I've heard this story before. The only difference is that the third party didn't access the company systems and that Bob was truly an expert. In my version Bob

I've heard this story before. The only difference is that the third party didn't access the company systems and that Bob was truly an expert. In my version Bob got permission from his employer to go overseas for a year where he would work remotely. Instead he spent a year on the beach in Bali shipping change requests to India and doing code reviews of the work coming back. He still understood the code and everything about it. He explained and interpreted requirement from his employer to his Indian developer(s). So instead of 8 hours at a desk, he spent 2 hours at a desk providing the expertise he was paid for (to both his Indian developer and to company meetings) and spent 6 hours on the beach. The only thing he didn't provide was the actual keypresses. The only problem I see with this is that the company's IP (the source code) was given to someone they company wasn't aware of (which isn't a trivial thing). The company paid an expert to provide them with his expertise and to complete particular requirements. He did both.