“Some values are…like sugar on the doughnut, legitimate, desirable, but insufficient, apart  the doughnut itself. We need substance as well as frosting.” – Ralph Tyler Flewelling

When I started thinking about the post today, I was trying to find a way to describe what is happening in the workforce and how the demise of ethics is hurting business.

As some of my readers know, I have recently moved and took on a new job. The area I relocated to, is in a heavy oil extraction part of the country. The draw of big bucks and the result of young people thinking that money is easy come by, either because they have chosen to leave school prior to graduation, or their parents have lavished them with ‘things’, has somewhat altered their perception of reality.

We are not new to the area, as we lived near here five years ago.  I think…