Ethical Issues In Cloud 9

STORYLINE
The series follows the happenings inside the “superstore” supermarket “Cloud 9”. The main characters include: Amy, Jonah, Glenn, Dina, Garrett, Cheyenne, and Mateo. The show takes place on the floor of Cloud 9 and within the aisles where the staff work every day. Amy is the floor supervisor of the store, and Glenn the Co-Store manager along with Dina. Jonah is a sales associate and is new to the store, he tends to cause a lot of problems although he means well and is very optimistic about his job. Glenn and Dina are the manager and assistant manager of the Cloud 9 store. They run the store with their laissez-faire and autocratic leadership styles respectively. It follows the daily conflict and issues faced by the employees of Cloud

Many of which are not correctly addressed but rather just accepted by the staff. Some staff members, such as Amy, call out the unethical attitudes and practices. For example, when Glenn specifically wanted a Latino to run the salsa stand, but wouldn’t say it directly, Amy called him out on the fact and he denied it. Thereafter, when other staff members accepted the role and put on offensive performances in order to please the customers, Amy again called them out as she was offended by the matter; but when Amy made an example to demonstrate the offensiveness of the matter, the other employee was deeply offended. Some other staff members however, overlook complaints of unethical behavior as it is inconvenient for them. For example, when the staff had the meeting after the racism incidents, the video finished and the staff were told to feel free to report any incidents that offended them, Sandra reported her sexual harassment and Dina completely shut her down because it was inconvenient to her to watch another video lesson on the matter. Overall, there is a lot of unethical behavior that is overlooked and just accepted by the staff members as they just try to get through each