'Office Space' Inspired Engineer's $300,000 Theft, Prosecutors Say

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In a case of the Mondays, an engineer is fired after siphoning $300,000 in a scheme inspired by 'Office Space'

A software enginer was fired from his job at Zulily after being accused of editing programming code to siphon shipping fees and manipulate prices.transferred over $300,000 from his employer by using a scheme inspired by the 1999 cult film, “Office Space,” according to prosectors,Ermenildo “Ernie” Castro, 28, was fired from his software engineering job at Zulily after being accused of editing programming code to siphon shipping fees and manipulate prices.

However, unlike in the movie where all the incriminating evidence was burned in a blazing fire, Castro’s hapless scheme was detailed in a document found on his work laptop, say Seattle police. After the Tacoma resident was fired on June 9, a company review of his laptop revealed a document labeled, “Office Space project,” outlining his plot to steal shipping fees charged to customers. He later told police that he “named his scheme to steal from Zulily after the movie.

Hired by Zulily in 2018, Castro worked within the company’s “Shopping Experience” team, according to the charges, and the scheme affected more than 30,000 Zulily transactions between February and June. Castro told detectives he used the stolen money to invest in stock options and that “the money is now gone,” according to police reports.

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Lumbergh fucked her

U guys are rolling stone reporting like like Talk Radio get your shit together 😔

Just like Superman 3...

It's miniscule parts of a penny, a few million times

I bet he didn't have enough flair in his code

Did he try and give it back?

Superman III goddammit.

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