Your supervisor explains that you will be promoted if you can find ways to cut costs by one-third in your department. You know this will mean cuts in personnel, even though your boss never says so directly. However, you are already working with a limited staff, and stress is high among employees as a result of the heavy workload. In addition, you fear that any further reduction in staff may affect employee morale and lower productivity in your department. At the same time, you personally are heavily in debt and in need of the promotion to make ends meet. How will you handle the situation? Should you gain some happiness at the expense of others? Is the short-term gain of a promotion worth the long-term risks of negative morale and reduced productivity?
