Perhaps we've come across a difference in life philosophies, then.
I've gotten exactly every position and promotion I've set my mind to.
I've certainly engaged in flattery, but I've never flattered someone I
didn't deeply respect and admire. My current boss, for example, is
high on my list of people in the world I most admire.
Is it cheating if you flatter someone you don't respect? I'm
not sure, but it's certainly inhumane, ruthless, and unkind. I
certainly have diminished respect for people who do that
regularly.
As for drunks, I have thought a bit about it, and am still unsure what
the ethics are. I certainly think encouraging them to stay in the
game when they try to leave is wrong, but sitting their quietly taking
there money? I don't know; it certainly wouldn't land on the top of
my list of "things I'm most proud of", but I don't think I mind doing
it either. It doesn't feel unethical, anyway.
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Date: 2005-07-26 22:15 (UTC)Perhaps we've come across a difference in life philosophies, then. I've gotten exactly every position and promotion I've set my mind to. I've certainly engaged in flattery, but I've never flattered someone I didn't deeply respect and admire. My current boss, for example, is high on my list of people in the world I most admire.
Is it cheating if you flatter someone you don't respect? I'm not sure, but it's certainly inhumane, ruthless, and unkind. I certainly have diminished respect for people who do that regularly.
As for the possible abuses you talk about; I actually believe the practice you mention is against the rules, so the example is lost on me.
As for drunks, I have thought a bit about it, and am still unsure what the ethics are. I certainly think encouraging them to stay in the game when they try to leave is wrong, but sitting their quietly taking there money? I don't know; it certainly wouldn't land on the top of my list of "things I'm most proud of", but I don't think I mind doing it either. It doesn't feel unethical, anyway.