Need a fast $36,000?
p2p news / p2pnet: Want to earn $36K? And all you have to do is rat out your boss?
If that’s cool with you and you’re in the UK, you’ll be of interest to a software enforcement group which boastrs Microsoft and Apple among its members.
Called the BSA (Business Software Alliance), it’s offering a $36,000 bribe, “to anyone who informs on employers who use illegal or unlicensed software,” says CNET News.
“The BSA already has an online hotline for people to report the use of illegal software within U.K. organizations, but it has now doubled the reward from 10,000 pounds ($18,000) to 20,000 pounds ($36,000) until the end of June this year.”
A little extreme, perhaps?
BSA Northern Europe regional manager Siobhan Carroll is quoted as saying, “It might seem harsh, but at the end of the day there are 27 percent of businesses who think they can get away with it.”
Disgruntled staff members are often the source of tip-offs and a BSA poll found, “three-quarters of workers would consider reporting their company if they felt their boss had treated them unfairly, while a quarter said poor pay raises would also spur them to rat on their employer,” adds CNET.
Also See:
CNET News – Rat on your pirate boss, win $36,000, April 27, 2006
April 29th, 2006 at 12:19 am
I wish I ratter on one of my former employers when he sent my job to the Philipeans. I sure will do so in the future. This is a great way to turn one cartel against another. Any of you oil company employees interested in making a fast buck?
April 29th, 2006 at 11:44 am
Some of the questions are:
Will the rats find a new job when the cheese (bribe money) is all eaten up?
What will stop another who know who the rats are from extorning money from the rats?
What will happen to the rat himself is acused by the employer of being the person who installed the unlicensed copy of the program in violation of company policy?
What will happen to the rat when co-worker being acused by the employer of installing unlicensed programs in violation of company policy.
Will the rat have to lie on his resume to explain the time he worked on the company he ratted on?
Will the rat be forced to testify at a trial and his ratting become public information.
Where will the rat move to next?
My advise: If you don’t like your job, just change and leave it at that.
If you were fired, just never look back unless it is to learn from one’s mistakes. Always look forward and don’t pay attention to these retrograds that essentially want to bribe you. Don’t become a rat for some fast money. You will regret it, as these could be the most costly $36,000 ever..
Rafael Venegas
http://www.gvenegas.com
April 29th, 2006 at 1:55 pm
Depends – if you want to leave anyway and your employers have been screwing you over anyway, it’s nice to leave and screw them back. Far too many companies have no loyalty to their employees. Why should they expect employees to have loyalty in return?
May 1st, 2006 at 12:25 pm
Great idea!! but only in UK right now. Maybe BSA should run this experimental program in Poland
where over 1 company for 10 has an legall software installed.