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Man Fired For His Online Customer Service Game

Posted by samzenpus on from the was-that-wrong? dept.

First time accepted submitter DiscountBorg(TM) writes "An employee of the Canada Revenue Agency lost his job after releasing a humorous game in which the player answers customer service calls for the Agency, usually leading to his termination. In an email National Revenue Minister Gail Shea said: 'The Minister considers this type of conduct offensive and completely unacceptable. The Minister has asked the Commissioner (of Revenue, Andrew Treusch) to investigate and take any and all necessary corrective action. The Minister has asked the CRA to investigate urgently to ensure no confidential taxpayer information was compromised.'"

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  1. Butthurt by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can't have our employees making light of our oppressive workplace policies, they might actually improve morale!

    1. Re:Butthurt by GiantMolecularCloud · · Score: 5, Funny

      "You think this is a GAME!?!"

    2. Re:Butthurt by Jetra · · Score: 3, Funny

      "The truth?...You can't handle the TRUTH!"

    3. Re:Butthurt by sunderland56 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Best thing about writing a customer-service simulator: if your code freezes, people don't care, they think it's part of the simulation.

    4. Re:Butthurt by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Can't have our employees making light of our oppressive workplace policies, they might actually improve morale!

      The beatings will continue until the moral improves.

  2. We're with the government... by VendettaMF · · Score: 4, Funny

    We're with the government. We don't have a sense of humor.

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  3. Re:American sweatshop by Grimbleton · · Score: 4, Funny

    You got Windows XP? I had a fucking amber text WYSE TERMINAL in 2007. That they're probably still using.

  4. Re:Correction please. by mdm42 · · Score: 5, Funny

    From his twitter, he said he was fired ... but isn't able to talk more.

    140 characters. Didn't stand a chance.

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  5. Re:Correction please. by Big+Hairy+Ian · · Score: 4, Funny

    Game over Dude!!

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  6. Re:Over Reaction from the Goverment ! by radiumsoup · · Score: 4, Funny

    I always thought the French had the fashion industry to themselves, not the Canadians. Learn something new every day on /.