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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…
Senator’s Staffer Emails Racist Obama Image; Should She Be Fired?
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Padmini Mangunta
We’ve all probably sent an email from our work account to the wrong person – I once worked at a large law firm where a first year associate sent out a raucous party invite to the entire firm, including all the partners. Well, he most likely survived the embarrassment, just as Sherri Goforth, an administrative…
My Credibility or My Friend? The Ethics of a Recommendation
By
Padmini Mangunta
I wish I could blog about the weather here in New York lately. I must say, I believe continuous rain for two weeks in June to be completely unethical! However, I’m distracted from the slow drip by other concerns. I’m on constant “lay-off” watch these days, closely monitoring not only my job situation, but that…
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