.  The young … Continue reading →

A mother sent around her son’s e-mail cry for help, “If I can get 35 people to e-mail into the magazine that does the rankings, I get a $500 bonus.  All they have to do is send in an e-mail … Continue reading →

Customer A has $250 in his account.  Six checks, totaling $325, have come in for payment.  One check is for $257.00, with the remaining five checks making up the difference to the $325 total.  First Bank pays the five smallest … Continue reading →