Business Ethics Teacher Pillows

"Expensive? Yes, but I don't exploit my mother."

'This time we're going to do things right. And if that doesn't work, we'll just go back to stealing.'

'I really wish you guys would knock that off.'

'One final question: Have you ever been disciplined, investigated or suspended for integrity on the job?'

"We'd better watch Cranston. He looks like a whistleblower."

'There's too much corruption in the third world.'

'Don't laugh Ms. Newborn, but I want you to proof this for 'accuracy'.'

'The question is - to what level of data do we wish to stoop.'

'You've become like a son to me, Alvin. But the company has strict rules against nepotism, so I have to let you go.'

'Nothing about the evils of corporate downsizing?'

"Absolutely, Senator, in my mind it was always my country first, and obscene profits second."

"Whoa! Back up a second... 'R & D' stands for 'Research & Development?' We always thought it meant 'Rip-off & Distribute!'"

'I recommend this to get rid of that stupid little voice whispering 'Don't forget to act ethical and responsible'!

'The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. That's a wonderful mission statement.'

"We need to make some cuts. We’ll start with integrity, accountability, openness, and transparency."

"And once we wipe out the disease, where does that leave us?"

'I don't care if you are the CEO of a large oil company, you can't claim your soul as a business loss.'

'Now hold on, Mike. You're talking about embezzlement! And unless I'm very mistaken, that's strictly prohibited in the company's employee handbook!'

'Before we start, has everyone shed their moral baggage?'

'Why yes, the resume is a very important basis for who we hire.'

'Not to toot my own horn, but I'm widely considered to be the spiritual godfather of all the corrupt, arrogant, obscenely overpaid and ultimately disastrous CEOs so prevalent in the past hundred years!'

Larry's snout was as clean as a whistle...this made some a little edgy.

Nasty, Shady, and Gruesome equal Massive potential profits

'Your numbers are WAY off...I'd like to see them SLIGHTLY less off.'

'And get this: just when I thought the worst was over, the media blasts me for 'opportunistic, predatory business tactics!' Boy, did THAT sting!'

Nepotism

"My company sells military goods and information to unsavory characters around the world, and donates 100% of our profits to local charities!"

'You US firms think that money can buy everything...but what price an you put on loyalty, integrity, how could you compensate me for losing my friends?'

"Actually, sir, I’ve found that the shortest distance between two points is money."

"Generally accepted accounting practices weren't as generally accepted as I thought."

'Welcome to the Business Ethics course. Today we're going to start with the basics.'

'It's true that I accepted the bribe, seduced the intern, and stole the money, but I did it with the nation's best interests in mind.'

"Your Board has decided to downsize its commitment to honesty and integrity by around 35% of the fiscal year."

"In this company, GDP stands for gree, deception and profit."

"We'll discuss the ethics of the matter if you're sure you want to open that can of worms."