How’s this for a great job in this economy: getting paid for more than four years of doing absolutely nothing.
That’s what happened to an Illinois man, who’s now in court as a result of his great gig.
Anthony Armatys accepted a job with New Jersey-based Avaya, Inc., before he changed his mind and declined. But the company’s payroll system never removed his name from the list of employees.
So Armatys stayed quiet and received his salary until Avaya’s auditors discovered the mistake — nearly four and a half years later, the Associated Press reports.
Armatys has plead guilty to theft. Prosecutors are recommending six years in jail plus restitution.
Though the company will probably get the money back, some more careful auditing could have done the trick.
