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Dilemma - taking on a client that promotes gambling

Our dilemma this week is from Cameron who is in the process of trying to win the business of a significant sales client. He gets on well with the client and is genuinely excited about the prospect of working with the organisation.

The only problem is that the client operates a large gambling operation, which Cameron doesn’t feel entirely comfortable about.

On the one hand, someone will have to do the job. And Cameron thinks, why not me? On the other hand, he’s seen firsthand the effects gambling can have on people, with members of his own family losing significant sums of money.

Cameron is a Christian and wants to do the right thing. Should he take on the job if he wins it? Or take the high moral ground and not have anything to do with this particular client?

• Have you ever refused a job because it didn’t align with your personal or spiritual beliefs?

• Was it a good move – or a detrimental move?

• If you work for a company that endorses and indeed relies on people gambling, do you become a partner in that by working alongside them?

• Is it simply a question of morals versus money? Cameron stands to do quite well if he wins this business. But is it more complex than that?

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