If you've been privy to highly confidential information that you've been sworn to secrecy about, but know is going to affect the employment of a close friend of 27 years. What do you do? Abide by the sworn oath, or tell your friend in confidence?
Would the friend welcome the news, if he or she had advanced notice could they mitigate the affect?
Could they be trusted not to grass?
Is your friend going to find out that you knew?
Would it affect your employment if your friend found out?
Why did they tell you?
If you've been privy to highly confidential information that you've been sworn to secrecy about, but know is going to affect the employment of a close friend of 27 years.
Because I just happen to be close friends with someone on the inside who has access to this info,
I think my friend would appreciate the news, and would be able to use it to plan in advance moves to mitigate the affect. They can be trusted.
But I'd be betraying the trust of another friend with this highly privileged information.
you need to do an assessment of which friend is most trustworthy and weight the score with the potential consequences.I think my friend would appreciate the news, and would be able to use it to plan in advance moves to mitigate the affect. They can be trusted.
But I'd be betraying the trust of another friend with this highly privileged information.
If you want to keep a secret then don't tell anyone.
I would tell my friend especially a close friend of 27 years.