Question of conscience

[El_Diablo]

Take the money. The end.

[tim123]

Let’s say you’ve been out of a contract for several months. You’re living off savings, but they’re running low, or you’d just like to keep them for your retirement.

Then an agent phones offering a contract on the government project to build the big new national database of e-mails, phone calls and internet visits.

Would you do it?

Of course, it's gonna be built by someone, it might just as well be me.

(PS I think it's a huge waste of money that will be no use at all at achiving it's stated aim - i.e crime reduction)

tim

[tay]

Is this a trick question? Of course I would do it.

[swamp]

I actually did turn down a contract once because of ethical concerns. The company in question could be described as a glorified loan shark, a quick google of "XXXX sucks" retrieved too many pages with too many ugly stories for my liking.

That said I was working at the time, it was only a short contract and it was a commute. If I had of been on the bench it would have been a no-brainer.

[Diver]

Don't forget to leave a back door

[BrilloPad]

Let’s say you’ve been out of a contract for several months. You’re living off savings, but they’re running low, or you’d just like to keep them for your retirement.

Then an agent phones offering a contract on the government project to build the big new national database of e-mails, phone calls and internet visits.

Would you do it?

How much does it pay?