I wish I could remember details, but a cofounder or single digit employee of a acquisition Equifax made, elected to forgo their earn out, because they were opposed to working in any capacity for Equifax. I think that they were somehow bullied into revealing their reasoning, to escape penalties in contract (which in any event were unlawful in the UK, I heard this from a employment attorney friend who has super reported cases, ie those which established new law). They were immediately snapped up by a startup in VA. Equifax managed to suppress their credit file completely. Preventing them from even renting a apartment for at least a year, and I believe it was a year before they had been even recognised by a US reporting agency and could open and operate a checking account. This was picked up by The Register, which still was then still Mike Magee's baby, so honourable 1., 2.. I can't find a link from my phone, but even if you never believe me the actual events happened, I bet you had a thought that you would not be surprised if it happened more often.
1.(added to qualify that adjective "honourable" which I apply to individuals not companies, and individuals who risk sacrifice without burdening others. My career is in advertising and I am truly impressed when publishers are able to maintain standards that are able to raise their costs of sales. (a large publisher may not lose a account, but the sale often consumes expensive energy, even only to explain why policies exist. I work far from such high sensitivity issues, as does the company I started around the time of this recollection.)
2. last I spoke to Mike, he was telling me how he simply was never issued his shares in "ElReg" and he was long enough into The Inquirer to think that Limitations applied. But Limitations 80 runs from the time of discovery of tort, not the event of tort. Before the chance arose to catch up, and establish facts, Mike had passed away. RIP a great man and two great journalistic servants to the IT community. I did not establish the facts that were alleged, therefore my statement is hearsay, but protected by the statutory defence of genuine belief, and I had always faith in my source.
Edit: italics removed from footnote, earn out replaced phypo earnings, and great man replaced good man. Mike was exceptional and altruistic to a fault.
1.(added to qualify that adjective "honourable" which I apply to individuals not companies, and individuals who risk sacrifice without burdening others. My career is in advertising and I am truly impressed when publishers are able to maintain standards that are able to raise their costs of sales. (a large publisher may not lose a account, but the sale often consumes expensive energy, even only to explain why policies exist. I work far from such high sensitivity issues, as does the company I started around the time of this recollection.)
2. last I spoke to Mike, he was telling me how he simply was never issued his shares in "ElReg" and he was long enough into The Inquirer to think that Limitations applied. But Limitations 80 runs from the time of discovery of tort, not the event of tort. Before the chance arose to catch up, and establish facts, Mike had passed away. RIP a great man and two great journalistic servants to the IT community. I did not establish the facts that were alleged, therefore my statement is hearsay, but protected by the statutory defence of genuine belief, and I had always faith in my source.
Edit: italics removed from footnote, earn out replaced phypo earnings, and great man replaced good man. Mike was exceptional and altruistic to a fault.