Re: Honesty or Loyalty?
Like I said before, the company might see loyalty as a bad thing. And if it's asked in an interview, most likely they view it as a bad thing.<br /><br />A coworker steals an air impact wrench from work, and you know about it. The supervisor questions you. This coworker is a close personal friend of yours. Honesty or loyalty?<br /><br />Ok, that one was cheesy, but cheesy on purpose. That's something you're likely to see in a "Workplace Ethics Training" film. It's much more likely that this type of example would come up in an interview, rather than a hidden question to probe whether you are likely to blow the whistle on the accounting practices of the company. They aren't going to ask in an interview if you are going to be disloyal to your fellow POWs, or if you are willing to miss your childs big game, and they certainly aren't going to ask you if you are willing to participate in company cover-ups or enviromental scandals to increase profits.<br /><br />If it's coming up in an interview, they want to know if you are loyal to your buddy who stole the impact wrench, or if you are honest when questioned about it (and thus rat out your friend). They don't hire people to participate in company scandals, those people are promoted within. I don't think they are asking about loyalty to the company, that question wouldn't come up in an interview. The correct answer for this situation is most certainly "Honesty".
