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This is no more or less ethical than if the company terminated Bob so it could outsource the work to China. The only difference is that Bob pocketed the profit
by gnu8 14y ago
This is no more or less ethical than if the company terminated Bob so it could outsource the work to China. The only difference is that Bob pocketed the profit instead of the company.
- joshnerius 14y agoThe critical difference is if his work was "officialy" outsourced, his company would ensure that agreements were in place with respect to information security and at least some level of vetting took place before passing specifications to a 3rd party.
- TheAmazingIdiot 14y agoCompanies really hate it when you use globalization to bolster your side. Whether that be buying DVDs, software, books, watches, or any type of good or service, the big buys will try to make it illegal. Boo fucking hoo.
- beering 14y agoNo. Is the company defrauding someone by terminating Bob? OTOH, Bob is defrauding the company by misrepresenting others' work as his. Or is outsourcing unethical in some other way?
- jrockway 14y agoIt depends on what his employment contract said. If it said, "you're getting paid to make sure this work is finished", that's different from "you're expected to come up with an independent solution to your assigned work all by yourself".
- swalsh 14y agoI'd agree with you, but shipping his token across sea is where he crossed the line. He went from finding a nifty way to do his job... but he also created a security vulnerability. I'd fire him for that alone.