How much should ethics factor into what you do for a living?
21Why is working for the DEA such a no no?
Colonel Panic wrote:Unrelated question: TCiA, where would you draw the line when it comes to doing a job like this? Under what circumstances do you feel that a job involving government surveillance would compromise your own personal code of ethics or morals?
Just asking purely out of curiosity. I'm not looking to bust your nuts over it or anything like that.
2207 wrote:My post just went astray, so I'll try again.
You could take the job and see if it works out. In the meantime, you could look for something else that suits better.
You might gain valuable experience and it might lead to a job you value more. By not taking it it seems a wasted opportunity if you have been hand picked.
Josef K wrote:Why is working for the DEA such a no no?
Pasta wrote:Ethics are important, but, so is survival. I'll post more later, but survival is paramount.
A friend just got a job at Nike doing engineering, his wife hates it, he was unsure ethically, but he has a 3 year old to feed and clothe, and had been out of work since January.
What good are your ethics if you're starving to death? Try to strike a compromise.
The Code is Almighty wrote:I apologize for getting most of my vocational training and college schooling through the military. I'm also sorry that four years after I transitioned to working away from the government I can't find a job that's not associated with the government. I'm out of work since January and I'm having a hard time doing something about it. I've started applying to gov positions because the civilian stuff isn't panning out for me.
Rick Reuben wrote:Edit those words out or I'm contacting a moderator.
burun wrote:Just because a large portion of society happen to live in this pradigm/mindset/whatever fucking buzzword you want to assign to it, doesn't mean you are wrong for NOT living in it.
Signed,
Unmarried, 36 year-old renter with an "artsy" job where people mistake her for being 18.
Colonel Panic wrote:I actually posted pretty much the same thing, but deleted the post like 2 minutes later because I didn't want to open up a big can of worms.
ubercat wrote:If you're an ethical person, you bring it with you to work. Ethics don't start and stop when you cross a threshold.
Perhaps you really aren't an ethical person.
I find it incredibly difficult to forget my ethics, and even more difficult to compromise my morals for fucking money.
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