Comments on: Should You Quit Your Job When You Feel Your Company Is Unethical?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 18:24:44 +0000

If my company was unethical, but my boss and his/her boss were ethical, then I could stay with the company.

If I felt I had to leave, then I wouldn’t write a scorched earth letter like Rudnicki did. By doing so, she’s likely poisoning her own well. Would a future employer want to take the risk of hiring a person with a history of public controversy? Probably not.

By: Slippy

Slippy — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:06:17 +0000

Way to quit like a boss, hope she flipped a few tables on the way out. Also just FYI the “cost” of the EpiPen is almost entirely based around the auto-injector (and apparently executive bonuses) which hasn’t changed much mechanically in the last few years (why should it? it works). In theory you could fill a syringe with a dose for less than $10 and self-administer.

In reality you can’t self-administer in the middle of anaphylatic shock and you don’t want to gamble that whomever is around you won’t freak out at seeing a needle. I really hope Mylan gets worked over by federal regulators.

By: David

David — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:51:56 +0000

The simple answer is yes. Not easy, but simple.

I friend of mine was fired from a Fortune 50 company because they demanded that he violate Federal Law.

Not only did he get the firing overturned, the company is now under investigation and hopefully people will go to jail.

Edmund Burke said; “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

That is a lesson we all need to stand up for….even though the cost can be high. Otherwise, the consequences are too awful to contemplate

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 00:12:14 +0000

I applaud Robyn’s choice to leave her employer for what she perceives is a lack of ethics. My large organization lost its moral compass a few years ago and chooses to run itself with a lack of ethics, morality, or integrity required of its leadership. I publicly called out my employer and they said they don’t care whether the action they took was illegal. I have gone to the enforcement entities and its a dead end. I suppose this would matter if I didn’t see it everywhere I turn from federal to local government, from private to public sectors. Sad…

By: Bea

Bea — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 20:15:58 +0000

I left my last job because I was asked to do something unethical, but more than that, once I stood my ground and (politely, professionally) refused, I realized that it wasn’t just the one manager that wanted me to put my job in jeopardy in order to please him– the corruption went much much deeper in the organization. It felt like a lose-lose battle. Even if I did the “right” thing, I was still a wreck not knowing how it would come back to bite me later. I was terrified– having worked in recruiting for some time I knew it was a gamble to leave a job without having a new position lined up. Luckily, I had the cash saved up to focus on a job hunt. I received 2 job offers before accepting one that I felt was aligned well with the trajectory I wanted to continue on. I’m excited about the next chapter of my life and hope that I will never be in a position like this again!

By: V

Mon, 05 Sep 2016 13:34:01 +0000

I quit my recruitment job in the insurance industry when my boss asked my to recruit unethically so that I could hit my numbers and he would look better. Luckily, I had an offer at a different organization one week after I was asked to do this.