Ethics in Silicon Valley?
from the not-an-oxymoron dept
This one is something of a good surprise. It's a story about a Silicon Valley which is trying really hard to be ethical about the way they do business even to the point of hiring an "ethicist". The down side to this story is that it's such a surprise that a company can be ethical. People seem to naturally expect companies to be evil - and that includes the company they work for. I don't think that's a particularly productive mind set. Update: Here's an article about AOL's Steve Case pushing for more socially responsible companies.
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This is ethical?
In the story, we're told that the hiree said "follow through with your offer to me." That's reasonable, but here's what I would have said (or at least like to say) in that situation: "You haven't given me a firm committment to employ me yet you're already asking me for advice on a specific business-related situation. I don't feel that I owe you anything until a professional working relationship exists between us." I would then leave it up to him whether to follow through with the offer, but regardless of what he decided, I would have gone on to look for a new position without a putz for a manager.
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Steve Case and ethics
Dogbert once said he wished everyone in the world would give up their weapons and become pacifists. That way, he could conquer the whole world with a butter knife.
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