Thursday, October 13, 2011

Ethical Dilemmas

Lately, I've been faced with a lot of ethical dilemmas.

One, was an ex-boyfriend that contacted me through facebook.  Why twenty years after we broke off our engagement does he contact to tell me that I'm the biggest regret of his life?

Two,  I recently went to a dermatologist to discuss some issues with my skin.  My skin isn't really that bad but it's very, very oily.  She discussed accutane with me and how it would solve my skin problems.  She warned me that if I got pregnant while taking accutane that she would suggest an abortion because of the high risk of birth defects.  While I had a tubal nearly five years ago and I'm not concerned with the risk of getting pregnant I'm still very pro-life and I have a problem with aborting a living creature because I took medication to have great skin.

Third, I love my job.  I have the greatest job in the world, but my job is dependent upon the number of patients we have.  Our patient census has dropped and they've cut my hour.  I do a great job. However, I can't do my job in the number of hours they are offering and I can't live off that amount of money.  So I began looking for another job.  I found one that pays almost double what I make now doing something similar, but in a different field.  Do I stay with the job I love or do I take the job that is more financially feasible?