The problem with acting ethically is that you have to do it in real time
Ten years ago, just out of my master’s program, I landed a job at a major educational software company. I was so excited I had the opportunity to work there, and every day, as I took the subway to my new job, I felt proud and grateful.
Most of my coworkers were older than me, and only three were religious Jews. I had been frum for four years and had learned Sefer Chofetz Chaim with my mentor. As newly minted baalei teshuvah often are, I was really sincere and passionate about Yiddishkeit.
Still, when the test came, I failed.
At work one day, my manager Matt asked me to sit in on an interview he was conducting with a job applicant. Katy, the department head, would interview her first, and then he would interview her while I observed.
I sat in on the interview. The applicant, who happened to be a secular Jew, seemed knowledgeable and prepared. She was also very perky and upbeat.
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