Moral Dillema

I decided posting here would be the best choice, as its not a personal issue as such.

I'm after receiving a cheque in the post for the amount of €35 from a company called Maxicorp Productions. I don't fully know why I've gotten this cheque, but I believe it might have something to do with a bit of extras work I did as part of my college work. It was on something called "Paddywhackery".

This is the only thing I can think of, however, as nothing else springs to mind.

Now, heres the moral dillema;

2 groups went to this to be extra- G.M.I.T Cluain Mhuire and my PLC group. As far as I know, only the GMIT crowd were supposed to get paid, and not us. Once again, I don't know if this is what maxicorp productions is, but a google search has more or less turned up nothing.

What would you do in my position? Would you keep the cheque or let them know they may have made a mistake?

Also, if anyone knows what maxicorp productions is, it would be a great help.

6th

Cash it and donate it to charity.

John Mason

cash it and buy beer

DarkJager

Keep it of course, its 35 quid for nothing. Just deny any knowledge of receiving it if you get any letters back. 35 quid can be better put to use by yourself than wasting it on a charity.

Heisenberg.

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It's only thirty-five quid ffs.

Cash it, if they come after you for it at a later stage, it's hardly going to break you to pay it back is it?

Think of it as a loan with no set date to pay it back.:)

brianthebard

€35 isn't a moral dilemma for me, if you wanted to you could keep the cheque for a week and if there is no word from the company cash it.

Ruen

Cash it and keep the dosh anyday.

biko

poll

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Cash it and flee to Mexico!

Good idea, can a mod add a poll on to this- would you keep the cheque; yes or no.. something like that.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Dont forget tha Atari Jaguar option...

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You see that's not very clear cut.

If I received a cheque, unexpectedly, for ONE MILLION DOLLARS, I'd be a bit suspicious and probably investigate.

Thirty-five euro though. Hardly worth losing sleep over.

Tell me this, would the poll results make a decision easier for you? Because nearly every reply to this thread is telling you to keep the feckin' money.

Agamemnon

Hi boneyarsebogman, I'm the CEO of Maxicorp Productions. If that cheque isn't sent back within the hour, I'll send the boys around tonight and your body will be found in 10 different counties. You have been warned.

seansouth

seansouth wrote:

Tell me this, would the poll results make a decision easier for you? Because nearly every reply to this thread is telling you to keep the feckin' money.

Nope, but it would be interesting somewhat.

I know its not a lot of money, but I'm a firm believer in doing the right thing.. but the money would come in quite handy now

I would be interested in finding out what maxicorp productions is though, as I went to IMDB and the people behind Paddywhackery were called Dough Productions.

NutJob

Kill all those who have a ligitimate right to the 35 quid then cash it. No more Moral Dillema:)

JC 2K3

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote:

Dont forget tha Atari Jaguar option...

Cash it and BUY an Atari Jaguar!

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Brand-new-US-Atari-Jaguar-Console-in-box_W0QQitemZ140105579429QQcategoryZ38597QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
FTW

Terry

cash it and buy beer

For me.
or

cash it and spend it on 35 euro saver hamburgers.

For me.

Mahatma coat

does raise the question tho, at what point would it be wrong to cash the cheque?

that would be the bit where the cops grab ya, as far as I'd be concerned

Seth Brundle

The crossover point into being wrong is at €35.47 apparently!

AnonoBoy

It's made out in your name, right? Then it's yours.

Obviously the company decided to pay everyone for the extra work. Enjoy your new found wealth my friend!

DarkJager

The company was formed on 18/12/2006 so they are pretty new...

Miss Fluff

Harldy a moral dilemma really. Would be a different game of marbles altogether if the cheque were for €35million for example but €35 is fine.

petes

I'm going for a few beers tonight so I'll gladly take off your hands.

phantom_lord

cash it!

Mossy Monk

Take a bus to Cork.

Nehpets

Just buy Cork.


(and with inspiration from another thread) OH OH YOU JUST GOT SERVED!

Agamemnon

Great idea, Nehpets! OP, just send me the money and Cork is yours. Feel free to come down here and lord it over your new property any time you like. Just remember - if people ignore or laugh at your claims, that's just our way of showing respect to the owner of the county.

