Wednesday, 8 August 2018

Day 126: Principles

After spending a month in China building a zero energy house as part of an international competition, Louis has joined us in LA for a week of R&R.  In between playing tennis and going to the beach he is also looking for his first full time job.  As a civil engineer he could work for a wide range of companies some of which are participating in the destruction of our planet.  So the question becomes should you work for a company that goes against what you believe in?  What comes first a full stomach or your principles?  Here are ten companies which many people would be happy to work for but that I would find it difficult to justify:
  1. Philip Morris (Cigarettes)
  2. McDonald's (Junk food)
  3. Exxon (Oil)
  4. Boeing (Armement)
  5. Fox News (Media)
  6. Monsanto (Agribusiness)
  7. Porsche (Luxury cars)
  8. Nestlé (Coffee and baby food)
  9. L'Oréal (Beauty products)
  10. Facebook (Social media) -  have you deleted your account yet?
I'm pretty sure that the world would be a better place if these companies or what they represent were not around.

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