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vicki larson - should you lose your job over an affair

this is kind of a old article, dating back from the petraeus thing. but it brings up some good questions. namely: "does having an affair lead you to make bad decisions across the board?... And if it doesn't impact your ability to lead, manage or govern, why would you have to resign or be ousted?"

i say no. no one's perfect and everyone's a hypocrite. NO ONE and EVERYONE. no exceptions. but cheating on your spouse has nothing to do with your job. unless your job somehow explicitly has to do with you remaining monogamous. tho certainly your job may or may not make your philandering look worse. if you're a pimp, cheating on your wife would seem to be expected. head of the cia? not so much.

i haven't followed the petraeus story for a while, but he doesn't seem to have done anything actually wrong regarding his job. he apparently didn't tell her any confidential info and didn't give her access to stuff he shouldn't have. so why should he lose his job? it would sort of be like if i lost my job for speeding, though speeding is actually against the law in all states (adultery is only illegal in 20something states). driving too fast says a lot about a person too. and it could actually endanger lives.

unless they can actually prove that patraeus broke a law other than adultery, i don't think it's fair for him to lose his job. and neither should you! (lose your job, that is. you're entitled to think what you want)