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Why do people act unethically?

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According to the dictionary, unethical means lacking morals, not able to follow rules and going outside of a profession's standards.

The definition confirms my explanation.

Some people, under all circumstances, believe that their self-interest must come first. These people don't care about what they have to do (no morals) to prove a point, get/keep a job and/or hurt others.

A business mission has no impact on unethical people. Unethical people will step on rules and feed a profession's standards to the nearest shredder.

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