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Each chapter concludes with several situations that may or may not involve ethical behavior or other professional choices and challenges. These scenarios can be discussed individually or in groups. As you read these scenarios, consider ethics, good business practice, and overall professional conduct.

1 It came to Phyllis's attention that her boss was considering hiring a designer—Jane Doe. Phyllis knew Jane because they worked together at a different design firm a few years ago. Phyllis knew that Jane had been fired because the other employer discovered Jane falsifying several types of client documents in connection with projects. Jane found out this information from someone at that previous firm after Phyllis had left the firm. Phyllis was not sure what to do—keep quiet or report Jane's behavior to her supervisor.

2 Alex has been designing hospitality spaces in the East for six years. She has become increasingly interested in sustainable design and is planning to become LEED® certified. A former client, Robert Smith, has contacted her about the design of his second home in Wyoming. Because Alex started in design at a residential furniture store/studio, she feels very comfortable in doing the project.Mr. Smith wants to use green products, but is concerned about the extra costs. He heard from a friend that “green stuff costs a lot of green.” The client wants Alex to do the interior planning and specification and to use green products if they do not cost too much. He is also reluctant to pay the fees that Alex plans to charge to cover her travel. He suddenly says, “Let's reduce your carbon footprint by not having you travel to the job site at all.”

3 Roberta owns a design studio and specializes in the design of high‐end residential projects. She has recently lost two projects to a competitor where a former employee now works. One of those projects was for a former client couple, who are building a very large penthouse in Manhattan.Roberta is quite upset about losing the project for the former clients. She thought they had gotten along very well and doesn't understand why the clients would go to someone else. She calls the former clients to ask why they went with a different designer. Feeling that she got an unsatisfactory answer, Roberta now plans to ask vendors about the designer who was given the contract by her former clients.