Did my old job only exist because of fraud?

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC

21asdffdsa12 wrote: post #239

W3zzy wrote: post #196

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I want through the same processen three times already. I work in civil service but in a very specific job that needs certain degrees by law. I've heard they were going to outsource my job (because civil servant are expensive) and registered a company that delivers the requested services. I entered a public procurement and upped my price a little because I knew there aren't many people with the right certifications. I…

I love this, reminds me of a automation engineer, i got to see on quite a few projects, who always came in wearing the company t-shirt or jacket of the sending company. Its so funny, when its always the same guy coming in for different companies.

Post by GJim » Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC

IshKebab wrote: post #233

W3zzy wrote: post #196

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I want through the same processen three times already. I work in civil service but in a very specific job that needs certain degrees by law. I've heard they were going to outsource my job (because civil servant are expensive) and registered a company that delivers the requested services. I entered a public procurement and upped my price a little because I knew there aren't many people with the right certifications. I…

That's actual genius. You should write this up in detail!

Post by alistairSH » Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC

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> Past that I don't see a way for C suite to wake up. Didn't you mean to temporarily realign? I mean give it 2 years and another manager to show up, ready to get their bonus for the next attempt at it. That's our reality and how we've structured our markets

I honestly don’t get why anyone would give up their mental health like that and work for such places. In my reality there are plenty of honest and decent places to work at. I’m seen dark places yes but only as visitor - why would I want to be in hell for more than a day or two.

Post by alistairSH » Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC

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Managers love the idea that contractors can be fired more easily than employees. Except that this flexibility comes at a cost; people insist on being paid more to have an insecure job. The uncertainty never goes away. You can pay someone else to suffer it, but it will always cost more than dealing with it yourself. And that can be ok. Just don't fool yourself into thinking you're getting a bargain.

I've seen this happen because of accounting/corporate finance policy. Payroll is an ongoing commitment. Consultancy is a temporary service. Moving people from payroll to consultancy means they can reduce overhead in financial projections. Even though consultancy costs more, and employs the same people, it makes sense to do if it means you can convince shareholders and analysts that Opex will shrink in the future, and…

Post by pjio » Mon, Jun 22, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC

esseph wrote: post #223

arkh wrote: post #217

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Just got my morning coffee and read "genai" like some elusive Japanese person's name. So, can Genai san do his job?

> So, can Genai san do his job? If not, will become Genai Sans job.