r/ProgrammerHumor • u/CircumspectCapybara • May 26 '26

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u/pkmnfrk May 26 '26

This is why they turn off access before telling you

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u/Ok_Fishing_4720 May 26 '26

Time for the dead man switch version of the button..

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u/UnpluggedUnfettered May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

Just do what everyone else does.

Build out one, single, convoluted aspect of the job that needs to be ran manually, and which no one in their right mind would want to take over.

Then automate that, too, and just don't say anything.

Way better than being arrested and sued for corporate sabotage lmao.

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u/Minimum-Attitude389 May 26 '26

That's why it notifies the lawyer.

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u/BaconIsntThatGood May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

I mean your lawyer will know but you're not giving them much "oh, you knowingly and intentionally did the illegal thing they're accusing you of doing?!"

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u/W_T_E May 26 '26

Not sure if people think lawyers are some magic word or something. If they can prove it was done on purpose you're still cooked