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Re: Ethics Test

James Sherrett — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:41:35 -0000

I agree with C: speak up. And when speaking up make it clear you would be glad to address any of the concerns you have just overheard.

These are folks who are (potentially) trusting you with a bag of money. If you're not trustworthy with a conference-call logistics slip up, can you be trusted with an investment when offered temptation?

Most importantly, I think you'll respect yourself for it. And that's who you have to work with the rest of your career.

Re: Ethics Test

Eliezer Yudkowsky — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:25:09 -0000

I generally consider myself to have pretty strong ethics, but in this case I might be overwhelmed by temptation to stay on the line, just because there's no other possible way to get such incredibly valuable information about my own company. If they started discussing proprietary information or business secrets, I'd hang up.

Re: Ethics Test

Matt — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:30:26 -0000

Hang up.

Re: Ethics Test

Andrew Hoag — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:02:09 -0000

What about C) none of the above, and speak up (you are on the line, right?) and tell them you are still listening and if they would like to terminate the call, or meant to include you?