I've been working on this telecom project for the past few weeks and basically it involves calling these telecom companies up and asking how much it costs to link up two sites in Europe with a specific kind of broadband line. I've had to talk to sales people from all over and tell them that our "sister company" is trying to open up a business in the UK and that they are interested in implementing this service. I actually got someone to finally take the bait, a really nice guy from California (I know from where because it shows up on the caller ID). We had a conference call with at least 3 other engineers from Ireland all so nice and willing to help me. It almost makes me feel worse when they are willing to cooperate and be helpful than when they are jerks and don't want to give out any information because now I feel terrible about what I've done. I've just got a whole team of people working for a cause that will never happen. And believe me, this is not the first time.
I try my best not to lie. I always give out my real name - what difference does it make anyway? But there's only so much of not lying that you can get away with. I would never get anything done if I said that I was a researcher at a marketing company and that I need to get information from you to give to my client who is your competitor.
So this has the moral dilemma that I've been dealing with recently.
To balance things off, I've made a commitment to consuming less and leaving as little a mark on the environment as possible. Here is a list of this that I've committed to:
- Taking the bus as much as possible
- Walking or riding my bike to nearby places
- Refusing plastic bags at stores
- Walking up 4 flights of stairs at work everyday instead of taking the elevator
- Using fewer bottles of water and opting for tap
- Using compact florescent light bulbs
- Consuming less and only buying things that I need or really want
- Not using anything that is disposable
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