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Harmless Pranks During a Downsizing?
Jailbrekr asks: "I am the I/T manager for a large horticultural firm, and will soon be a victim of aggressive downsizing. The downsizing is so aggressive that my position, the only I/T related position, will be eliminated. Being the lone gun has meant that I have held a significant amount of power within this organization, and until now, have refrained from abusing it. Seeing as I will soon be out of work, I have begun my (tongue in cheek) 'reign of terror'. To start, this week is 'Gummi Bear Week', where everyones wallpapers now have a (worksafe) gummi bear theme.What I need are suggestions. What can I possibly do that is work safe, humorous, and not something which will get me fired prematurely? During the dot bust, when downsizing was all the rage, what did the tech geeks do to abuse their power, and keep the workforce entertained during those especially stressful periods?"
1-steal or corrupt all backups and save only one good copy at a safe place. Leave some process running that will destroy the database in a couple of days. Quit. Wait for the call. Offer the only good backup in exchange for whatever you need.
2-grab any valuable information from database and just go looking for a buyer, use cash for living while you find a new job.
3-are you really not necessary? If you just do nothing for a week will they realize they need you to stay or realize they needed to fire you long ago?
George, is that you?
If so, the blackmail won't work. The wife just confronted my mistress.