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Ethical class might help a young developer understand why working at a company like that is a bad idea. Understanding that a company punishing you for being eth

• thewhitetulip 9y ago
  Yes, but the problem is that Uber pays well and it has a lot of interesting problems to solve, and as usual in our society, morality becomes the later priority than interesting work/pay
  • spcelzrd 9y ago
    It's not a problem limited to our society. Ethics, regulations, and consumer pressure can all help to keep corporations in check. The thing to remember is that a corporation can never have a moral compass, so we have to give it to them.
  • cjrp 9y ago
    But if there was the potential for future prosecution because of your actions, maybe that would alter the risk/reward profile enough for some people? Especially if you've taken an ethics course, and thus can't really argue plausible deniability.
  • wfo 9y ago
    If developers had a professional organization and working for Uber (or some company that does things which are banned by that organization) was a black mark on your resume that would ensure you never get a good job again, then we'd be in business. That's how it works for doctors and lawyers.
• TeMPOraL 9y ago
  Ethics being recognized as an important part of the field would also give one leverage to oppose their employeer's unethical demands, and make it more costly for the latter to make such demands in the first place.