Ethics in Corporate America Business Ethics and Value Systems Winter 2002 What turns a "fired up" professional into a "burned out" employee? If you ask a young engineer what is the role of engineering, you'll get an answer like "improving people's lives by solving real world problems." If you ask that same engineer the same question after they've been on the job for about fifteen years, you'll get a more mature perspective: "improving the company's profitability …showed first 75 words of 2661 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2661 total…signing up for classes or taking up new hobbies. Forty-three percent say they are taking more time for religious activities or thoughtful reflection. (www.benefitnews.com) References U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Web Page. U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States. 19 April, 2001 http://www.worldcongress.org/WCFUpdate/Archive03/wcf_update_316.htm Employee Benefit News Web Page. Thompson Corporation, Washington, DC. 12 Jan 2002 <http://www.benefitnews.com/work/detail.cfm?id=3582>