I used to work at this place....
10 of us in a workshop, validating fault-finding software by simulating faults in a system and then seeing if the software could pick it up.

JR would sit about making very little effort, walking about, starting chats, achieveing little. Later on he applied for an HNC course at the company's expense but covered his coursework by buying replica 'exam pass' essays from the internet, from previous class mates, from anyone... when the entire company had their annual bonuses awarded he was the ONLY person to complain that his was not enough because of 'all the stuff I do about here.. I deserve twice as much'. NOT.

He would choose not to work hard to justify his pay but undermine me by lying about how little I had done by comparison (I was relaxed but not unproductive- I thought smart instead of worked dumb), but would still smile to my face and pretend to be concerned about my well being even after I found out his tricky nasty little game of badmouthing me to everyone else in the same department.

He soon fucked off to another company , lured by the pay they were offering, and then ended up working on-site as a resident engineer at a supplier of audio equipment. I thought I would never see him again and was well pleased.

Except I did see him again, a few years later.

It was when I was driving a company Aston Martin DB9 into HIS company premises because they were performing EMC checks for us, when I saw him in passing. 'Alright JR?' I asked. 'Er, Yeah. Alright GS' he replied. 'What are you doing here?'

'Just parking the car. You can't even start the engine as you're not insured. See that they analyse the EMC and come back to us (me and AS)by Monday, will you?'

*DB9 envy tieiememe win!!!!one!!*
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