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Employee Theft: Corporate America’s Dirty Little Secret
Source:
businessmagazinegainesville.com
- Oct 6, 2016
A few years ago, one of my pizza drivers embezzled thousands of dollars from my company. Over a long period of time, he systematically did this by manipulating receipts. He was clever and crafty and I never saw it coming. I was blindsided.
We had worked together for several years and we all trusted him. I felt betrayed and exploited. It was a low point in my professional career. Worst of all, I felt shame for having been so easily deceived.
Even though it was several years ago, it is still difficult to talk about—and even more difficult to write about. I had always considered myself a serious and competent businessman. Yet here I was, duped. I was so humiliated that I didn’t want to tell anybody. I wanted to quietly fire the thief and sweep the whole incident under the rug, to take my lumps and quietly move on.
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Category: General Business
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