Blush_01

RTS, unless your name is on it. If your name is on it, putting a call into them (provided there's a number attached) isn't going to kill you, is it? I'd prefer to know it was legitimately mine, if I'd received it. If there's no number attached and no return address, looks like you just got gifted €35.

faceman

Cash it so it can rest in your account... or give it to me!

Dave!

It's €35. . . . . I don't think I'd even bother cashing it, TBH. Just put it in your drawer for things that are important, and forget about it.

Yeeshk . . . .

randylonghorn

In fairness, I would see another moral / ethical issue here: why should the GMIT crowd get paid, and the crowd from your course not be paid?

By the sounds of it, you did the work, just didn't expect to get paid for it. Now you have been.

Perhaps they just decided that it was unfair not to pay everyone the same?

DarkJager

DarkJager wrote:

The company was formed on 18/12/2006 so they are pretty new...

I think it was the crowd somehow involved in the extras work we did. Another girl from the PLC group got a cheque as well, but not sure who else.

Some shops should cash cheques, shouldn't they? Or would I be better off going to a bank?

Completely and utterly off topic, but is there anyway of changing the mozilla spellchecker to UK instead of US 'cause I hate the way it refuses to acknowledge the fact that realised is spelt with an S not a Z!

Agamemnon

Right-click in the text area you're typing in and select Languages -> Add Dictionaries from the context menu.

super_furry

JC 2K3 wrote:

Cash it and BUY an Atari Jaguar!

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Brand-new-US-Atari-Jaguar-Console-in-box_W0QQitemZ140105579429QQcategoryZ38597QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
FTW

That right there is the best Atari Jaguar related reply ever. So much so that it may make future Atari Jaguar replies obsolete.

Dave

new information has come to light...

McDonalds are now doing Bacon Double Cheesburgers for 2 euro, so 16 of those and a hamburger.

dionsiseire

Dave wrote:

new information has come to light...

McDonalds are now doing Bacon Double Cheesburgers for 2 euro, so 16 of those and a hamburger.

and with the other 2 euro??

16 x 2 = 32
hamburger = 1
= 33

i believe 17 is in order, or would be the order

homah_7ft

It could be a scam.

Alter-Ego

Maixcorp Productions could not sound anymore made up tbh.

Cash it and go for the burgers.

Nehpets

dionsiseire wrote:

and with the other 2 euro??

16 x 2 = 32
hamburger = 1
= 33

i believe 17 is in order, or would be the order

Bus home. See, you have to think of these things.

faceman

They aint made up, you just got to know how to find these things! :

MAXICORP PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
First Floor
Brook House
Corrig Avenue
Dun Laoghaire
Co.Dublin
Reg No. 431923

They were only incorporated in December '06

dionsiseire

see i would have driven to mcdonalds, its only down the road here in swords

watna

Hey, I work next to Brook House in DL (our building is attached to it) and i've never heard of them. Want me to go and stake them out?!

The plot thickens.

Should I report it to the guards, or just leave it be.

watna

I'll have a look-see on my way to Friday drinks later and see what's going on there. If I see a brothel or an illegal sweatshop full of small Asian children.... then yes, report it to the guards. If not, I think you'll be ok!

faceman

Deleted User wrote:

The plot thickens.

Should I report it to the guards, or just leave it be.

give them a call?

faceman

faceman wrote:

give them a call?

No telephone number provided anywhere.

They aint made up, you just got to know how to find these things

I found those sites before I posted this. Didn't answer much for me. Plus discovered that the production company behind Paddywhackery were called Dough Productions, and not Maxicorp.

tj-music.com

seansouth wrote:

It's only thirty-five quid ffs.

Cash it, if they come after you for it at a later stage, it's hardly going to break you to pay it back is it?

Think of it as a loan with no set date to pay it back.:)

exactly!!

patrickc

your not even 100% sure who the company is, so it's a gift go spend it ..

_Kaiser_

It's only €35. Cash it and spend it. Better yet, cash it and send it to me - dilemma over

de5p0i1er

Keep it they sent you the money for working you earned it all the PLC crowd deserve it.