Could your actions withstand the scrutiny of a newspaper reporter?
In the absence of any corporate guidelines, another method for determining the acceptability of an action is sometimes referred to as the “New York Times Test”: Could your actions withstand the scrutiny of a newspaper reporter? Could you stand to see your name in the newspaper in an article about the gift you received? If you couldn’t easily defend your action without resorting to self-serving rationalizations, then you probably shouldn’t do it.
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