Manners and Morality

Ethics and Etiquette aren't the same thing, of course, but they share more than those first two letters.

Both work from the premise that we all have a responsibility to treat each other as ends and not as a means to an end.

Here's an example: Company A and Company Z are both looking to hire engineers. They hire recruiting firms, run advertisements at online sites, and so on. So Engineer Ernie, who has been out of work for a few weeks, emails his resume and cover letter to both companies.

Company Z has set up a simple auto-reply that tells Ernie that his resume has been received, and will be reviewed, and that due to the volume of resumes submitted, even if he is called in for an interview, it could take up to two weeks before he is contacted directly.

Company A does nothing, but collects resumes, and contacts candidates on its own schedule.

If Ernie were to get a similar offer from both companies, where do you think he'd prefer to work?