My Hero -- Employee Outsources Own Job to China!

[Bryan Barnfellow]

Wow. Except for the cheating everyone part, this guy was impressive!

From BBC Technology News
US employee 'outsourced job to China'
A security check on a US company has reportedly revealed one of its staff was outsourcing his work to China.

The software developer, in his 40s, is thought to have spent his workdays surfing the web, watching cat videos on YouTube and browsing Reddit and eBay.
He reportedly paid just a fifth of his six-figure salary to a company based in Shenyang to do his job.

Operator Verizon says the scam came to light after the US firm asked it for an audit, suspecting a security breach.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21043693

 

[Walt34]

The employee no longer worked at the firm, Mr Valentine said.

Yeah, that's the only downside.

 

[calmloki]

Anyone have the odds on Verizon continuing to use the low cost China firm to do the developer's job rather than looking for another six-figure US employee?

 

[donheff]

Had the guy done a little more work around transferring the outsourced work product to a home PC or the like, he might still be at it.

 

[bo_knows]

I read about this today, while browsing Reddit... at w*rk. But, I don't get involved with the Chinese.

 

[anethum]

Great article! They should have promoted the guy to management.

 

[frayne]

Great article! They should have promoted the guy to management.

Yuppers !

 

[jon-nyc]

Cool to see a working stiff play the labor arbitrage market.

 

[anethum]

The NY Daily News article about the guy says:

"Quarter after quarter, his performance review noted him as the best developer in the building"

Office drone outsourced job to China so he could watch cat videos, surf Reddit and Facebook all day - NY Daily News
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[frayne]

He was thinking outside the box.

 

[rodi]

If employers can offshore your job, and reap the benefit... why not take some of the benefit for yourself.

I'd never do it... but I understand the motivation and thinking behind it.

 

[LOL!]

Here is where he got the idea a few years ago:
More American Workers Outsourcing Own Jobs Overseas | The Onion - America's Finest News Source