How much loyal you are to your office?

Hi Paul. I have never done this and this doesnt go with me. However there are many in my knowledge who do this as a continuous process and mint that "black money" thing. Now, what I would do in such a situation depends on who the concerned people are and how far the accounts department is supportive. I have tried the approach to tell it to the bosses and my experience is that they are aware of such things happening at the office. They plainly told me Sid this is the way it happens and when you run a firm you should be prepared for this. Under these circumstances it would only make my relations with the concerned person(who produced the higher bills) bad and that would affect me. So I decided to let the things happen as they happen... There are somethings that just dont need my interference. At another organization, they increased my pay by 200.00 INR. So it all depends on who is interested and how good your authorities are. However, I think these incidents happen more frequently in developing/under developed countries where people still believe that a bit of extra cash would do them good. Cheers, theSids

I think your example is a bit extreme, I would pretty much consider this theft. But don't get me wrong, I'm not exactly miss loyalty when it comes to my employers. One thing I know for sure I'm stealing is time - such as right now, when I'm posting comments while at work (in my defense, there's really nothing to do, I'm not even sure why I have to spend the next 3 hours here). But, for the sake of argument, let's refine your example a bit: let's say the company wants to purchase a new type of software. I do some research, and I find a great one, for 2200 bucks, which would make the job a breeze, and a so-and-so application, for 1700 bucks - which I could develop into a great one, by investing some time and effort into it. I'm definitely going to push the management to buy the more expensive application, which would save me the extra-effort. I'm not going to lie about the costs, but I'm not going to go the extra mile just to make some cost cuts for the company.

Well, I am not employed right now, but if I did have a job, I would do whatever it take to make sure that I earn enough money for myself and for my family.

This is a real fact. That happened. I think those who run a company should understand how the person is. And then they should be given this responsibility.