Dear Dr. Karl Pfeifer ,

You right! I just put it in general and trying to avoid more description to it but the thing is unethical in my perspective. It could be ethical for someone. Developing an app(boot) that can generate bulk positive consumer report.

The act is unethical for me to do and I also, reviewed the The Federal Trade Commission Act that states unfair methods of competition and dissemination of false advertisements are illegal. I provided with couple of alternatives to boost true positive consumer reports/reviews such as by creating an incentive program for the customers to motivate and leave positive comments.

Any additional thoughts much appreciated: Joseph Tham , Karl Pfeifer , Lubaba Yemer , Leonid V Vladimirov , Samuel Comeau , Salman Keyani Borujeni , Bisma S Khan , Leonid V Vladimirov , Michael Issigonis Segun Michael Abegunde , Pisipaty Srinivas Kishore , and off-course others!

Ethics is a large lattice that considers each individual has similar survival needs and desires to have the ease of survival that is thriving. Does this situation break the law or make the survival needs of other's unnecessarily hard to obtain? Each being is capable of growing to the highest outcome of a life form if given opportunity and resources. Alliance gives us complimentary specializations for greater depth of knowledge and therefore ease of survival. Equality stops factions from forming that waste energy on contention instead of cooperation. Does your manager have an outcome in mind that will create an overall greater platform for beings to thrive and invest back into a greater platform for life? Does the outcome sacrifice anyone so that they cannot thrive or creates a faction? A job should be an opportunity to create greater personal experiences and a better society. It shouldn't be slavery. If you have ethical values then you have a plan for life. You should try to change his mind civilly or move on. With full automation on the horizon, we need to change the job system anyways. With looming climate, population and resource crisis we need to do things together that we haven't done enough of. Those are reasons enough for both of you to rethink the big picture of what you will do with your labor. Hope that helps!

Pretty vague question. What was the situation, what were the values that were compromised, and what were the options you rejected?

I understand Mohammed Kemal your discussion. Ethical values by and large are not common to all. Ethics depends on the circumstances, situation and environment prevailing. If every one says good eventhough one does not like it is good. One knows if your higher official says to do one should do it and next discuss the circumstances.

Should have an open discussion. Let your manager know how you feel. Changes are possible.

Pay no attention. Just continue in your vein.

Dear Belinda Bailey : great points, thank you for sharing your perspective.

Hi Pisipaty Srinivas Kishore thank you for your understanding and sharing your thoughts with me and off-course with the group!

Dear Michael Issigonis thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Dear Mohammed Kemal : don't comply with the manager's request. And do what is ethical as per your JD. DOCUMENT EVERYTHING!

Mohammed Kemal You have provided no details of the situation, just your very general perspective. Yet you ask for advice on what you should do. Without the specifics of the case it is difficult is give advice that isn't equally as vague and general as your question. In particular, I'd be interested to know what the manager demanded, his rationale for it (was his intention unethical?), and how your ethical values were compromised.

Perhaps you can describe the ethical principles in GENERAL terms.

Cheating, bribery, lying, stealing. These are general categories

Dear Dr. Karl Pfeifer ,

You right! I just put it in general and trying to avoid more description to it but the thing is unethical in my perspective. It could be ethical for someone. Developing an app(boot) that can generate bulk positive consumer report.

The act is unethical for me to do and I also, reviewed the The Federal Trade Commission Act that states unfair methods of competition and dissemination of false advertisements are illegal. I provided with couple of alternatives to boost true positive consumer reports/reviews such as by creating an incentive program for the customers to motivate and leave positive comments.

Any additional thoughts much appreciated: Joseph Tham , Karl Pfeifer , Lubaba Yemer , Leonid V Vladimirov , Samuel Comeau , Salman Keyani Borujeni , Bisma S Khan , Leonid V Vladimirov , Michael Issigonis Segun Michael Abegunde , Pisipaty Srinivas Kishore , and off-course others!

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We like to think there is a satisfactory solution to these dilemmas. Sometimes there is no resolution possible and we are forced to decide which is more important to us, our ethics or our paychecks. When snacking around the picnic table we love to imagine our ethical principles will always win that battle. But in day-to-day life we often have to face the stinging reality that materialism is sometimes more important to us than moralism. We just hope our friends don't put us on the spot about it!

What were the options that you applied that did not work in each case. There is one option that will really work withoit fail - resign.