Always Batya

It's interesting. We got an email at the office today that the VP's and the President of our university were coming here for a retreat/meeting tonight, and we needed to make sure our "areas" (finger quotes because just call it what it is...cubicle hell) were neat and clean. So, I took about 15 minutes cleaning up, straightening up, throwing junk away, etc. Which made me wonder, if I bring potential students into my "area" on a consistent basis, why am I scrambling around just because bigwigs are coming? Shouldn't it always be neat and tidy? I mean, my car isn't, and my spare bedroom that I claim as a closet isn't, so why would my desk area be...but, I digress. Is it an ethical dilemma to present an inaccurate portrayal of my "area" to the bigheads? Is it immoral to offer false pretense, or is it just good incentive to put our best foot forward? ... so to speak. And, yes, I know what the Bible says about truth and honesty, etc.etc.etc. My question is once I realize that the area needs straightening, and it gets tidied up, do I have a moral obligation to anyone to come clean (pun intended) about the fact that it wasn't cleaned up before? Is it anyone's business? Have I committed a sin that I need to ask forgiveness for?

posted by Jodi @ 3:25 PM