No demonizing or personal attacks on the other side there, eh Greg? The same stuff about which you were complaining?
::plonk:: > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Deckler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 10:34 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Greg's Utterly Fascinating Views on Ethics > > > OK, for some reason beyond my comprehension people seem to > have this odd > fascination with my views on ethics in IT. They are so fascinated that > every time I post something to this list, they bring it up. In the > interests of trying to move past this, you can get your fix > of my crazed > views on ethics in the form of a free monthly newsletter, The > IT Ethics > Newsletter. > > Details can be found at http://www.infonition.com/ethics > > I have not yet covered the Conflict of Interest topic but I'm > sure that it > will come up eventually. Until then, here is how I see the two sides. > > Greg: > Accepting direct gifts from third parties, especially > significant gifts > such as large dollar items and titles, presents a real or perceived > conflict of interest between an IT professional's client (either the > customer or company that he or she works for) and that third > party. This > is why companies have limits on the type and dollar amount of > gifts that > employees can accept from third parties. Because MVP is > primarily a title > and titles are priceless, there are obvious grounds for a potential > conflict of interest. And it does not matter if the conflict > of interest > is real or perceived. The whole point of ethics and conflict > of interest > rules is to help keep people from getting into ethical trouble and to > remove even the specter or impropriety. > > The Other Side: > The MVP title is not unethical. In fact, it does not matter > what you do or > who you accept gifts from or what the type or dollar amount of those > gifts, it will never, ever constitute a conflict of interest. > Furthermore, > there is really no such thing as a "conflict of interest". This whole > "conflict of interest" nonsense is, in fact, an evil plot > propagated by > the secretive Illuminati. Obviously, the Illuminati have > corrupted Greg's > brain and the brains of all of the corporations that have > rules against > accepting gifts. Don't become another victim! Even if God > himself comes > down and points out that something is obviously a potential > conflict of > interest, argue with God because the Illuminati have > obviously gotten to > him. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
