I received a magazine sent to me by the BPS, which I'm still a member and am wondering whether I should resign from. It was of course about industrial psychology and on the front was furnished a picture of a lecturer I had when I took up studying. The article he wrote on the inside was particularly interesting. It was one which posed the question of whether industrial psychologists were acting in a moral way. To elaborate he gave some examples of situations when the psychologist would need to make a decision. One which they would have to weigh the benefits of the individual they were dealing with against the organization they were working for.

This is why I believe industrial psychologists have sold out psychology in the first place. They are in a sense under obligation to deliver the goods to their employer. If they want more work then they'll deliver to get future contracts. They are in a situation where their discretion is sold to the highest bidder. Working industrial psychologists may deny this point, but then I'd ask how truthful they are, and to think back, and I would make an educated guess they would of come accross times where their principles have been wavered. And if they deny this again, I'd ask to sit in and watch them do their job. For because one psychologist may believe the system of management or change or recruitment they are selling is the best. It's only the best because they bought into the company selling the product. Given there is never a single way in which to solve a problem. Restricting yourself to only the brand name, type, or organizational model provided doesn't mean it is the best and quite often I'm sure it's not.