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Ethics are the 'unspoken rules' of society. They are what govern how people behave when not bound by law. Questions with this tag should deal with how to handle situations where it is unclear how acceptable a given course of action might be within society (either the society of the workplace, or the world at large).

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Reporting a local business for paying their employees well below minimum wage,

It is possible that because you are not an employee, with proof of substandard pay, that you would not be able to report this anyway. But you could find out for the employees, what the process would …
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My work can affect peoples safety, and my employer prefers rapid development over quality?

One aspect not covered in the other good answers is perhaps your management really is considering safety. It is possible they have considered the issue of dangerous bugs, but consider that the softwa …
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Plagiarism in resumes?

Plagiarism in resumes can range from mildly detrimental, such in the case you cite, to a serious problem. As others have said, the company description is something they've created for public use. Th …
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Boss asked me to comment on friend's abilities

If you recommend someone and they are a bad hire, that most definitely reflects on you. You do not want to use up political capital on someone who you really shouldn't recommend, no matter how much t …
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61 votes

Coworker asking to borrow money in front of other people

A co-worker friend who has left a wallet at home might ask to borrow money. It's someone you know, and it's no big deal. People seeing that would probably not notice. But in that case, they always …
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25 votes
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University renamed degree after I graduated

It's probably good to have the resume or CV match your paperwork, but that doesn't mean you can't use both titles. On the resume, simply list your degree and the new name in parentheses: Art Scho …
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27 votes

Miscalculated remaining vacation days after I quit my job

If you want to leave a very strong lasting impression (which will turn into good referrals in the future), you will email and let them know that you think you miscalculated and only had 17 days instea …
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11 votes

Being a significant other at a company event, of a company I resigned from

As long as you weren't fired or there were work issues that caused you to leave, and you left on good terms, there should be no awkwardness or problems attending work events where spouses and signific …
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Higher up ordered me to run a department meeting against my will and that by virtue of his r...

It is perfectly normal for a developer or senior engineer or someone else to run a meeting when the normal person running the meeting is going to be out. (Or, where I work, when they are there, but w …
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Company policy violation due to browser history syncing

I think the thing to do is to explain to them what you think happened, explain that you've disconnected from the browser history syncing done by chrome, so that they won't see this any more. Explain …
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Is it ethical to back out of final interview round?

An interview is a two way process, and just because someone is offered an interview, they are not obligated to take it. At the point either side decides that this is not going to work out: the hiring …
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43 votes

How to avoid previous employer who is nagging me to do their job?

You have a couple of options, probably more than I'm going to list here Block or otherwise make it so you don't see calls or texts from them, continuing to ignore them. If you do have some spare time …
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