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I stand corrected! Note to self, if you're going to be a pedant, do yer ferkin' research.

It sounds rather dodgy TBH, and maybe the director should consider his employees and their families before using THEIR employer to make himself rich(er).

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This is a business we're talking about right?

The only constant in the business world is money. As far as I can tell anyway. Finding a concered and caring employer, from what I can figure, is very very difficult.

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It's funny how we all assume the worst. Consider this... the market is quiet, he is responsible for ensuring the company generates a satisfactory return on investment. He's already laid someone off, and nobody likes doing that.

He realizes that his employees currently don't have enough work to justify their expense so he puts them to work on a project that will ultimately benefit him, but which has the added side-effect of keeping his team busy (and in a job) as well as keeping his shareholders happy.

Why's he hiding the costs? Perhaps he's under pressure to lay more people off and doesn't want anyone to know he's 'creating' work for them so as to make them look busier than they are.

That's the glass half full scenario anyway.

PS. Be very wary of taking company information off premises in any form; that's considered gross misconduct in any business and could result in you being summarily dismissed without notice... not worth it.

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Just like to add; Talking about this sort of thing on a forum wouldn't go down to well either. I know of people being sacked for posting things on facebook/internet forums and being found out.

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yeah, but unless the company do the work and the director never actually pays the company for the work, then there is no problem here at all.

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But im not bringing the company into disrepute infact I specifically said I only want to know so when other ppl here ask me about it I have facts!