Bill Charland

There are some who say, our generation of boomers is the last generation to really understand ethics. But others say, we’re the ones who corrupted them. Author William Charland has a story for BoomerCafé about ethics in the workplace — and how they pay off in ways you may not expect.

Survival skills.

Make a list of what it takes to succeed in business these days, and you might not think of ethics. As corporations merge and jobs are purged, a sense of values now sounds like a luxury. But ethics can be plenty practical. Consider the case of baby boomer Packard Brown.

Brown, 47, was a human resource manager at Pace Warehouse until last September, when he resigned over a matter of principle. Brown left the company just two weeks before it was sold to Wal-Mart and 700 jobs, including his, were eliminated. By leaving the way he did, Brown doubled the size of his severance package. Here’s his story.
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