Hi Jane. What a great juxtaposition of money and ethics with the commentary on searching for songs. Brilliant.

I can't be very detailed with my story because of the nature of the situation. Once when I was an HR manager our organization suffered a significant blow. My boss told me my job in the situation was to do THIS (an ethical thing). The pressure mounted. Do you know that within a month my boss asked me to relent? I was asked me to do the exact thing I was told not to do. I responded that I would not be doing that. I referred everyone who pressured me to our legal department because I knew that liability (i.e. the possibility of having to pay out $$ and end up in the papers) was the only thing that would seem reasonable to those pressuring me.

That is not my only example for standing up for what I thought was right. What is funny, if that is the right word, is that when I spoke truthfully, with reasoning no one could argue with, I NEVER felt a backlash. That was actually sort of disappointing to me because it showed me that those in power had no backbone.

I was always prepared to lose my job. I planned for it. I never wanted to feel like my choices were compromised because I felt cornered and had to keep a job. Ultimately I chose to leave voluntarily.

I KNOW that everyone who speaks up is not as fortunate as I. It's tough when there is a lot at stake personally.

Thanks for presenting the perfect questions to ask ourselves when faced with tough choices.