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I've been working as full time controls engineer for a medium size automation company. The company has been using services of a previous employee acting as an outside contractor to complete specific part of the system programming for a limited number of customers.
He promoted this code/program as his product, and he is actively advertising it as such. I was told by my colleagues and my manager that the program originates from the time this person was a full time employee, and most likely he was the only person developing that program.
Unfortunately, the relationship between this person and the company I work for has recently broken apart in the middle of a very important project. I was asked by my manager to finish the job this contractor was supposed to do.
I was able to retrieve old project files done by this person at the time he was a full time employee. Some of this code is in the compiled/protected form, with no source code.
I believe there is a way to get the job done (don't ask me how!), but...
What would you do?
P.S. This is my best understanding of the situation, and I don't know any details regarding last communication between my company and this contractor.
I've been working as full time controls engineer for a medium size automation company. The company has been using services of a previous employee acting as an outside contractor to complete specific part of the system programming for a limited number of customers.
He promoted this code/program as his product, and he is actively advertising it as such. I was told by my colleagues and my manager that the program originates from the time this person was a full time employee, and most likely he was the only person developing that program.
Unfortunately, the relationship between this person and the company I work for has recently broken apart in the middle of a very important project. I was asked by my manager to finish the job this contractor was supposed to do.
I was able to retrieve old project files done by this person at the time he was a full time employee. Some of this code is in the compiled/protected form, with no source code.
I believe there is a way to get the job done (don't ask me how!), but...
What would you do?
P.S. This is my best understanding of the situation, and I don't know any details regarding last communication between my company and this contractor.