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by offshoreoildude » Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:22 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21043693
A security check on a US company has reportedly revealed one of its staff was outsourcing his work to China.
The software developer, in his 40s, is thought to have spent his workdays surfing the web, watching cat videos (complete with tail) on YouTube and browsing Reddit and eBay.
He reportedly paid just a fifth of his six-figure salary to a company based in Shenyang to do his job.
For a second there I thought it was Sergei82.
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by bro75 » Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:27 pm
He has the qualifications to be a CEO, should promote him immediately.
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by sundaymorningstaple » Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:43 pm
OSOD, for a minute there I thought is was you. What with the cat details.

SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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by offshoreoildude » Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:51 pm
sundaymorningstaple wrote:OSOD, for a minute there I thought is was you. What with the cat details.

Heck mate I KNOW! I kept looking my signature "complete with tail" comment in the article. But yes - the guy has the makings of a great American CEO.
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by x9200 » Thu, 17 Jan 2013 8:32 am
On a side note I think OSOD is a truly brave man (ruling out some less favourable diagnosis). He thinks that all the Russians in Singapore are the mafia (at least for the male part); he says Sergei is Russian; now he also knows how Sergei looks like, yet he keeps teasing him.
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by Sergei82 » Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:29 am
On the other hand, nice to know somebody cares about me.

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by offshoreoildude » Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:31 pm
Sergei82 wrote:On the other hand, nice to know somebody cares about me.

I only care about your Russian bit.... the Ukrainian bit doesn't interest me.
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by Sergei82 » Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:37 pm
offshoreoildude wrote:Sergei82 wrote:On the other hand, nice to know somebody cares about me.

I only care about your Russian bit.... the Ukrainian bit doesn't interest me.
Whatever, don't you think women is healthier area of interest?

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by Sergei82 » Thu, 17 Jan 2013 1:16 pm
x9200 wrote:On a side note I think OSOD is a truly brave man (ruling out some less favourable diagnosis). He thinks that all the Russians in Singapore are the mafia (at least for the male part); he says Sergei is Russian; now he also knows how Sergei looks like, yet he keeps teasing him.
They're not mafia, they're prostitutes. Anyway, I'm fine with him already.
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by durain » Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:17 pm
but what's with the cat?

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by the lynx » Fri, 18 Jan 2013 9:38 am
The reviews of that book are... 'favourable'.
Can't help it but to take a look at that

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by synack » Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:01 am
earthfriendly wrote:Here is the updated version of the book.
http://www.amazon.com/The-4-Hour-Workwe ... b_title_bk
I am tempted. Can't be too bad right ? "No 1 NY Times bestseller and international phenomenon". Imagine all the wifely and motherly duties that I can outsource. More time to spend on beauty regime, sleep and this forum :P .
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