GATTACA Essay

Mateo Castro

January 14,2015

Period: 4

Ethics Response

Now days discrimination in the workforce happens every day. It is wrong but people still do it. For a person to get hired there is alot that goes into consideration, even though people do not say it they are judgemental toward race health history they show it by not hiring a good working person that is african american or has certain health issues. In my opinion, there should be a certain law that makes it illegal to discriminate against a person’s nationality, weight, and/or medical issues. If one is capable of doing the job right they should not be denied a job for their health history. For instance, if i am a boss of a company where a person that is well qualified for the job applies but genetic testing proved that he had a 70% chance of developing Multiple Sclerosis i would still hire that person just because it is fair because they knew how to do the job. However, that would not change the fact that i need someone reliable for long term. I would hire that person but still keep looking for an alternate worker and/or someone to train exactly how he did. so that whenever i need it that other person will be ready to go.

As an employer it is never okay to discriminate against someone who is well qualified for a job because of their health history because no matter what that person is just like someone else who had applied for that job and is qualified. Genetic testing for a job should be illegal. That and a substance test a two very different things. A substance test before hiring to me is fair because if you are a good boss and run an efficient company you have to make sure the person you are hiring does not abuse illegal substances. Hiring someone based on their genes is just as bad as hiring them based on their nationality. which is racist. If i were a boss i would hire that person and someone else to work close with them so that if the first person falls ill i will have a backup plan that i won’t be behind on work or stress over not having to find someone to fill that space.

In conclusion, i feel that discrimination in the workplace is wrong because some people are hard workers and they get denied for a job they deserved just because of their race or medical history. If a boss does not like a person for their race they should keep it to themselves because just like they deserved the chance of the job so did that person. If they don’t like their workers they should’nt fire them. they should just not talk to them and let them do their job. After all, that person is their to work and feed his family not to make friends. If a well qualified applicant has a an ugly medical history you should hire them and somebody else so that if you ever loose that person you have the other alternate. Now days companies are either too cheap or too lazy to hire two people for one job incase something happens to one of the employes.