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=== '''The Employer'''===
=== '''The Employer'''===
Obligations to one's employer include competence and diligence, honesty and candor, confidentiality, and loyalty.{{sfn|Markel|2009}} The technical communicator must adhere to these obligations so that he/she does not harm the reputation or operation of the employer.
Obligations to one's employer include competence and diligence, honesty and candor, confidentiality, and loyalty.{{sfn|Markel|2009}} The technical communicator must adhere to these obligations so as not to harm the employer's reputation or operation.


Technical communicators may occasionally work for an organization with strict privacy policies that prohibit them from using the documents they create outside of the organization. It is important for ethical communicators to follow the privacy policy for their organization because unauthorized release of information could lead to consequences up to and including termination.{{sfn|Balzotti|2022|p=83}}
Technical communicators may occasionally work for an organization with strict privacy policies prohibiting them from using the documents they create outside the organization. Ethical communicators need to follow the privacy policy for their organization because the unauthorized release of information could lead to consequences up to and including termination.{{sfn|Balzotti|2022|p=83}}


==='''The Public'''===
==='''The Public'''===