whether cheating to earn a living is good or bad?

India
December 9, 2008 5:04am CST
people do say that we must be trustworthy,truthful in all our dealings but it is really very difficult when you are in business you have to lie(cheat).what could be alternative?if you are truthful always then definately people will take undue advantage of you.
6 responses
@julise (494)
• Indonesia
10 Dec 08
bad! probably you'll gain some money or big money from it, but in the end you'll lost all of it, or worst, you'll love things that more important than money
• India
10 Dec 08
thanks for comment.
@smacksman (6053)
9 Dec 08
Wow! You seem to have a strange idea of how business works. haha Being honest in business is one of the most important things. Without trust life can be tricky. What you do have to be is clever. You need to know how to make a margin. Now to make a margin you have to know that you can buy something at a price and know where you can sell it at a higher price and make a margin. Not telling the person you bought the product from that he could make more money by selling his product in the place that you intend to trade is not being dishonest. That is business. If you are selling a service then it is even more important to be honest. You will be caught out very quickly if you tell lies to your clients or employees.
• India
9 Dec 08
this is really an eye opener for me.
@angemac23 (2003)
• Canada
9 Dec 08
Cheating to earn money is always bad. It hurts other people and hurts the people you work for in the long run which will in turn hurt the peron doing the cheating.
• United States
11 Dec 08
Sorry to disagree, but dishonesty is never acceptable. Business is great for people who make a good connection with their clientele. The would have to be based on mutual trust and respect. Nobody in a good relationship takes advantage of anyone else. It's those who are not entirely trustworthy who are taken advantage of, and whose businesses suffer.
@paid2write (5201)
9 Dec 08
I don't think you need to lie or cheat to succeed in business, you just need to know how to put a positive spin on things. I would not want to be involved in any scheme that meant I had to be untruthful, or to cheat people by not revealing certain facts. I hate being cheated myself so I could not do it to others. Nor do I have the mind of a deceiver, so it would not be easy for me to do. I am good at being positive and at promoting with enthusiasm. The real way to business success is to be genuinely enthusiastic about your project or product, and that will influence others better than any lies or false claims.
• India
9 Dec 08
Cheating to earn is a worst thing than everything if the people are taking advantage of us when we r truthful then also u will be truthful because truth can win forever