I Hope You Can Sleep At Night!

Okay, you've been fired. It sucks (or maybe it didn't). Anyhoo, did you stop and think for the poor sap that had to fire you? They had to antagonize over the look of defeat, shock, and oops I crapped my pants that was plastered all over your face when the words "this is a difficult decision for the Company" were slowly uttered in your direction.

Regardless of what you think that heartless prick (who's address conveniently found it's way into your possession) who gave the parting remarks, he/she may have had an ethical quandary going on inside their heads. And, chances are, you aren't the only one they chopped.

So the question really is...is firing people unethical? Before you scream out, "You bet your ASS it's unethical" at least read the post by Randy Cohen at the Times so you can leave insanely self-righteous and achieve legendary status at the next company where you get the can.

Specifically, this might help:

...people are not machines. Many ethical systems mandate that you do not treat a person like a thing. You must regard other people as full human beings with the same moral rights as you. And that must include the right to make a living.

So, get back out there and get your ass fired again! At least you'll have a snappy response this time!

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Above All, We Act with Complete Arrogance

KPMG, being the bastion of integrity that it is, just hired the most recent Chief Auditor and Director of Professional Standards for the PCAOB, per re: The Auditors.

Turns out he was with the Radio Station prior to the PCAOB and is now returning to his firm in glory. This type of story doesn't get much press outside of the CPA media (CFO, Journal of Accountancy, etc.), which is say, a crappy point of view anyway, since they are all in the tank for the "profession".

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