did you pay bribe to any officer for your work to be done?
By shambhukumar
@shambhukumar (763)
India
February 21, 2010 9:43pm CST
There are many cases in life where you have to pay bribe for your work to be done. But i won't let my work done with the help of bribe. i can't pay any one even a single penny as a bribe. there are many cases in my life where i didn't pay though work was necessary. you might have faced such a problem in your life. i would like to hear it from you that what did you do when such a situation came before you. did you pay bribe or tried to stop it or totally stopped it.
happy mylotting
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11 responses
@chetanvk (211)
• India
22 Feb 10
When it comes to the government officers yes, we have to pay bribe. They will never approve or sanction your document without bribe. I paid a bribe when Traffic police caught me without any mistake and when he did not find anything he told the tires were wear out. But the whole bike was a new and it was just 6 months old. I had to go to meet my friend and he took the key away.I paid him Rs200 to get rid off him. any Chalta hai what to do. Every government employee is corrupted one. We can not do anything now. If we try to do something then they will blame on me only.
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@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
22 Feb 10
yes, i say keep your mouth shut when i comes to high roller and misconduct. this could get you in more trouble than what it's worth and they still we get over.
@shambhukumar (763)
• India
23 Feb 10
if you keep your mouth shut then the officer is taking advantage of it. he will think that you are going to pay him money. But if you are expert in chat and can defeat him then you will be in win win condition. Just make the officer fool before you. i know your talent will work over there. if you are not in wrong side never fear from that officer.
@danoluma (817)
• Kenya
22 Feb 10
Actually corruption is a vice that should not tolerated in our society but I must admit that it has taken root in us especially in my country. I myself has had to bribe a police officer after I was arrested for over-speeding. It was the only way I could save time to get to the place I was going in time.
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
22 Feb 10
that's great! what did you have to bribe him with, if yo don't mind me asking. see, just goes to show that ANYONE has the ability to just drop the goody two shoes act and do what they have to do to get over. i am not surprised about police doing it at all. they are some of the most corrupt and immoral people.
@shambhukumar (763)
• India
22 Feb 10
ya they are really most corrupted people in our country. they catch any one and can blame any thing. if you were charged by over-speeding then why didn't you run away by over-speeding.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
22 Feb 10
i never have to use bribe to get any work to be done here because this is a very honest country... and i think it is a crime here to bribe an officer to get work done... i can be punished severely if i am caught doing that... i am so glad that i never have to do that because it will make me feel really bad and guilty as well... take care and have a nice day...
@shambhukumar (763)
• India
23 Feb 10
hey lingli can you please tell me your country name. it would be very nice to hear your country name here. your country must be like paradise dear. i hope i must visit your country to see how all of them are working there.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
24 Feb 10
i live in australia now... and yes, i do really love this country as the people here is really honest and there is hardly any corruption here... take care and have a nice day...
@anurag3786 (6267)
• India
22 Feb 10
No i never pay bribe to any officer for my work.. because i think.. it is not a good way to get your work from someone..but in that time everywhere you find corruption.. and mostly officer are corrupted.. and they will get bribe from you if you want to done your any worked.. have a nice day and keep mylotting always..
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
12 Apr 10
That is easier said than done ...what if the person delays your work on some pretex or the other, and normally they are able to come up with a very valid excuse for not doing your work, so then what does one do? wait endlessly ? Most of the govt clerks and others have become experts at manipulating to the maximum extent so that you are forced to reconsider and may be pay up and get your work done rather than make endless trips to the concerned office...
@shambhukumar (763)
• India
23 Feb 10
If you are paying bribe to any officer to get your work done then you are in wrong side. i think your work is illegal that's why you are paying for that work. But if your work is not illegal then you need not to pay even a single penny. They will have to do the work without bribe.
@happy2512 (1266)
• Philippines
22 Feb 10
It depends upon the situation but if time is too limited for me then I will pay bribe to any officer or government employees for my work to be done faster.
@shambhukumar (763)
• India
22 Feb 10
it means you are ready to pay bribe. Every one pays bribe in hurry. if some one has no hurry then no one is going to pay bribe. But we are supposed to be hard at that time when we are in hurry. we have to show the officer that i am not in hurry and i can't pay even a single penny as bribe.
@shambhukumar (763)
• India
23 Feb 10
yes we all are supposed to be like you. we are not supposed to pay any sort of bribe to any people for work. Because it is their duty to do it. but if they ask you money for that work then why would you pay for it. we all get satisfied when work is done by our self.
@apocalypsereturns (368)
• India
22 Feb 10
I have so far not induged in such kind of act and also preffer not to
I also think that once i come into giving a bribe to an offical then i might get into a habbit of doing it and that is bad for me as well as for the economy
would like to stay away from it as far as possible i have never tried to stop such an act though . But maybe someday i will have to.
@shambhukumar (763)
• India
23 Feb 10
yes if you start giving money to any officer then it will be your habit. So, never change your habit of not paying bribe to officer. whether work would be done or not. i have slapped one bank officer for asking me money for loan.
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
22 Feb 10
i have no moral conflict with a bribe. all i call it is washing someone's back as they wash yours. think of it as a mutually beneficial business deal. i think the person that cast bribes to hell was someone who didn't want anyone else to get over. this way, if you add it to your moral code, you won't do what you need to do to get over. bribes are just doing what you have to do to survive. the person who is accepting of the bribe is consensual and just doing what they have to do, too. oh yes, i can certainly pay someone a bribe to get something off my back that i don't want.
@shambhukumar (763)
• India
23 Feb 10
Have you ever thought that your bribe is going to make our society a dirty place. if someone kills other and pay a big amount of money to save himself then what do you think? is it right or not? if the killer kills your relative. then what would happen to you if he manages to save himself by money.
@OrangJuice (687)
• China
22 Feb 10
We usually don't pay bribe, but if we want to be employed by government, schools, hospitals, etc, you should do it. But the problem is even if you have a lot of money, they won't accept your money, otherwise you find "back door" - very powerful relationship or reliable introducer, so that your money can be accepted.
It's a skillful job! But I haven't done it - No powerful relationship, nor lots of money.
@shambhukumar (763)
• India
23 Feb 10
yes dear all these things work. if you are from a powerful post or relative of powerful person then you are going your work to be done. but if you are not among such person then you are going to loose. you will have to pay money.
but is totally upon you, if you want to change the system you can do it. you can change the system by not paying money. and you can as well teach him a good lesson.
@shrestha123 (17)
• United States
22 Feb 10
yes once i had given a bribe to an traffic police coz i didnt carry my driving license with me..it was my first and lat given bribe..
@shambhukumar (763)
• India
23 Feb 10
in some cases when there is urgent dear we had to give bribe to officer. You can't do any thing at that time. But show your talent and emerge from the worst situation.
@jongskie721 (45)
• Philippines
22 Feb 10
as much as i want to, i am not paying them any bribe, but there ate times where you can't do anything but just to give in...
@shambhukumar (763)
• India
23 Feb 10
nice dear keep it up. i have also not paid any sort of amount to any one for the work to be done. it would be better not my work to be done than to pay bribe to any person.
