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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Immediate-County-558 on 2024-07-22 20:10:19+00:00.

I worked for a company that located individuals that didn’t want to be found. As a lead investigator, I found d they systems and databases used in performing this work to be a complete mess. Nothing tied together, and made a 10 minute process take an hour with the back and forth.

I created a program that would pull all the information from different databases into one single platform, effectively eliminating 50%+ of the time required. Everybody loved it, including the VP (my direct supervisor) and the CEO (his supervisor) after using my program for about a year, not only were they dependent on it, but specifically sourced other databases (at a super high cost) that were able to have their information pulled into the platform I created.

When the time came for a promised raise, they said they couldn’t do it. Maybe next year…

I explained how much I had streamlined the company, saved them time and money, but they insisted a raise couldn’t be met. So, I walked into my office, removed my program from the server, and quit on the spot.

To say things went to s@it quickly is an understatement. They called me begging to reinstall my program, then resorted to threatening lawsuits, etc. Eventually they did take me to court, and of course, I could prove I wrote the program, and they had no legal right to use it in my absence, so I won.

On top of having to pay my attorney fees, they signed a contract with my to allow them to use my program via yearly contract for the EXACT amount my salary would have been had they given me a raise, all without me having to step back in that building ever again.

So, if by any chance you are reading this Bradley, its 84 degrees on the beach right now, but I have a margarita to keep me cooled off…