Unless you have nothing to offer him, which is often the case for many layers of management. In which case, he's screwed. There are reasons people do not take

Unless you have nothing to offer him, which is often the case for many layers of management. In which case, he's screwed. There are reasons people do not take initiative in certain very bureaucratic positions and organizations. Sometimes, it is not rewarded -- in fact, it is punished. Any decision (e.g. whether to tell management) needs to be made with a good deal of contextual awareness. I hate to sound like a party-pooper, but speaking from experience... P.S. I'll add: He's already found the built-in reward. It sounds like it's a significant amount of bonus money, plus effectively a very light workload. What are they going to offer him that improves upon that? How high up in management would one need to go to find authority for such a decision/spend? How many layers of management do you think separate his data entry position from a manager with that authority? P.P.S. OTOH, if they are not entirely brain dead (and who knows?), metrics will eventually cause them to investigate. So, enjoy it while it lasts, and maybe consider whether he can turn eventual exposure to his advantage. (And if metrics don't attract attention, that's a pretty good sign he is indeed dealing with a brain dead organization.) /cynicism