In addition, the ethics of care does not mean that all relationships are to be nurtured. In particular, the ethics of care does not maintain that we should nurture relationships based on domination, oppression, hatred, violence, disrespect, injustice, or exploitation. Furthermore there may be situations in which the care we wish to express to some individuals with whom we have special relationships conflicts with the care we wish to express to others. For example, a manager making a hiring decision may wish to favor a friend over strangers for the job, but this desire to care for a friend might conflict with the desire of the manager to care for the relationships the manager has with employees, customers, and stockholders by hiring the most qualified. In this example, the manager might attempt to resolve the conflicts by deciding to excuse himself or herself from the hiring decision that involves a friend (Velasquez, 1998).