I'm the boss of a company that does computer sales, and we installed Instant Messaging on our sales associates' computers a few months back as a tool for them to communicate with their clients. Recently, my senior manager approached me and asked that we ban IM because he felt that...
Two of my colleagues recently approached me and told me they were starting their own firm and wanted me to join them. I thought about it for a night, realized I liked my current employment, and respectfully declined. When I told them the news, they said that they would expect...
My company recently made an advertising pitch to a large company. They did not hire us for the campaign, but they clearly stole some of the ideas we presented in the pitch. Wheres the line?In a creative field like advertising, having your ideas stolen is the same as having your...
My company recently lost a bid for a city government contract. We have learned that the company that submitted the winning bid -- which was more expensive than our own -- has a family connection to someone on the approval board. This is in clear violation of the boards policy...
I recently went on a business trip with a female colleague to make an important advertising pitch to a potential client. After the pitch, we joined their executives for dinner and drinks. I went home after dinner, but my colleague, who had been flirting with one of the executives, stayed...
Dear Conscience,Im a young female lawyer at a large law firm, and I have been planning for some time to get a large tattoo around my left wrist. I mentioned this to a male colleague, and he lectured me and told me the tattoo would kill my career. Did this...
Dear Conscience, I work for a small company. When we take on work for one of our larger clients, they will often give us a list of vendors they want us to use. Is this a request or a demand? Is it OK to say no?Don’t let your...
Play offense early in 2004. Focus on defense the rest of the year. That could turn out to be the winning game plan for stock investors this year. One recurring theme that jumps out from interviews with nearly a dozen of Wall Street's top investment...
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