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Australian games company rips off employees to turn up in Ireland

  • 20-02-2010 3:26pm
    #1
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,763 CMod ✭✭✭✭


    http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/02/20/0954226/Perth-Game-Company-CEO-Takes-IP-By-Night

    In short, dodgy Australian company boss runs off owing money to taxman and employees, changing the locks without warning, and turns up in Dublin as Big Collision games using the former employees work.


Comments

  • #2
    johnmcdnl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭johnmcdnl


    how can this guy possibly get away with this.. surely someone is gonna stop him starting a company here


  • #3
    Roar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,426 ✭✭✭Roar


    jesus..


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq1wv_81lJ8


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYyr_lX98Bw


    :eek:


  • #4
    Moriarty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,007 ✭✭✭Moriarty


    Quality Scumbag™.

    Anyone know anyone working for them here?


  • #5
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Bet Mary Coughlans giving him a grant to setup some jobs here


  • #6
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    Moriarty wrote: »
    Quality Scumbag™.

    Anyone know anyone working for them here?

    yeh id be interested to hear from anyone, or if anyone had a contact for the irish branch to try to get some sort of comment from them for the next issue of click


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  • #7
    Benzino
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,804 ✭✭✭Benzino


    Well f**k me! I was talking to one of there managers (Well he said he was) in September last year with the possibility of working with them over in Perth. Was talking to him on the phone, even emailed him!

    Bullet dodged!!


  • #8
    docdolittle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,026 ✭✭✭docdolittle


    Worst thing is that I'm prob going to apply for them during the summer for some work experience first because I won't have to move country :o


  • #9
    Jumpy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Thread title incorrect, the guy is American as is the company.


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