Read: What would You Do?, page 242. (Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/business-ethics/pages/8-2-accommodating-different-abilities-and-faiths )

Can Everyones Wishes Be Accommodated?

You are a manager in a large Texas-based oil and gas company planning an annual summer company picnic and barbecue on the weekend of June 19. The oil industry has a long tradition of outdoor barbecues, and this one is a big morale-building event. However, June 19 is Juneteenth, the day on which news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached slaves in Texas in 1865. Several African American employees always attend the barbecue event and are looking forward to it, but they also want to celebrate Emancipation Day, rich in history and culture and accompanied by its own official event. The picnic date cannot be easily rescheduled because of all the catering arrangements that had to be made.

Critical Thinking

• Is there a way to permit some employees to celebrate both occasions without inconveniencing others who will be attending only one?
• What would you do as the manager, keeping in mind that you do not want to offend anyone?