LAW, MORALITY, ETHICS & ETIQUETTE CASE

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CASE STUDY 2
Ahmad is a junior engineer at a big oil company. He has been
working under Ah Chongs supervision for the past three years.
Ahmad knows that Ah Chong is a good and hardworking
manager, but he has noticed that Ah Chong frequently has
liquor on his breath at work and that sometimes his speech is
slurred.
One day Ahmad learns that Ah Chong is about to be offered a
new and better-paying position. He is happy for Ah Chong until
he learns that his new job will be the chief safety inspector for
all the oil rigs that the company owns in the region. Ahmad
worries that Ah Chongs drinking habit will interfere with his
work as a safety inspector much more seriously than it
interferes with his present job. He tells Ah Chong that he is
worried that Ah Chongs drinking might cause serious problems
in the new position, and he urges Ah Chong not to accept the
job. Ah Chong agrees that he will have to cut back on his
drinking, but he tries to assure Ahmad that he has things under
control. He says that he is going to take the job, and he asks
Ahmad not to tell anyone about his drinking.
Should Ahmad take his concerns to higher management?