New answers tagged ethics
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Is it ethical to apply directly for a job after a recruiter declines to submit you for the role?
This is not an ethical issue. BUT what you're doing has the potential to create a messy situation for the employer.
When an employer contracts with a recruiting firm to find candidates, it is general ...
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Is it ethical to apply directly for a job after a recruiter declines to submit you for the role?
What is sadly common, at least in Australia, is that a company will advertise a job and recruiters will try to supply candidates, even if the company has not engaged their services.
So the reason for ...
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Is it ethical to apply directly for a job after a recruiter declines to submit you for the role?
As long as you aren't the one paying the recruiter for the match (and you damn well shouldn't be*), there's no ethical issue here on your side.
In general, independent recruiters make their money off ...
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Is it ethical to apply directly for a job after a recruiter declines to submit you for the role?
TL;DR: Ethics don't come in to it. You have no contract or agreement with the recruiter, and nothing to lose by making a direct application. They made their choice when they passed on you.
As an ...
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Is it ethical to apply directly for a job after a recruiter declines to submit you for the role?
Yes, it's perfectly ethical.
The ethical problem with applying directly to a position you heard about through a recruiter is that if you get the position, you've taken the information they gave you ...
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Is it ethical to apply directly for a job after a recruiter declines to submit you for the role?
Why wouldn't it be ethical? You have no legally or morally binding agreement or contract with the recruiting company or the client company.
If you want to reach out to the client company directly then ...
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Is it ethical to apply directly for a job after a recruiter declines to submit you for the role?
Is it Ethical?
I wouldn't say it's unethical per se.
However - If I was an employer and someone failed a technical screen with my recruiter and got in touch with me - you'd have to have some very good ...
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I am leaving soon for a new opportunity. Should I mention my co-worker's deficiency to our manager as I leave?
If you are not the boss of the colleague, you should not bring it up from your side.
If your manager would be smart, they would ask you (I always did when I was a team lead and somebody was leaving) ...
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Won a large gift card but with spoken rules
After winning they said they want me to spend it in store before a
certain date and record my process and how it changed my life.
What should I do?
Seems obvious to me that you should spend it in ...
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Won a large gift card but with spoken rules
First of, figure out the tax implications of accepting such a "prize" before you do anything else.
After winning they said they want me to spend it in store before a certain date and record ...
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Won a large gift card but with spoken rules
Note that, especially if it's a gift card for your own company, the cost to the company is almost certainly much lower than the face value of the card -- basically, as a promotional item, its cost is ...
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Won a large gift card but with spoken rules
Maybe there is someone at your company who could actually use the card in the store? You could then sell them the card for a smaller amount, let's say 50%. You get 50% in cash, they get a 50% ...
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Won a large gift card but with spoken rules
This may be a far fetched idea, but if you can't get cash directly, and you don't want a house full of stuff you don't need:
Sell the card at a discount to someone else. For example if it's worth $...
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Won a large gift card but with spoken rules
Its a gift and comes with rules. So follow them.
You can enquire if they will give you cash instead. If they do, it will be substantially less.
Do use it for your family and friends for gifts in ...
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Won a large gift card but with spoken rules
This line is perhaps the most important:
After winning they said they want me to spend it in store before a certain date and record my process and how it changed my life.
It's a PR stunt. They want ...
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I've been introduced by a freelancer that has been excluded for serious reasons
Jacob, Sophia and Jane can do what they want or don't want. You do not need to discuss anything with anybody there, and it should not affect you. Having married couples in one dept may not be a good ...
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DO we all quit at the same time and ruin our corporation?
Quit when you are personally ready to quit (i.e. you have already accepted a written offer for another job) and don't worry about or schedule your resignation based on when your colleagues are going ...
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DO we all quit at the same time and ruin our corporation?
If you do not like your job, find another, get an offer in writing, and quit. It's really that simple. If everyone does this and the company fails, that's no concern of yours.
Deliberately organising ...
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DO we all quit at the same time and ruin our corporation?
Ofc we know this is "Morally Wrong" but they still make our life hell, i think we will follow through with it.
First check with a lawyer, as I can think of quite a few places and ways this ...
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DO we all quit at the same time and ruin our corporation?
Something very similiar to that has already been invented, it is called striking. Look it up. It is very powerful.
You do that quitting all at once stuff, but with a twist.
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DO we all quit at the same time and ruin our corporation?
You are not a slave, and if it suits your best interest to move on to a new employer than you should do so. While you describe a situation that is not favorable it was you who chose to accept those ...
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DO we all quit at the same time and ruin our corporation?
Is the person you're asking this of your manager and is there a higher-up? If so, you could request a meeting and explain how you're not paid fairly and would prefer to stay, but that your direct ...
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