Reply to: Question of conscience

[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?

[Diver]

Don't forget to leave a back door

[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.

[tay]

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

[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

[El_Diablo]

Take the money. The end.

[Ravello]

Conscience? I did google it, but still don't get it...

Yep I'd take the job if the rate was (al)right.

[sasguru]

The whole economy is going t*ts up due to bad policies of HMG. That would not stop me working, unless I could get more through benefits. Now hang on a mo.................................

Ah the light dawns!
Yes you would get more in benefits than what you are currently getting as a telephone-answering first line support monkey.
Well done.

[Cyberman]

The whole economy is going t*ts up due to bad policies of HMG. That would not stop me working, unless I could get more through benefits. Now hang on a mo.................................

[TykeMerc]

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?

Yes.

[TheFaQQer]

I would gladly work on it.

Safe in the knowledge that it will never work.

WHS

As far as I'm concerned, any activity I have on the web is already being recorded.

I don't really have a big hangup about all that stuff being recorded anyway so yes, I'll work on it.

And him.

I would implement an IR35 database for HMRC, if the money was good.

And, for that matter, him.

Take the money, it's not going to make a sod of difference anyway, and there aren't going to be the tools available to do any meaningful searches to find anything useful in there.

And if you don't want it, send it my way

[ThomasSoerensen]

I would implement an IR35 database for HMRC, if the money was good.

BURN 'IM!!!!! BURN 'IM!!!!!!!!

[swamp]

I would implement an IR35 database for HMRC, if the money was good.

[chef]

they're paying right? assuming so, i'd take it. Over the next few years it will not matter what or where you've worked, it's simply a case of get through the looming dark days.

[NotAllThere]

...Would you do it?

Yes. Where's the question of conscience?