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> Still, in some professions this would be outright illegal. What professions are you thinking of?

• silisili 2y ago
  'outright illegal' as in criminal may have been a bit strong there, perhaps 'a legal liability' is a better choice. Pretty much any profession where one has a duty to their client and has or pretends to have the client's best interest at heart - legal, financial, governmental, medical, etc.
  • luckylion 2y ago
    But that doesn't usually extend to your private life, does it? I assume you can be a lawyer for PETA and donate all the money you made from their business to Meat-Eaters International and can say so publicly. You just can't secretly act against their interest in your professional role. You usually wouldn't either because you want the business relationship to continue, but it'd be news to me that your professional duties would extend so far that you'd have to consider how to spend the money you make from that business.