19
Jan
thedailywhat:

Computer Programmer Fired For Outsourcing His Job to China

The lead developer of a U.S. critical infrastructure company was caught redhanded outsourcing his assignments to a Chinese consulting firm for a fifth of his six-figure annual salary. An analysis of his work computer revealed that he spent much of his work day surfing websites like Facebook, Reddit and eBay, while receiving praise for work being done by the contractors overseas.

thedailywhat:

Computer Programmer Fired For Outsourcing His Job to China

3
Sep
ilovecharts:

I empathize with all these crying babies — and with the guy at the airport bar where I’m eating breakfast who sat down at 9:20 and is already on beer three.

ilovecharts:

I empathize with all these crying babies — and with the guy at the airport bar where I’m eating breakfast who sat down at 9:20 and is already on beer three.

7
Jul
thedailywhat:

Controversial Weekend Read: The gap between the rich and the poor is wider than it has been since the Great Depression, so GQ sent Jon Ronson to profile the secret financial lives of six Americans,from a guy washing dishes for $200 a week to a self-storage gazillionaire, all to answer a single loaded question: When it comes to money, what does it really mean to live in America?
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thedailywhat:

Controversial Weekend Read: The gap between the rich and the poor is wider than it has been since the Great Depression, so GQ sent Jon Ronson to profile the secret financial lives of six Americans,from a guy washing dishes for $200 a week to a self-storage gazillionaire, all to answer a single loaded question: When it comes to money, what does it really mean to live in America?

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(Source: thedailywhat)