You can't have your c̶a̶k̶e̶ sandwich and eat it

[d000hg]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67121456

Citibank has won an employment tribunal after sacking a worker for claiming expenses for sandwiches and coffee for his partner, and then lying about it.

Szabolcs Fekete had accused the bank of unfair dismissal after he was fired last year for gross misconduct.

Mr Fekete had initially claimed that he alone had consumed two sandwiches, two coffees and two pasta dishes during a business trip to Amsterdam.

But he later admitted that his partner had shared some meals.

[SueEllen]

The pasta dish was the one that got him caught out.

He should have been aware of that considering what his role was.

Mr Fekete, who worked at Citi for seven years as an analyst specialising in financial crime, had travelled to Amsterdam for work between 3 and 5 July last year.

[ladymuck]

The pasta dish was the one that got him caught out.

He should have been aware of that considering what his role was.

Ha. That's the wrong type of crime

[Lance]

He should have simply said that he had the munchies as he was baked out of his gourd. That would have been fine.

[northernladuk]

Can't help thinking there is often more to the case than two meals when they come after someone like this. Seems very harsh so must be some agenda going on. And then it says..

He also said that he was having personal difficulties following the death of his grandmother, had taken six weeks of medical leave and was on strong medication when he replied to emails.

And often this is just the tip of the iceberg so he's made himself a target and they've caught him bang to rights.

[JustKeepSwimming]

Can't help thinking there is often more to the case than two meals when they come after someone like this. Seems very harsh so must be some agenda going on. And then it says..



And often this is just the tip of the iceberg so he's made himself a target and they've caught him bang to rights.

Back in the day I was asked by a manager to do an analysis of someone's timesheets. Wasn't my place to ask but the rumour was he pissed someone senior off and they wanted rid.

There been a few times where I've seen someone be 'managed' out of a company. Sometimes justified (poor performance) sometimes not (too much time off ill).

If my manager said 'I'm not approving these expenses' and I know their refusal was right because I was skirting the rules I would just suck it up. The fact their manager escalated it to the point he was sacked does imply they wanted him gone.