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>>1346014

>be me
>work in court recording
>record courtrooms at state supreme court all day
>bit of typing as well, overall chill as fuck job
>be doing this a year and a half
>one day some public servant executive comes in
>"hey anon can i get a copy of x courtroom on y date burned onto a CD"
>"no worries" - burn CD and give it to him

a week passes

>one of the sheriffbros at court comes in recording room one day
>him: "hey anon just wondering... did you record x courtroom on y date?"
>me: "uh yeah i did, how come?"
>him: "i was having a private conversation in that courtroom, nobody got a copy of that did they?"
>me: "uh yeah i burned a copy that for joe bloggs"
>it suddenly clicks in both mine and sheriffbro's mind
>this executive guy ordered a copy of the CD just to eavesdrop on sheriffbro
>him: "leave it with me anon, you did nothing wrong. i'll report this myself."

2 weeks passes

>one day get called into some kind of investigation
>they start interrogating me for an hour and a half
>"why did you tell sheriffbro about the CD... don't you know that's a breach of confidentiality?"
>me: "what about the guy that used recording equipment to eavesdrop on people... isn't that the part you should be worried about?"
>"no anon, he's got the authority to do that. but you breached confidentiality by turning him in."

>turned out executive guy was my boss's boss
>executiveguy has the power to rip up our company's $5m contract with the courts
>he made one phone call and they fired me instantly

>tfw lost best job I ever had because accidentally caught someone eavesdropping