The right choice can be the hardest
By angel_smiles
@Lolaze (5093)
St. Louis, Missouri
May 21, 2017 2:50pm CST
Recently some coworkers and I had to do something very difficult. We had to report our boss for fraud, stealing, and general mismanagement of the company funds. We found out she'd caused the company to lose its nonprofit status, and continued operating when the state told her to cease business. We also found a business credit card in her son's name with $10,000 on charges on it and suspicious withdrawals from the business bank account.
In the end, an attorney said we HAD TO report it to authorities or we could be accessories to any crimes discovered. My coworkers reported it and then we told those served by the business in a general meeting. The boss repeatedly threatened to call the police on us and then banned us from the premises and suspended us.
We are beginning to form our own business to take the place of where we worked before, as it will eventually be shut down. All of our lives are in turmoil because we did the right thing, it sucks. Sometimes doing what's right is hard!
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@diosabella (4789)
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22 May 17
When doing the right thing, almost every time its very difficult. I hope that you get something good out of it too.
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@Essjayd (1567)
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21 May 17
Well done I would report
anyone I found stealing from
a company I worked for! I've
watched a company fold due to theft.
In that case the thief tried to shift the
blame onto other members of the
management team.
Thankfully the stuff they had wiped
from their computer was backed up
elsewhere so they were caught out.
Unfortunately we still lost our jobs
as the company was in 20k of debt
due to this persons actions.
Good luck with your new business
I wish you great success with it.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
21 May 17
Sorry to read this. It is terrible that you have to suffer by doing the right thing. I hope that everything works out.
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