I also remember my last day of work.
I was a systems analyst and ordered to develop software to track spending including payroll, purchases, and operating expenses for multiple departments. This worked out just great for several years and my software saved over $1 mil from being squandered. Then management changed and my efforts were perverted by management who "cooked" the books and delivered fake spending reports to be sent to headquarters and then generated a 2nd set of reports for internal use. Upon lurching into this cheating, management started threatening me (intimidation - periodic visits to the punishment office in Washington D.C.) and searching for other ways to accomplish the report requirements. Management would send out a fake report then immediately delete it, post generation, leaving only a true report intended for internal use then delete that when finished. I suspected this and modified the system to make duplicate reports upon generation but encrypt the duplicates (searching would find gibberish). Sure enough, the decrypted reports matched the fake reports.
I dutifully reported this to the Merit Systems Protection Board but was met with stupid bureaucratic denial. Enough of that, I then went to a U.S. Senator well known for reform efforts. An investigation was performed and forced retirements occurred - reimbursement and jail time would have been preferred. After that my job was pure crap - I then quit (early retire) and spent my time doing sheet rock, trim carpentry, simple plumbing, painting and other real work to get a house sold. No more paid computer work!
Drain the swamp!
I was a systems analyst and ordered to develop software to track spending including payroll, purchases, and operating expenses for multiple departments. This worked out just great for several years and my software saved over $1 mil from being squandered. Then management changed and my efforts were perverted by management who "cooked" the books and delivered fake spending reports to be sent to headquarters and then generated a 2nd set of reports for internal use. Upon lurching into this cheating, management started threatening me (intimidation - periodic visits to the punishment office in Washington D.C.) and searching for other ways to accomplish the report requirements. Management would send out a fake report then immediately delete it, post generation, leaving only a true report intended for internal use then delete that when finished. I suspected this and modified the system to make duplicate reports upon generation but encrypt the duplicates (searching would find gibberish). Sure enough, the decrypted reports matched the fake reports.
I dutifully reported this to the Merit Systems Protection Board but was met with stupid bureaucratic denial. Enough of that, I then went to a U.S. Senator well known for reform efforts. An investigation was performed and forced retirements occurred - reimbursement and jail time would have been preferred. After that my job was pure crap - I then quit (early retire) and spent my time doing sheet rock, trim carpentry, simple plumbing, painting and other real work to get a house sold. No more paid computer work!
Drain the swamp!
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...I needed to have some structure and accountability so I didn't become more of a recluse than I already am......I drive a school bus and think it's truly a blessing. It's nice not to have to put on the duty belt and deal with the "finest" most "stand-up" pillars of our society anymore......Just some of their spawn....
Wifey supports my shooting and hunting passion. Even encouraged me to buy a Weatherby Supervarmint Master in 2010 which at the time was a $1,500 factory rifle!
