MONEY MORAL DILEMMA. Should a desperate housewife condone a cheating boss?

steam_dan

JuliaJolie wrote: »

I can honestly see most people just taking the cash because honestly, most people have zero integrity.

I disagree, most people are honest, hardworking people struggling to get by earning an honest living. If a person's financial situation is such that they simply cannot get by on their current salary then I can fully understand why they might accept this payment. That is not to say that I think that it is the right thing to do but given a choice between accepting the payment and not being able to feed my family I would certainly have to think twice about it.

Sure some people have zero integrity and may accept the payment even if they don't need the money. Others may be in such a poor financial position that it would be difficult for them to refuse this payment even if they were uncomfortable with it.

miss_no_money_pennies

Do not take the money and do not say a word!!!!!!:T

dlawrock

Neither! She should definitely not accept bribes, that would compromise her and her husband. Nor is it really her business to expose the philandering boss, but if she feels she needs to have a quiet word with his wife, as she's a friend, how's he to know who it was who spilt the beans?

malcolm1_2

As was said by a famous game sho host "take the money and dont open the box"

Sami_Bee

Ivrytwr3 wrote: »

What's Martin been up to in MSE Towers to start this discussion?

Watching Desperate Housewives obviously!

If I genuinely liked the wife then I wouldn't take the money but if I thought she was a cow I would (I think that makes me a cow too )

I definitely wouldn't tell the wife though! In that episode the wife finds out and kills the husband :eek:

BigMikeyG

None of her business. Take the money and run I'd say. Tell the hubby thou.

Ebenezer_Screwj

Is Carlos in on this arrangement for his benefit ? It sounds highly risky and will no doubt end in tears when the romance fizzles out, or is discovered, or the £100 "bonus" stops for any reason, or Carlos' wife lets the cat out of the bag, or Carlos gets sacked or any combination of the above. I think they should accept the bonus unconditionally making it quite clear that it is nothing to do with buying their silence but pointing out that if Carlos were to lose his job he would be . . . disappointed.

UglyBetty

Neither. The boss could accuse her of bribery and she would have no defence, get a criminal record and possibly prison. Her husband would be implicated, could lose his job and liberty. Find a better job & boss. He obviously can't be trusted so don't collude with bribery because that is what it is. Don't interfere between husband & wife, you won't get any thanks for your trouble, just stay out of it.

dbfisokay

There is a dilemma here constructed from a clash of Friendship, Money, Financial difficulty and adultery, making it a four horned dillemma -ouch! Clearly it is from Gabrielle's viewpoint that we are looking, so for her; She has to reconcile friendship with personal monetary gain and her views on adultery.

Taking the money means she is buying into the deception of her friend hence cannot be a true friend if she takes it. If she doesn't take it she still requires to deal with friendship versus exposition of adultery i.e. does a friend have a duty to expose adultery or respect the privacy of a marriage and wait to see what happens?

The dilemma then seems to revolve around friendship and it is this subject which Gabrielle ought to reflect on. If it is of true value taking the money is a no-no, leaving only the friend-adultery dilemma to deal with. That is outwith the question asked so we have an answer -

If she values friendship-do not take the money and reflect further on the adultery aspect. If she doesn't value friendship-take the money and disregard the adultery- its obviously not her friend involved anyway as taking the money disbars true friendship

tasha-debt

Family always comes first, if this extra £100 a month will make the difference to the family then she should take it.
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