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Top developer outsources self
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Top developer outsources self
Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishing -
The VPN traffic logs showed a regular series of logins to the company's main server from Shenyang, China, using the credentials of the firm's top programmer, "Bob". -
Originally posted by mudskipper View PostThe VPN traffic logs showed a regular series of logins to the company's main server from Shenyang, China, using the credentials of the firm's top programmer, "Bob".And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Fair play, I'm sure we all wish we could have pulled this one off.
Sounds like he may have been worth employing cos of his initiative.Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.Comment
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Brilliant ... so was that going on undetected for several years?
So how come that the quality of the outsourced development was so high? it is a lesson to learn about how to outsource.If UKIP are the answer, then it must have been a very stupid question.Comment
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Why the **** wouldn't you put him in charge? He's clearly smart and able to recruit and manage offshore teams, just what the modern IT dept is crying out for.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by mos View PostBrilliant ... so was that going on undetected for several years?
So how come that the quality of the outsourced development was so high? it is a lesson to learn about how to outsource.
They say they fired him, but I hope they kept the outsourced team who were clearly better than their own people.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostWhy the **** wouldn't you put him in charge? He's clearly smart and able to recruit and manage offshore teams, just what the modern IT dept is crying out for.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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9:00 a.m. – Arrive and surf Reddit for a couple of hours. Watch cat videos
11:30 a.m. – Take lunch
1:00 p.m. – Ebay time
2:00-ish p.m – Facebook updates, LinkedIn
4:30 p.m. – End-of-day update e-mail to management
5:00 p.m. – Go home
So is that a typical day of one of you home working developers then? And what is it with cat videos?Comment
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