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June 26 is “Take Your Dog To Work” Day. Cute. But is it Ethical?
By
hfields
I don’t love dogs. Don’t get me wrong–I like ’em fine. I may even coo over a particularly cute one (or a homely one–somehow the homely ones touch my heart more than the handsome ones), but I don’t have a great affinity for them, and they can pretty much take me or leave me too.…
Bozeman, MT, Asks for Applicants’ Facebook Username & Password
By
Padmini Mangunta
How much information are you willing to disclose to snag a job? Most companies already insist on background checks, but Bozeman, MT, is asking applicants for city positions to submit their social networking usernames and passwords. Guess I won’t be applying there anytime soon. Granted, submitting this information is voluntary. Still, how far is too…
56 Star Tattoo Teen Comes Clean; Admits She Lied to ‘Save Face’
By
hfields
Regrets, I’ve had a few. But perhaps none so visible as those of Belgian teenager Kimberley Vlaminck, who claimed last week to have ‘fallen asleep’ in the tattooist’s chair and woken up with 56 stars tattooed across her face when she’d only–she said–asked for 3. Now, anyone who’s ever gotten a tattoo (and I have…
Steve Jobs Liver Transplant–Is That Ethical?
By
hfields
UPDATE: Interesting NY Times article asking some of the same questions as my original post about Steve Jobs’ liver transplant. Check the NY Times piece out! Because of this article, and because of the many comments I received on my own, I’m putting up an updated version of my prior post today (below), but with some changes…
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