Man Outsources Job, Watches Cat Videos Instead
January 22, 2013 6:04 AM 
We’ve all heard stories about companies outsourcing jobs to India, China, Mexico and elsewhere in an effort to save on labor costs. Now comes a story from TheNextWeb of a man being referred to as “Bob” who “works” as a developer for a U.S. infrastructure company. “Bob” makes a six-figure salary but has been outsourcing his job to someone in China who he pays about one-fifth of his income. What does he do on company time?
His “workday” schedule was uncovered by a Verizon investigative team.
9:00 a.m. – Arrive and surf Reddit for a couple of hours. Watch cat videos.
11:30 a.m. – Take lunch.
1:00 p.m. – Ebay time.
2:00 – ish p.m Facebook updates – LinkedIn.
4:30 p.m. – End of day update e-mail to management.
5:00 p.m. – Go home.
I wouldn’t be surprised if you looked in a dictionary and found “Bob’s” picture next to the word “lazy”. Then again, maybe it’s just a sign of our technological times.
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