I'm writing an ethics disclosure/persmission letter about my affairs outside-of-my new government employment because I got a new job working at a state courthouse. Any advice about what to write about my mystery shopping? I'm obviously only naming one side of the equation and not the companies to keep my ICA in mind, although I suppose that the judge who is getting the letter could technically order me to reveal both. Have any of you any insight about it?
Congratulations on the new job. Don't write about anything that would conflict with having a job in the courts. I got suspended from a bank job because I disclosed that I was a mystery shopper for banks and apartments.
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It is a little different in the private sector, where the law in my state says, out of work sight, out of work hours, without work tools, you can do whatever you want without the employer dinging you for it. But of course, the law makes exception for the government. In the government, they're VERY particular about even the whiff of impartiality and you must give a full history of all employment. I couldn't mislead or lie even if I wanted to.
@HonnyBrown wrote:
Congratulations on the new job. Don't write about anything that would conflict with having a job in the courts. I got suspended from a bank job because I disclosed that I was a mystery shopper for banks and apartments.
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I would be very careful what I wrote. There is no good that can come from giving them what they seem to be asking for, and their right to ask for it is questionable. It's the courthouse, not the Pentagon. Specifically, if I mentioned MSing at all I would talk about grocery stores and fast food joints, and even that much is asking for trouble.
You're a mystery shopper. Even if you run into the judge on a shop, who's going to know you're shopping?