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'Your wish is my command': Bookkeeper ends up costing their company a fortune after demanding employees take 'cost effective' routes to work

'Your wish is my command': Bookkeeper ends up costing their company a fortune after demanding employees take 'cost effective' routes to work

An excellent example of the saying 'Don't judge a book by its cover' is the business world. Even while everything appears ideal from the outside, things aren't always bright and sunny on the inside. The story that follows is from a resentful employee who has to commute every single day between the main office and his secondary office. Everything was going great, and OP was doing rather well despite spending long hours on the road; however, when a new bookkeeper joined the company, everything to…
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'I went from submitting about 98 fuel receipts per year to almost 700': 15 Employees who capitalized on their company's per diem money to live lavishly

Travelling for work could be so simple, if only the accounting department would let these little money issues slide. However, the accounting department is not in the business of letting things slide: they need to know where every single penny in the business is going to.
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'Fantastic, please close my account': Bankers inform travelling worker he hit his withdrawal limit, worker calls their bluff

'Fantastic, please close my account': Bankers inform travelling worker he hit his withdrawal limit, worker calls their bluff

This person had some odd restrictions on their bank account . It wasn't an issue until one day, he needed to take out lot of money all at once. As a South Korean worker employed by an American company, this person has a few restrictions on their bank account. U/luther_williams shares that unlike American banks, he has a limit of how much money he can take from his account each day. It's not even very much money: only about $216 per day, which is around 250,000 won. With the way inflation has bu…
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Update: 'It'll cost you $1.8 million': Business owner asks financial advisor to invest money for him, then will not pay his advisor's share

Update: 'It'll cost you $1.8 million': Business owner asks financial advisor to invest money for him, then refuses to pay advisor's share

A young business analyst saw an opportunity and didn't let it slip from their grasp. If you're looking to make a lot of money fast, you can certainly try the stock market. There are no guarantees in this game---you could also end up super broke or in debt. But if you play your cards right, just like u/TheBreakUp2013 did, you could net yourself some cold hard cash. This person provided a quick update to their much-beloved story about a deal with their boss that went wrong. They write that as a b…
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'The whole atmosphere in the room changed': Assistant gives wealthy coworkers a reality check

'The whole atmosphere in the room changed': Assistant stuns their oblivious, wealthy coworkers with reality check

This assistant isn't afraid to rock the boat. Every office place is different, and when you first begin working there, you start to learn the etiquette of the place. Some offices are very open and chatty, while others have unspoken rules that no one talks to higher ups. In some office spaces, people are expected to answer emails or phone calls immediately, whereas other places it's okay to take some time to respond. This might cause a few awkward moments for newcomers! This assistant writes tha…
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'I deleted all my documents': Non-profit employee quits after starting two-part plan

'I deleted all my documents': Non-profit employee quits after starting two-part plan, then the non-profit blames them for plan's failure

This person wanted to work for a non-profit for free, but the organization was so disorganized that they ended up losing millions. They really lost a good employee, too — this OP was so dedicated to the cause that they actually planned to work for them for three months entirely for free. First, the company insisted the OP shouldn't do that, telling them to send an invoice ASAP. However, they company then decided that the OP was over-billing them, and accused the OP of some pretty terrible stuff…
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‘You can't have kids, or you won't get promoted': Boss warns employee they won't be given promotion if they have kids, employee seeks legal advice

‘You can't have kids, or you won't get promoted': Boss warns employee they won't be given promotion if they have kids, employee seeks legal advice

Some managers just don't have the brains or the cells that are supposed to accompany them in order to lead a team. In this case, OP was working in finance, and like many other employees in similar shoes, she was hoping that one day she could get a promotion. Her dream was basically crushed by her boss who told her that if she was gonna have kids in the next few years, there was no way she was getting promoted. First of all, that's very illegal. Second of all, what did her boss expect her to do,…
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20+ Irresponsible Financial Decisions Broke Folks Made

20+ Irresponsible Financial Decisions Broke Folks Made

We all know what it's like to want nice things but to not have the means to purchase them responsibly. It could be as big as a certain pop star's highly in-demand concert tickets or as small as ordering from Grubhub. Regardless of the situation, we all know what the mental process is like when you want to buy something you really can't afford. And trust me, if there's one thing I'm qualified to talk about, it's living above my means, First, you start to sweat in areas you didn't think you could…
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'iT's OuR mOnEy': Hardworking daughter gets her college fund robbed after graduation when her parents surprise her with a baby brother and revoke half of her college savings

Wrestling student debt after you graduate college is a lot like taking on a polar bear in a 1v1, mano-a-mano fist fight. The odds are certainly against you and even if you manage to beat the bear, you'll likely freeze out in the cold arctic tundra afterwards. You may have hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans that you owe the Feds, but at least you took home a piece of paper that says that you know how to shotgun a beer before writing a 10 page research paper on gender studies.
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AITA for moving out because I don’t want to help my bf out with the rent?

Entitled Rich Boyfriend Insists That His Girlfriend Move In for Free, Then Changes His Mind and Makes Her Pay $2.5K in Rent

Just when you thought finance bros couldn't get any worse, they do.
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TikToker Rags on CNBC's Post "Typical Monthly Spending of a 25-Year-Old" And Sparks Debate

TikToker Rags on CNBC's Post "Typical Monthly Spending of a 25-Year-Old" And Sparks Debate

The three-year-old article is still getting a huge rise out of millennials and the Gen-Z—now, TikTokers are chiming in about it also.
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reddit discussion 10 text based images stepsister quarrel over parents' retirement plan | thumbnail text "My stepsister approached me and our other siblings with a proposal for a retirement plan to help our parents retire since on the outside their prospects of retiring comfortably are non-existent. Essentially, she wants us to collectively contribute £3k each month starting now and for the rest of our parents' lifetime. "

Stepsister Proposes Sketchy Retirement Plan For Broke Parents, Sister Refuses To Contribute

Siblings bicker, step siblings ask for money
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Amazingly Dumb Decisions Made By Companies

K Mart, where art thou?
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A girl wins the lottery, hides it from her friends, and then chaos breaks loose.

Girl Wins Lottery, Hides It From Friends, Chaos Ensues

The lottery can really be a curse.
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People describe various red flags that folks are terrible with their money.

Red Flags That People Are Terrible With Their Money

Managing finances is harder for some than others.
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Son moves his money to a new bank account after his parents threaten to take his.

Son Moves Money To New Bank Account When Parents Said They'd Take It

Definitely a tough call there.
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