Re: Shadowing - What could go wrong
I walked away once.
I was contracted to clean up after they fired (for cause) their current IT head. I took a look at what they had and his undocumented fingerprints all over everything. (He thought I was to be his new assistant.) I told the CEO that they were going to have to shut down the office for a few days, while everything was reinstalled. I was told flatly, NO. I explained why the NEEDED to be done. NO. I said, I will not be responsible for what happens, and left. I called the contracting agency I was working through, and explained the situation, and what needed to be done. They agreed with me. Asked me to write it up for them, which I did. I got paid.
I heard the company had a big data breach about a year later. Not sure if related or not.
Sometimes walking away is the only option.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
