Many salespeople work for unscrupulous employers who actually condone unethical business practices.
On the surface, most US companies have a code of ethics and pay lip service to compliance. The picture they paint is very sunny indeed. An authentic portrait of corporate ethics in America today is far darker. The survey of 200 sales managers from companies of varying sizes, found that salespeople will go to extraordinary lengths to make a sale. While customers may suffer from such practices, often the customer instigates unethical practices.