On 1/18/2022 4:41 PM, Robert Prins wrote:
OK, it's not the silly season, but have you ever used your employers equipment to do something silly? And are not afraid to admit it?
I caught one of our developers developing software for another company using our equipment.
I asked him how many compiles he had run today for this 100% unauthorized "side work" and he responded, "Maybe a dozen or so?"
He seemed genuinely surprised to learn he had run 112 such compiles that day alone. His response to that was, "Well, that does seem a bit excessive."
Not only were his extracurricular activities a clear violation of company policy, his assigned work project was weeks late and full of bugs. He had no time to waste.
Needless to say, this individual no longer works for PSI... -- Phoenix Software International Edward E. Jaffe 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 https://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message, including any attachments, appended messages and the information contained therein, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient or have otherwise received this email message in error, any use, dissemination, distribution, review, storage or copying of this e-mail message and the information contained therein is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of this email message and do not otherwise utilize or retain this email message or any or all of the information contained therein. Although this email message and any attachments or appended messages are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the sender for any loss or damage arising in any way from its opening or use. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
