I worked on a contract for a country that has committed unconscionable human rights violations. How do I get out of meeting with their representative?
I’m employed at a company that does mostly federal contracting as well as work for foreign clients. I have participated in a few projects for these international clients, and the director and project leads for those clients are happy with my work and my particular skill set, which not many people have. My company is having trouble with declining federal budgets, so staying in this director’s good graces might protect me if there are layoffs.
A member of this client’s government is coming to the U.S. later this year, and everyone on the team is expected to meet with and possibly brief him on last year’s project. I can’t do this in good conscience. The idea of blithely briefing a member of this country’s government as if everything is fine makes me sick to my stomach.But I don’t know how to tell the project lead that I will not be participating.
If you don’t have that autonomy, try to find out more about your employer’s policy on these kinds of conflicts.
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