Reply to: Business sectors you wont work in.

[wurzel]

Are there any?

I was once asked to do a contract working for a pharmaceutical company in cheshire which undertook animal testing.

Was told I would be asked if I was in agreement with stuff such as LD50 etc. Decided I wouldnt be able to lie through my teeth just to get the job so declined the interview.

Went there myself for an interview. Never really thought about the animal testing until it was put to me towards the end of the interview. Ummed and ahhed a bit & then said something along the lines of it's ok when there's no alternative & probably didn't sound very convincing. Unsurprisingly, didn't get the contract. These days, I wouldn't even allow my cv to be put forward.

[pzz76077]

Would never work in the IT contracting arena again.

PZZ

[zamzummim]

-Porn industry (well someone must’ve designed them websites and the payment engines)
-Gambling industry
-Tobacco/Alcohol industry
-MOD (don’t want to be part of the war machine) but yeh having worked for many banks and oil companies I am aware am already doing that indirectly!!

[Evil Hangover]

Working for Bob Shawadiwadi, in India

[TroubleAtMill]

Porn.

I don't ever, ever, ever want to be desensitized to One-A-Day.

[Ruse]

even if they offered you a billion billion pounds ?
you would.
but not if they offered you 10p

so you do have your price

Nope, I may not know all the people who were killed or permanently injured but I know how I would feel if it was a member of my family. I couldn't have it on my conscience to work for an organisation which treats human beings lives as disposable.

[Ruse]

I would, if the pay was right. Your not the one doing the dirty work.

You are guilty by association if you work for them, they killed many, many people FFS to make some additional cash.

[DiscoStu]

Would you work for a bank in the City though?

Yep

[ForkBoy]

Unix/database administrator for a stolen identity database for an Eastern European mafia organisation..

Do you know if they're hiring at the moment?

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Anything except ID cards.

[OwlHoot]

I won't work for tobacco manufacturers, but mainly because I'd be disowned by my family.

:::

What a bunch of sanctimonious tossers. Sounds like you'd be better off without them if that's their attitude.

[AtW]

Obviously, I wouldn't get involved in anything criminal.

Would you work for a bank in the City though?

[DiscoStu]

Really? No matter what?

So you'd have no qualms about working on something that would effectively make you superfluous (sp?) or some scheme similar to that what badoff set up?

I guess some people are prepared to do absolutely anything for a few quid. That's why generally society's ****ed.

Obviously, I wouldn't get involved in anything criminal.

With regard to the project that would make me superfluous, I'd rather I got paid for it than someone else.

HTH

[BolshieBastard]

WHS

I'll work for whoever is kind enough to deposit cash in MyCo's bank account.

Really? No matter what?

So you'd have no qualms about working on something that would effectively make you superfluous (sp?) or some scheme similar to that what badoff set up?

I guess some people are prepared to do absolutely anything for a few quid. That's why generally society's ****ed.

[Tingles]

??? = you lot!!

I'd club seals if the rate was high enough....