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Response the post:Michael just recently passed his exam and received his BCBA certification. Right when he thought his life couldnt get any better he comes across an advertisement for an ABA company with a starting salary that doubles any of the other ABA companies he has researched. After applying, Michael is thrilled when the company calls him to schedule an interview. During the interview, Michael blushes with pride as the interviewer tells him they are desperate to hire a BCBA and if he accepts the job they already have a list of projects they would give him. Michael feels a little weird about this because they dont know his areas of competency yet, but accepts the job on the spot. Its not every day an opportunity comes along to make that type of money right out of the gate. Before the interview is over Michael asks a few questions about the company like how many other behavior analysts work there, who will he be supervising, what is the funding stream, etc. The interviewer sidesteps the questions by saying that that information will come later. As Michael was leaving he didnt expect to feel so apprehensive after being offered the job. Michael goes into work on his first day eager to begin his new position. However, his eagerness dissipates quickly as his supervisor asks him to take on a plethora of cases that are out of his range of competence. He accepts the cases after she confides in him that the company is in a really tough spot after a handful of BCBAs had recently quit. Because of that there are many families who have been abandoned for the time being. Michael takes on the cases because he feels sorry for these families and wants to help the company. However, it doesnt take long for Michael to realize that the company he is working for is a sinking ship. What should Michael do? What red flags should Michael have picked up on from the beginning that the company was not ethically trustworthy? What codes did Michael and the company break? 

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