Response to Authority

Authority is usually depict by an individual or people who tell another person what to do. Authority can also be used in a positive or negative way as well. It can be used in a negative way because it can put people in harmful situations where the other person is not willing to speak up. Usually authority is used in harmful situations at workplaces because the boss of the companies have authority on their own staffs. One situation that I was involved in where authority told me to do something that could have been harmful for me is at work. One time my boss told me to clean part of the store where there were chemicals involved in. I was put into a harmful situation because I was not properly trained to clean while using chemicals I did not even know. During this time, there were many things running through my mind like is this even safe for me? What happens if the chemicals react differently then they should or if I don't do this will my boss get mad at me? The primary determiners of behaviours would be my personal safety and the safety of the other staff members at work.