now, say you are the face of a brand..
and then all of a sudden, your partner plead that you stop being the face of the brand because it is a matter of conflicting interest with his/her company.
what would you do?

would you,

A) say OKAY honey, i’ll stop
B) i’m sorry i cannot do that because my career’s on the line?

if you chose option (B), damn i salute you..
now, say you’ve had no choice but to be forced to choose option (A),
and all of a sudden you are caught in a dilemma because this company has been all but good to you.
would you

A) try to save your ‘face’/name by creating a false ‘fall-out’ between you and the company and call them rude and incompetent
B) tell others that there is a conflict of interest at this point and remain silent about the issue until the hype dies down?

i’ve been unfortunate to have come across option (A), the person, i mean, and have been enlightened that there are many such persons in the world.
now i find this very interesting.
how hard can it be to make such a decision?
isnt it a clear cut?
well of course the answer to question one would depend on your priorities and how understanding your partner is,
but as for question two, i’d think that the clear answer would be (B) or something similar to that.

see, if a person chooses option (B), they would not only save their ‘face’ in the long run, but also keep their integrity in tact.
if you do, however, claim that you were in a rush to make a decision, i’ll just say its bullshit.
as ‘kan chiong’ as i am, i can still take at least a couple of seconds or minutes to be rational.
a little lost of face for a short while wont hurt much,
not as badly as compared to the day when people find out what you did.

would you rather people question your integrity or ‘face’?

i guess we’re back to priorities..

oh well…