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Being HP’s new chief ethics officer is like …?

Opinion
Oct 13, 20061 min

Let’s put on our thinking caps. HP yesterday announced the hiring of a new chief ethics and compliance officer because the person previously in that post didn’t seem to grasp the essentials of the job.

Of course, why anyone would want the position at this point in time is a complete mystery.

Your mission this morning is to fill in the blank: Being HP’s chief ethics officer is like …

I’ll get things started with: Being HP’s chief ethics officer is like being director of the Baghdad Bureau of Commerce and Tourism.

Or, it’s like being all the king’s horses and all the king’s men.

Your turn.