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Title: US employee 'outsourced job to China'
Post by: BoL on January 16, 2013, 02:58:32 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21043693

QuoteA security check on a US company has reportedly revealed one of its staff was outsourcing his work to China.

The software developer, in his 40s, is thought to have spent his workdays surfing the web, watching cat videos on YouTube and browsing Reddit and eBay.

Well that's one good reason not to employ people who work from home.

Title: Re: US employee 'outsourced job to China'
Post by: BoL on January 16, 2013, 03:03:31 PM

He gave the outsourced worker 1/5th of his salary to do the job... crazy really.

Title: Re: US employee 'outsourced job to China'
Post by: Adam C on January 16, 2013, 04:54:25 PM

Great story. Sounds as though no one noticed whilst he was working there, so he must have been getting the job done to a reasonable standard.

Inspirational :D

Title: Re: US employee 'outsourced job to China'
Post by: littleman on January 16, 2013, 06:03:05 PM

coin a new term: employment arbitrage

Title: Re: US employee 'outsourced job to China'
Post by: nffc on January 16, 2013, 07:44:32 PM

I'd bet his outsourced worker was also surfing the web, watching cat videos on YouTube and browsing Reddit and eBay.

Title: Re: US employee 'outsourced job to China'
Post by: IrishWonder on January 16, 2013, 07:52:59 PM

Or maybe even working several such outsourced jobs

Title: Re: US employee 'outsourced job to China'
Post by: Chunkford on January 16, 2013, 09:00:00 PM

Its a tuff job managing all those outsourced jobs :P

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