Can't Work in Partnership with the Unethical
[QUOTE=Benz1;2975300]If I'm working with a stock broker (A) that introduced me to another broker (B) and I get ripped off by the new fraudulent broker I would have a conversation with broker A. (How do I get my money back) If broker A says Wow, sorry to hear and cuts off all ties with broker B, I might understand that broker A was not involved and proceed with caution on future transactions. If broker A says that's too bad but I'm still working with Broker B and I hope you get over it.[/QUOTE]Not even that -- just take the scenario, and flip genders. So say me and my friend start an escort business -- mainly to older middle aged women. We take them out, give them male attention, and many times there's "extras" that would be extra tips (kind of like a massage parlor). We get paid upfront for estimated meals+drinks based on where we go, plus a certain % -- as we'd be paying the bills for the BF-Experience (hence, upfront costs). If I'm unavailable, he can fill in for me, and vice versa (or both of us if getting down to brass tax).
So say my friend has a client lined up, she & he outline where they'd go, and she pays him upfront $400 for a 3 hour night out on the town for him to cover + fun-labor. He takes that and runs. She turns to me and says "Hey, your business cohort ran off with my money, WTF?" I tell her OMG, that's horrible, he's going thru some hard times. But I do nothing to make him give the money back or go out on an Extended date + a lot of extras, or anything else to make up for it. Yet, I continue to at least be in cooperative business with him.
If I don't want my reputation ruined, I have to totally separate business with him Entirely and Indefinitely -- until he made up for it And more with that client. No-brainer. Nobody could defend me for continuing on, working alongside him at all.