What would Karl Marx say about this?

Posted on June 27th, 2007 by Jackie Danicki

Probably nothing intelligent, since he wasn’t very clever, but I do like to think it would cause a hell of a lot of spinning in his grave:

About a year ago I hired a developer in India to do my job. I pay him $12,000 to do the job I get paid $67,000 for. He’s happy to have the work. I’m happy that I only have to work 90 minutes a day, talking code. My employer thinks I’m telecommuting. Now I’m considering getting a second job and doing the same thing.

Thanks to Jeff Nolan for the link.

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4 Responses to “What would Karl Marx say about this?”

  1. Tim Taylor, on June 27th, 2007 at 4:34 pm Said:

    There’s something genuinely funny about this if it’s true. Thanks for sharing it!

  2. Jackie Danicki, on June 27th, 2007 at 4:38 pm Said:

    The only thing I don’t like about it is the dishonesty involved. If his employer knew he was subcontracting, I’d be a lot more comfortable with this arrangement.

  3. David N. Scott, on June 28th, 2007 at 3:13 pm Said:

    Huh. Both ingenious and under-handed and likely to be found out eventually. Well, that’s three things but the first two sort of go together.

  4. chris, on July 2nd, 2007 at 9:09 am Said:

    Thank God! Someone finally said it: Karl Marx WAS a real dumb-ass wasn’t he?

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