Taking Liberties

Taking liberties is when a business person takes controls of the details of a transaction without keeping the client appraised of small and large details of the transaction. Taking liberties can become the initial point of conflict even among friends. Here the client gives a detailed description of what they want. The client might, in this instance, write down specific items for a project they want purchased and installed. The business person, however, goes about his or her own way and buys what they wish.

Going about your own way is a shortsighted way of doing business if ones goal is to succeed in business. The short term profits are good and sustainable but he business person runs the risk of legal action, loss of friends, conflicts, stress, and a long-term reputation as a quality business. If a small appliance store engages a customer for a new washing machine but delivers a more expensive one it is the business person who profits not the buyer, thus for positive ethical evaluation of a given transaction, the business is required to update the buyer at the time a more expensive machine is to be substituted.

Overpowering

Fatiguing into compliance

Greed

Insensitivity

overreaching