# hypotheticaly speaking, is it bad to... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 26, 2006, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hypotheticaly-speaking-is-it-bad-to/18051 "2006-09-26T12:41:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hypotheticaly-speaking-is-it-bad-to/18051/1 "2006-09-26T12:41:32Z")
try to avoid having a moron hired at your workplace. ex. there is 60+ y/o guy that was a waste of space who was laid off when the new parent company chopped the headcount. well, his buddy the phd mechanical engineer needs a little help. (since engineering went from 7 people to 3) and wants to get him in part time to help him out. he was hired to help the electrical engineer and myself initially, but we could not stand dealing with him, so we never asked him for anything. after timing the daily smoke breaks of the phd and tech for one day, it would have added up to an additional weeks paid vacation for a normal employee over a one year period. thats not even adding the two together. how can I let this guy get back in the door? /rant he also did not seem to like it when i said stuff like " back in nam we had to do it this way" since he was in fact in nam… ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hypotheticaly-speaking-is-it-bad-to/18051/2 "2006-09-26T14:33:17Z")
> [@drvnkd](#): > > he also did not seem to like it when i said stuff like " back in nam we had to do it this way" since he was in fact in nam… 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hypotheticaly-speaking-is-it-bad-to/18051/3 "2006-09-26T18:26:07Z")
Sounds like you’re screwed. It’d be unethical to “sabatoge” the guy in some way. Maybe you could go to your manager (as long as it’s not the PhD buddy) and express that you’ve worked with that guy before and found his performance to, um, lag behind your own or something like that. :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hypotheticaly-speaking-is-it-bad-to/18051/4 "2006-09-27T03:53:08Z")
the best part is, when others in production hear… they say “OMFG you have got to be kidding”, etc… lol ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hypotheticaly-speaking-is-it-bad-to/18051/5 "2006-09-27T13:14:11Z")
> [@BikerFry](#): > > Sounds like you’re screwed. It’d be unethical to “sabatoge” the guy in some way. ethics are overrated 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hypotheticaly-speaking-is-it-bad-to/18051/6 "2006-09-27T19:20:29Z")
> [@dmoffitt](#): > > ethics are overrated 😉 :word: