Comment I turned down two opportunities. (Score 1, Insightful) 1245
One was a nice Sr. Consulting gig for a major IT services firm. They tried demanding that I give them copies of all my tax and financial records for the last five years. While I have nothing to hide... I still felt very uncomfortable. When I voiced my concerns to the hiring manager, he said it was "Standard Company Policy". Hmmm... O.K.- I don't even work for you yet and you are already giving me the corporate runaround? I politely turned them down.
The other one was for a client in NJ. I was contacted by an Indian firm and I caught them being dishonest with me. Not once, but twice! There must have been five or six phone calls to me from different levels of management asking why that was a problem... after all it's "Just Business". I told them that "I don't do business that way". I have been looking for a gig ever since.
I would rather be poor and still have my principles than be a rich liar.
Just my $0.02.
Cheers!
The other one was for a client in NJ. I was contacted by an Indian firm and I caught them being dishonest with me. Not once, but twice! There must have been five or six phone calls to me from different levels of management asking why that was a problem... after all it's "Just Business". I told them that "I don't do business that way". I have been looking for a gig ever since.
I would rather be poor and still have my principles than be a rich liar.
Just my $0.02.
Cheers!
