You are an independent contractor. The due date for your current project falls fairly close to your vacation, which means you are going to miss a deadline to deliver some work to your client. Which of the following statements in a progress report sent before your deadline is most ethical?

"I did not realize how much my vacation would affect my work hours. I might need 1-2 extra days to complete everything." T/F

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Niko Griffith

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29 August, 12:47

You are an independent contractor. The due date for your current project falls fairly close to your vacation, which means you are going to miss a deadline to deliver some work to your client. Which of the following statements in a progress report sent before your deadline is most ethical?

"I did not realize how much my vacation would affect my work hours. I might need 1-2 extra days to complete everything." T/F

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Ashly Harmon · Answer 1

True. "I did not realize how much my vacation would affect my work hours. I might need 1-2 extra days to complete everything."

Explanation:

When assigned a task, it is important to always provide a progress report, as this gives the management an idea of how far you have gone in your task. In the case above, if you are behind on a project as the independent contractor, the most ethical statement would be to admit that you did not realize a true factor (vacation) would affect work hours, before going ahead to ask for extra days to ensure that the project is completed.