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"Mandatory" Knows No Color

I'm the president of a 200-person company in a small town, and we've been having some racial tensions in our office because of an insensitive email -- featuring a racial joke -- that an employee forwarded to others. That employee has been dismissed, and to help prevent future problems I...

Tags: E-mail, Ethics, Office Life, Personal Conduct, seminar, Where's The Line?

Blog posts 2007-06-26

For Intern Season, Cronyism Rules

I joined a firm this winter as the vice-president in charge of recruitment, and part of my job is to screen and select the summer interns. We received hundreds of candidates, including five who are the children of current employees. As I was in the process of selecting the...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Where's The Line?, Ethics, Office Life, Personal Conduct, Workplace

Blog posts 2007-05-30

When the Harrassment of Others Becomes Your Problem

One of my colleagues is an attractive young female, and many of the younger guys make inappropriate comments toward her. She doesnt seem bothered by them - I would venture to say that she encourages it - but it bothers me. Is it my place to report this? Wheres the...

Tags: Ethics, Office Life, Personal Conduct, Harassment, Where's The Line?

Blog posts 2007-02-27

Freelancing from Your Desk

Dear Conscience,Is it acceptable for me to do freelance work out of the office?Though opinions on this differ, its a genernally good thing when employees take on side work. Why? Because that allows them to gain extra experience, which makes them more valuable to the company in the long term.Of...

Tags: Ethics, Office Life, Desktop publishing, Where's The Line?, freelance work

Blog posts 2007-02-09