Thinking about my ‘long term’ goals brought me to a rather general topic - How ethical are corporate ethics? What is more important - personal ethics or corporate ethics? I personally have a big list of can-be-done and cannot-be-done rules, which I respect a lot and try my best to live complaint to them. Here are a few things.
- Should be loyal to the company - Ofcourse, we should be loyal to the company that we work for. Nothing happens without loyalty. I am loyal. I give my 100% when I work and would not, even in my dreams think of being disloyal to my company. This is part of my personal ethics too. With all this, I expect my company to be loyal too. It should take care of me, my needs and my environment.
- Notice before quitting the job - Will the company give a notice before asking me to leave the company for any reason? If my company is ready, then I am - afterall every agrement should be mutual.
- X years bond in return for the training - Is the training really worth that much? The cost of breaking the agrement should be reasonable. Its not the case in many companies
- Should not be on the rolls of another company - I do not agree with this point. How does it matter as long as I am loyal to my employer? Is it not sufficient if I keep both the works separate? Its my life and I am not a bonded labour.
- Intellectual property - many companies claim all publications by the employees to be theirs, irrespective if how relevant the publication is to the type of work the employee is assigned to. Do the employers expect the employees to be not creative? Does the employee not have the freedom to think in his off-work timings and publish his findings?
Please do post your comments. I would love to see what others feel in this aspect.
I am Prasad Sunkari,
co-founder of