Ask YC: Ethical Question, possible fraud

Re:Ask YC: Ethical Question, possible fraud by patrickg-zill on Saturday June 28, 2008 @04:33PM (#230759)

I think that you should be looking for another job; however since you are blameless in your current job, you should stay there until you are either ready or the checks start bouncing - I say this because if he truly is a scammer and not just someone who exaggerates to customers, that will happen sooner or later.

If the checks bounce, leave immediately (that day) and contact the labor board - they will get your money for you; and under no circumstances go back as an employee - if they want to pay you upfront as a consultant, and this of course is at your choice.

In any case you sound unhappy at your current job and should get another one at a company you can feel good about working for.

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Re:Ask YC: Ethical Question, possible fraud by MaysonL on Saturday June 28, 2008 @07:07PM (#230823)

My first programming job was at a small contract programming house. When my paychecks started bouncing (the company was about a million overdrawn at Citibank) I kept working when the president of the company paid me through his wife's checking account. There were two main reasons: 1) I didn't have another job 2) The project was about 90% done, and I didn't want to leave the customer stuck (AND I was subconsciously hoping to be hired on there).

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