Do I tell my boss about a possible job change before or after my 2-week vacation? [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm in a job offer dilemma. I've verbally accepted an offer that i'm excited about. BUT, a job that I don't hesitate to say would be a dream company for me just had me interview again for one of two positions they are considering me for. Sounds like it is a slam dunk that i would get an offer from DreamCompany but it's the end of their quarter and they are wrangling a few details around, shifting head count, etc and won't have anything firm for a few more days but SortaExcitingCompany needs papers signed TODAY. Ugh - dilemma..... SortaExcitingCompany does not know anything is up yet. I'm tempted to see about getting a few days extension on the offer but worried about just retracting it all together. I know everything in the US is "at will" work anyway - but ethics still come into it for me at least.
posted on Jun 2, 2008 - 5 answers

Is it ethical to make money subleasing an apartment to others while not living there myself? Does the landlord need to know? [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2008 - 18 answers

Is it ethical to fake conversation in your own blog's comments section? I don't mean stirring up controversy for the sake of it or setting up straw-man arguments. I mean chucking some "model" comments on to the end of a batch of posts to let readers know the comments are there and easy to use. As a codicil: Has anyone done this and found that it effectively enticed discussion? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2008 - 31 answers

Help with potentially unethical situation in volunteer termination [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 21 answers

Today at work, a closet was being cleaned out, many items were being tossed in a trash cart. I noticed that a few of these items were unopened, brand new (though out-of-date) items, and out of curiousity, checked to see if they were worth anything. I noticed that a few of them were going for not-insignificant amounts of money on ye olde eBay, and "rescued" them from the trash, thinking about creating a D-I-Y Christmas Bonus out of them by putting them up on eBay. Other co-workers have done similar things, selling a fair amount of old equipment at garage sales, etc, and none of my immediate peers seemed to think anything of it. Mrs. [anonymous], however, seems to feel that it's ethically wrong to do so, and more importantly potentially legally wrong. Does the hivemind have any knowledge of the legal (and/or ethical) implications of this D-I-Y Christmas Bonus? (For reference, we're probably talking $300 total, here.)
posted on Nov 28, 2007 - 31 answers

Bassist buys the tour van then quits the band in the middle of the tour. What's a fair way to distribute the money now that it's over? [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2007 - 15 answers

Business ethics filter: Should I pass my personal contact info on to selected clients of the company I'm leaving? [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2007 - 17 answers

Is it ethical for a women who is in sales to remove her wedding ring so that prospective clients will be more interested in hearing her pitch? [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2007 - 63 answers

Weird interview scenario - am I being a little paranoid about this? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2007 - 16 answers

What kind of hours are typical requirements for a political campaign job? What kind of hours are actually legal? [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2006 - 12 answers

EthicsFilter: is it wrong to sleep with someone you haven't made sure is single? [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2006 - 49 answers

Are my boss's demands unethical? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2006 - 17 answers

I have recently had a windfall and have come into some money. I'd like to invest this in an ethical and profitable fashion without assuming a huge amount of risk. Unfortunately, I am of the opinion that there's going to be some sort of economic collapse fairly soon. What should I do? [more inside]
posted on Mar 9, 2006 - 28 answers

I recently sent out several job applications that required letters of recommendation from a professor. The professor's secretary sent me a box of letters that were sealed, mail-merged, and addressed to each recipient, with the intention that I drop the letter inside the application package. (This is standard operating procedure, as far as I know.) I ended up not sending a few applications for which I received letters because the recipients later indicated that no positions were available. The application period is now over and I was not offered a position. I will not reuse these letters in the future. May I ethically open the remaining sealed envelopes and read the letter?
posted on Jan 10, 2006 - 41 answers

Should I tell my doctor something about my medical history that might keep her from prescribing me the birth control I want? [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2005 - 36 answers

I am a research assistant for a project that involves studying participants in a website for a particular deviant sexuality. I think my research methodology is unethical, but my supervisor disagrees. What can I do? Is the internet a public or private place? [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2005 - 47 answers

Ethics in billing IT hours: I'm not 'working' but I'm not 'not-working'. How can I bill for my time? This is a lot more than just being on-call. [more inside]
posted on Oct 13, 2005 - 18 answers

I agreed to "edit" a (25-page) thesis paper for a friend at another college. When the paper arrived, it was so raw that the whole thing needed to be massively reorganized, not just tweaked for grammar and clarity. It then became clear (through subsequent discussions with her about it) that what she wanted me to do was basically reword much of the language as well (she considers me to be a stronger writer) to make it "sound better." [more inside]
posted on Aug 28, 2005 - 43 answers

Please help me better align my values with my career. [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2005 - 11 answers

IT concerns, what do you do to employees who do not seem to understand that if they delete e-mails, they are still retained? Recently while trying to figure out if my spam filters were keeping e-mails out, I found some amorous e-mails. [more inside]
posted on Aug 1, 2005 - 28 answers

it-still-may-explode-but-i'll-take-my-chances-filter: I received my replacement Powerbook battery from Apple - Am I obligated to return the old one? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2005 - 9 answers

This evening at a gathering of neighbors, I heard a disturbing story. The neighbor's ex-girlfriend has a brother who was sent to prison for raping her daughter when the child was 2-3 years old. The brother is now out of jail and living with his mother - the child's grandmother. When the girlfriend goes out, she takes all of her children and drops them off at the grandmother - which is where the child rapist lives. [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2005 - 55 answers