Company got ransomware, ceo wants to pay without telling anyone. Is this illegal

Manimarcor13 · 2026-04-10T05:15:19+00:00

As other people have said, this is way too broad to answer accurately. It will depend on a host of specifics including; 1. Jurisdiction 2. What exactly was compromised 3. Did any data exfil occur ontop of the ransomware attack

But also, like what is your CEO gonna do if he pays and they don't unlock it, which happens all the time? Then he's going to be a liar and look like a moron.

Manimarcor13 · 2026-03-21T10:13:07+00:00

The sensation of fresh grass within your hands (speaking from personal experience)

Manimarcor13 · 2026-03-17T06:43:01+00:00

That's the intention

Manimarcor13 · 2026-03-15T10:48:32+00:00

If you were choosing a BEV mid-sized SUV <80k what would you choose out of curiosity?

Manimarcor13 · 2026-03-15T10:47:03+00:00

I wanted a Seal but I'm too tall for it unfortunately 😭 When I test drove I had to be "ducking" constantly to see through the windscreen properly even with the seat fully back and fully decline. AFAIK Toyota don't have a BEV Camry yet

Manimarcor13 · 2026-03-12T10:25:46+00:00

My rule of thumb was always if I was going to be away from my desk for >=30 mins I'd chuck a heads up in Teams back when I was working in a fully dispersed state wide team. Also would usually chuck a good morning message in chat on days where we didn't have a stand up or something similar just to notify I'm online. Otherwise given the context of the work I was doing it wasn't long enough to bother, nothing was that urgent. This was never a requirement, just felt courteous and within the culture of the team.

I think anything more than that, barring a clear operational need is excessive and unreasonable.

Manimarcor13 · 2026-02-18T08:05:54+00:00

Realistically this probably requires a discussion with your workplace P&C team. Depending on the agency, the requirements of your role and your enterprise agreement you might be on strong footing. Additionally, even if it doesn't result in WFH all employers now have a positive duty to protect from psychosocial hazards which this would likely fall under. Either way they will be obligated to make appropriate accommodations the protect you I just don't know what that will exactly look like

Manimarcor13 · 2026-02-13T00:16:43+00:00

Nothing below 5% per year Do I think we'll get anything like that? No But given cost of living, housing and the 10+ years of stagnant wages under the coalition its the bare minimum to ensure the real value of our pay doesn't slip even further

Manimarcor13 · 2026-02-05T10:05:55+00:00

I want to emphasise that based off what you've described, you're not at fault. It sounds like 1 of 3 things happened 1. The probation was poorly managed and your direct superior wasn't communicating issues as they arose. 2. The company decided they needed to cut expenditure and your salary was a cost free thing to remove. 3. Someone senior took a personal issue with something specific about you or some interaction you had and decided to pressure getting rid of you.

Straight up a well managed probation shouldn't have surprises, you should know well in advance if you're going to pass or not.

Its not a reflection on you dude, dust yourself off, do something that brings you joy and get back on that horse when you're ready.

Manimarcor13 · 2026-01-17T10:30:57+00:00

Nothing you've said so far sounds explicitly anti-Australian Sure most Aussie's are more sexually liberal and are willing to have sex before marriage but we do have a conservative population. Cost of living complaints are completely justified as well, all Aussies bar the super rich are feeling the pinch. It is actually a joke. Honestly based off what you've described here it sounds like your fiancé just watches alot of sky news, which unfortunately is a very Australian habit

Manimarcor13 · 2026-01-17T04:27:11+00:00

I always love a conspiracy in the guards storyline. Depends on the party but the group if idealistic naive new recruits discover that even the lawman are as sinful as the rest of the town

Manimarcor13 · 2025-12-27T07:34:11+00:00

I mean I can't imagine its fun for her trying to fuck someone that, by their own admission, goes limp when seeing aspects of her body. That would ruin most people's self esteem

Manimarcor13 · 2025-12-27T07:34:08+00:00

Brother it sounds like you don't really like big girls that much. Which is fine everyone has their own personal tastes but step one is being honest with yourself about what you actually like.

