Reply to: Advice needed: Told client going to LA, but have ended up in Cuba

[chopper]

Importantly, if you did hook your US IB laptop up to a Cuban internet, and then try and VPN in to their network (I assume the laptop is virtually useless from an internet point of view without the VPN), then either they'll be blocking Cuban IP, or they'll at least be monitoring for it. Your username and a Cuban IP together in the logs. Expect that they will know.

The punishment could well be worse than simple contract termination, but there could also be criminal action also.

Working in banking, you'll have done the mandatory compliance training, all the AML, Fighting Financial Crime and Sanctions stuff, right?

Leave the laptop at home, and enjoy your holiday. Contractors should be enjoying the flexibility for more time off rather than working every hour that god sends.

[ladymuck]

You do know that internet access in Cuba is only available at specific locations via the national public wifi, costs about £1 an hour, and is slower than walking through treacle in wellies?

You won't be able to work from Cuba, so problem solved.

Yes, that's very true. Forgot about that.

[mudskipper]

You do know that internet access in Cuba is only available at specific locations via the national public wifi, costs about £1 an hour, and is slower than walking through treacle in wellies?

You won't be able to work from Cuba, so problem solved.

[ladymuck]

Cuba is awesome. There's way more to do than sitting on a beach for a week. Sounds like you're going to Varadero, the all inclusive resort where you could be anywhere in the world except you pay more for a lower quality product due to all the trade embargoes.

Get out and about and experience the country. The people are great, the food is bland and not all that great (take chilli oil/flakes as they have NO spices in their food).

[colonolcontractor]

Take one week without invoicing, go and enjoy Cuba.

If you were to decide to do work from there, having lied about your location, and something happened to your client's laptop, I don't think a week's invoicing would cover it.
...and if you're that desperate to get a week's invoicing in, then cancel your holiday to Cuba.

Thanks man

[WTFH]

Take one week without invoicing, go and enjoy Cuba.

If you were to decide to do work from there, having lied about your location, and something happened to your client's laptop, I don't think a week's invoicing would cover it.
...and if you're that desperate to get a week's invoicing in, then cancel your holiday to Cuba.

[colonolcontractor]

Sounds like you shouldn't be anywhere near a sensitive part of the business to me.

Ha, was wondering when the grumpy old man would come out.

[colonolcontractor]

Settle down.
Just a question.
No problem, I’ll take the week off.

[northernladuk]

Sounds like you shouldn't be anywhere near a sensitive part of the business to me.

[clearedforlanding]

I’d rather work, I’ll have lots of down time, not much for sitting on the beach all day and doing nothing.
But was wondering if they could find out my location through when I’m using the company laptop abroad?
They ghost software on there and remote it help desk access.

I work in a sensitive part of the IB.

OK. Security consultant hat on.

The fact that you have to ask this questions is a clear indication that you do not have the technical prowess to get away with this. Despite the ethical issues in taking a US IB laptop to ******* Cuba.

Spin up an EC2 instance & learn about IP P 51 and post your results from the bench here.

Quality trolling though.

[MrButton]

I’d rather work, I’ll have lots of down time, not much for sitting on the beach all day and doing nothing.
But was wondering if they could find out my location through when I’m using the company laptop abroad?
They ghost software on there and remote it help desk access.

I work in a sensitive part of the IB.

What you would rather do doesn’t matter here.

Just tell them what’s happened and you’re now going to Cuba so can’t work.

[colonolcontractor]

I’d rather work, I’ll have lots of down time, not much for sitting on the beach all day and doing nothing.
But was wondering if they could find out my location through when I’m using the company laptop abroad?
They ghost software on there and remote it help desk access.

I work in a sensitive part of the IB.

[clearedforlanding]

Absolutley not!

[colonolcontractor]

I’d rather work.
Are they able to find out my location through the company laptop I will be using?

[cojak]

Advice needed: Told client going to LA, but have ended up in Cuba

They are a big IB, what do you think they monitor for with regard to embargoed countries?

Tell them you can’t work the week.