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0 pointsAnimalMuppet6y ago0 comments

Depends on your personal code of ethics. Some people care about keeping their word, to the point that it becomes part of their identity. For you to say that they "ought" not to care about that seems a bit presumptuous. You don't, fine. But you have as much grounds to tell others that they shouldn't care about such things as they have to tell you that you should.

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brudgers6y ago

Ethical obligations are between people. Companies are not people. While people in companies may have ethics, the company itself does not. Companies are not ethical agents. They can’t give their word. They can’t hold a person to their word because a person cannot give their word to a company.

I’m not the person questioning the OP’s ethical integrity. And now mine.

mattm6y ago

In this environment there have been lots of reports of companies that have rescinded offers.

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