Managed Document Review Reveals That Man Has Been Paid By Company for Six Years Without Ever Being Officially Hired

Timothy Herring is your average guy. He's 42, tall, handsome and smart. How smart is he? Herring used his cunning wiles to secure a comfortable salary and benefits for six years from a company that never officially hired him. Herring's scheme was f

Seattle, WA (prHWY.com) August 22, 2012 - Timothy Herring is your average guy. He's 42, tall, handsome and smart. How smart is he? Herring used his cunning wiles to secure a comfortable salary and benefits for six years from a company that never officially hired him. Herring's scheme was finally discovered when a managed document review process was started for unrelated reasons.

In 2006, Tim Herring was a job seeker hoping to land a position with a Boston company that has earned a spot on several prominent "Best Places to Work" lists.
He sent in a resume, landed an interview and tried his best to convince the human resources representative that he was the right man for the job. When he didn't hear anything from the company, Herring decided to take matters into his own hands. "Hey, I needed a job and it seemed like a neat place to work. I decided that I was going to talk to HR one last time to see if I could change some minds."

Tim Herring did more than change a mind or two. He changed his employment status. Herring said of his second visit to the Boston office, "I put on my best suit, went to the office and was about to ask the receptionist to get the lady that interviewed me." However, a quirk of fate intervened.

A group of people walked by the reception desk on their way to a meeting. The guy leading the contingent walked over to Tim and introduced himself. Perry Cameron, the leader in question, explains his misstep this way. "He was in a suit. He looked lost. I thought he was the new guy in Accounting. Sue me." Cameron told Tim that the welcome breakfast for new employees was in Meeting Room B. So began Tim Herring's next foray into employment.

Tim soon made himself indispensable in the Accounts Payable department. Carey Morrison, his supervisor, said of his former colleague, "Tim was a rock star. He made friends in every department, came in early, left late. He even came up with a new way to speed up direct deposit payments."

When asked what happened to the person that was originally hired for the position that Herring took over, Christina Langley, the HR representative that first interviewed him said, "Perhaps the person took another position and didn't bother to let us know. Maybe they didn't receive the message I left on their voice mail. "When Langley was asked why she didn't confront Herring after she knew he was passed over, she shrugged. "I thought Amit (head of HR) went over my head and hired him."

For six years, Herring was the model (non) employee. It wasn't until a managed document review process was started (in light of a minor legal matter) that Herring's cover was blown. Herring said only, "Ah well. It was good while it lasted."

The managed document review company that made this surprising and odd discovery will be featured in a cover story on the e-discovery industry's lead trade publication. In these desperate times, this is a good article to read if you want to ferret out fake employees who make you and your company better.

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