4 ms·

I'm not questioning my friend's ethics; my friend objects to this work too. There's no hypnosis happening here, it's just a job offer. :-) The question is, h

by jMyles 11y ago

I'm not questioning my friend's ethics; my friend objects to this work too. There's no hypnosis happening here, it's just a job offer. :-) The question is, how, if at all, can I help my friend think about balancing, on one hand, the ethical implications of working for such a company, and, on the other, gaining a bit more (probably much needed) financial security.

staticautomatic 11y ago
It would seem that dodging the ethical issue entirely is a possibility. Is is not fair to assume that if your friend can get a job with this company, he/she could get a job paying a similar amount at a non-questionable company? Seems the easiest way out from a practical standpoint would be to just seek work elsewhere. I don't think there's any clear rubric for making these kinds of decisions involving ethical quandaries. It's up to your friend to simply make a call about whether it feels right to trade their conscience for money, to put it cynically.
AnimalMuppet 11y ago
> my friend objects to this work too. Then he/she shouldn't take the job. Your friend has to live with himself/herself. Don't go in thinking "maybe it won't be so bad; maybe I can live with it". That's just asking for trouble.