Comment by derangedHorse
2 years ago
He should’ve had a friend make a company and bid for the job. Then, later on, Tommy could be brought on as a contractor for extra pay
2 years ago
He should’ve had a friend make a company and bid for the job. Then, later on, Tommy could be brought on as a contractor for extra pay
Having some knowledge about how such contracts usually go there’s approximately zero chance of him getting it.
It’s not just about potential corruption but also about how risk averse large organizations are. The tender would definitely include revenue, employee count, and potentially other thresholds, as well as require that X such projects have successfully been carried out during the past Y years.
Serious question: isn’t this illegal? Technically the $job was paying $Tommy for his expertise in networking. If $Tommy withheld that expertise and instead entered into a conspiracy with $friend to launder his expertise for more profit from the company, it seems like double dipping.
The only way (I think) $Tommy could have done it cleanly would be to quit and instead start the enterprise with $friend before approaching $job.
Exactly, this one!
In a system that doesn’t have any forms of rewards, this should be a logical path to follow. In fact, Tommy has considered this approach as the way to go from now on but only when he got hit hard by his first experience.