So because I signed 6 NDA’s, details will be vague. I’m posting for 2 reasons: to get it off my chest but also looking for opinions.
I just started in May. Company is just me (admin) and my boss and his partner. The business model is something which is explicitly illegal in 47 states including ours. The main reason it’s illegal is bc if it wasn’t, it’d be very easy to take advantage of certain vulnerable groups financially (the elderly, those less fluent in english/financial hardships etc). Well my boss has a lawyer who has written special contracts exploiting a loophole in the law. They are not too confident with their loophole though bc they do everything to make sure the client doesn’t get their own lawyer and that no one else sees the contract.
I know I have to find another job asap. I feel like a TERRIBLE person. But until then – what about the family we have as our new client right now. We are essentially stealing 40k from them which is life-changing $ for them (after meeting them I know this is the case). I really want to tell them to run – but they signed a contract that he’d never let them out of without a fight and they can’t afford their own lawyer. Even if I left an anonymous note – they’d have to explain and he’d know it came from me. I know he’d come after me.
I explained to a friend who agreed my boss is a scum bag but shrugged it off as capitalism. I’ve been applying for other jobs every night. Should I just keep my head down and plan for my exit?
Thx for reading