When a software company did an internal audit they found one of their employees was showing a little too much initiative. “Bob” was a star programmer earning a six-figure salary who had outsourced his own job to a Chinese software company for a fifth of his pay. He spent his entire work day surfing the internet before writing a progress-report and knocking off at 5pm. When the company found out how Bob was being so productive, rather than promoting him to senior management they quickly canned him. Sorry, Bob. Maybe Bain Capital has an opening for you?