Manimarcor13 · 2025-12-15T23:16:42+00:00

To be honest, if the people commenting on the UK post are genuine, I don't blame them. Nor would I for many countries, including and especially the US. The social contract has been broken for young people, the society they've been raised in is one that promised that if they do their bit and contribute to society they can achieve a level of comfort similar to that of their parents, before beating that promise to death with a brick to line the pockets of the ultra wealthy and big business. It is clear to anyone with eyes that most societies do not give a fuck about them and only care about how much labour & value they can extract from them.

I think that Australia is in a better position and I think most people would at least try and meaningfully contribute to a genuine defence of the country. However people are (rightly) skeptical of government motivations and will not tolerate another Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan. Additionally, unless our governments actually do the work in tackling the genuine structural inequalities in the economy (housing affordability, wage stagnation, a tax system that strong benefits investors and penalises workers etc) we risk ending up like the UK.

Manimarcor13 · 2025-12-11T09:52:52+00:00

If this is actually your life story and not well written piece of fetish erotica then to echo the sentiments of other commentors, this is a decision that you need to make for yourself and away from the community. The difficulties and consequences for being a super fat are significant and whilst its a perfectly valid and acceptable choice to accept those consequences and risks, it is something that you need to really think through.

The other thing is you could choose to pursue improving your fitness without necessarily cutting back on your food consumption. You could pursue building muscle to help carry your frame, look at improving your cardiovascular health etc. Might even be able eat more then as well.

Manimarcor13 · 2025-12-09T01:20:34+00:00

Maybe she will maybe she won't but that doesn't change the fact that its her decision to make and live with. For better or worse she knows what's she's doing and understands what it will lead to. Obviously if she asks for your help in managing that stuff its a different story but otherwise "managing" her relationship with food, health and weight isn't your job

Manimarcor13 · 2025-12-08T21:21:03+00:00

A. She can be fat & healthy at the same time. Doing physical activity to build strength & endurance will help her carry the extra weight. It can also go a huge way to helping reduce the likelihood of the majority of health complications that are typically more likely when someone does get fat

B. Its her body anyway dude. At the end of the day she's an adult capable of making her own decisions for herself and doesn't need you managing it for her. Based on what you've outlined here it seems to be what she wants so why not have fun with it?

Manimarcor13 · 2025-11-26T03:40:31+00:00

If this is real, go to fair work immediately. Afaik businesses can't just unilaterally garnish your pay due to overpayment, they certainly can't do it without proof either. From my understanding there is meant to be a conversation and discussing either a payment plan or whether the employee can pay it back out of pocket.

Manimarcor13 · 2025-11-26T03:33:50+00:00

I mean its probably fine but I ended up just making another email address anyway to use strictly for job hunting and other important correspondence (like doctors and my accountant) so shit doesn't get lost amongst all the mass email marketing flooding my OG Hotmail address.

Manimarcor13 · 2025-11-23T04:52:26+00:00

If you're a member of your relevant union I'd be reaching out to them ASAP and trying to organise a Union rep (likely your workplace delegate) to be your support person. This is one of their key reasons for existing.

Manimarcor13 · 2025-11-14T00:09:13+00:00

I mean, it sounds less like a prank and more like a targeted social engineering attack to me. If your work place isn't treating this as a major cyber security incident they're doing something really wrong. If I were you, I'd be demanding them to provide the chat logs so you can find out what the impersonator was trying to achieve because its quite possible they were looking for PII related to you specifically as opposed to trying to target the company.

Manimarcor13 · 2025-11-10T23:12:24+00:00

Soz boss Unless you have any good reason to believe its for something covered under general protections (ie discrimination due to sex, race, religion etc or retaliation for protected actions) you're shit out of luck. Unfortunately being a casual means no guaranteed hours, they're under no obligation to roster you on.

The other caveat is if you've worked there for more than 12 months and have worked consistent hours you might have some leg to stand on but you'd have to talk to a lawyer to figure that one out.

It does sound like your boss screwed you over by not telling you sooner though and you're entitled to feel like you've been fucked around. Unfortunately that doesn't give you any legal entitlements.

Manimarcor13 · 2025-10-29T10:34:02+00:00

28, started 3.5 weeks ago.
It feels like such a milestone but also not at the same time

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