dent as I am. My independence has allowed me to make
sound judgments when I worked for bosses who wanted
me to operate that way. I can work with minimal
supervision, but I am also a very strong team player and
prefer working with supportive teams.”“Have you ever had problems so severe with
management that you resigned?”
■“Yes, there were problems at one of the companies that I
worked for that caused me to resign. I would prefer not to
discuss the details because it is proprietary information
that I am talking about, but there were some ethical
issues that I had concerns about. I have a high work
standard and consider myself a very honest person who
chooses not to work with companies that don’t have the
same values.”
■“There was some unprofessional behavior by
management at my last company that caused me to
resign. I prefer not to say anything against an individual
and especially management, but there are labor laws that
I feel obliged to uphold, and management felt it could
bend the laws slightly. I decided it was in my best interest
to resign.”
■“I didn’t resign, but I also didn’t approve of some of the
decisions made regarding the payment of overtime in
certain situations. I made sure that I was following the law
or at least documenting that I had informed the manager
of the law so that it was his decision whether he wanted
to follow the rules or not. In retrospect, I think I should
have resigned when I felt uncomfortable, but I liked the
company and the people so I stayed.”
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