When I worked for a "we'll all work from home" company we used to use IRC as our office. Saying hello to everyone every morning got a bit repetitive so I scripted some good mornings and when people arrived it got triggered to say hello for me.
Eventually though, our sales guy twigged that he was being fooled (as he saw it) and got annoyed about it. The tech side thought it was a cool script but to appease the guy I turned it off.
The irony is that he fucked the company by finding cheaper subcontractors to make more money for himself, a phenomena I've encountered quite a few times now.
It all got a bit messy by that point, low cashflow, mortgages to be paid etc. The risk takers were using their house as collateral and decided to go safe. It was an amicable parting.
Eventually though, our sales guy twigged that he was being fooled (as he saw it) and got annoyed about it. The tech side thought it was a cool script but to appease the guy I turned it off.
The irony is that he fucked the company by finding cheaper subcontractors to make more money for himself, a phenomena I've encountered quite a few times now.