Case 32: After-Hour Activities: The Case of Peter Oiler
1. What are the ethical issues in this case?
2. Who are the stakeholders and how are they impacted by this situation?
The stakeholders are the employee, Peter Oiler, the employer, Winn-Dixie, and others who will
3. Did Winn- -the-job behavior might adversely
4. I -media- -the-job behavior could be
reported and go viral overnight and adversely impact the reputation of an employer. Should this
be taken into consideration in designing policies to address after-hours conduct?
5.
6. An ordinance in New Orleans prohibited discrimination against off-the-job cross-dressing.
However, the Winn-Dixie branch that fired Oiler is located just outside that jurisdiction. Does
this affect your answer to #2?
Case Discussion Q&A, Business & Society, Carroll 10e
7. For what after-hours behavior do you think it is appropriate to discipline or terminate an
employee? What after-hours behavior is it not appropriate? Where do you draw the line and how
would you describe that line if you were developing a policy to put into an employee manual?