My Boss Refused To Reimburse 5,000 To Me

That afternoon, Fiona suddenly announced a company-wide meeting.

“We have two agendas for today.”

Fiona cleared her throat and swept her gaze across everyone.

“Firstly, I wanted to recognize one of our new colleagues, Liam.”

Liam’s professional photo appeared on the big screen.

“Even though Liam has only joined us for a short while as an intern, he’s hardworking, proactive, agile, and always looking at the big picture!

“Yesterday, he managed to get an important client on his own. He’s the face of our company and our rising star! Everyone should learn from him.”

There was sparse applause from the crowd, and it was mainly from colleagues who were closest to Liam.

Colleagues with longer tenure hung their heads expressionlessly.

Everyone clearly knew that Liam was not hardworking.

He had just been buttering Fiona up.

“Secondly…”

Fiona suddenly sounded very serious.

“I want to criticize a very problematic behavior! Some people are not performing and are only relying on their tenure here. All their efforts are spent on cheating the system and stealing the company’s money!”

After that, she pressed on her clicker.

The slide on the big screen changed to a photo of my five-thousand-dollar claim form on the screen.

Someone had crossed it out with a big red “X,” and it looked stark.

“Nick!” Fiona yelled and pointed at me as I sat in a corner.

Everyone was staring at me.

Some were sympathetic, some were gloating, while others were waiting for a good show.

“This claim isn’t detailed, and the amount is too high! How dare you ask for five thousand dollars for an event? You must have grown brazen over the years!” Fiona yelled before everyone.

“We hired you to create value for the company, not for you to suck the company dry! I will not let anyone off the hook for these fake claims and potential embezzlement!”

She paused and stared at me coldly.

Then, she announced, “Due to Nick’s misconduct, I have decided that the company will not reimburse him for the five-thousand-dollar claim!

“One more thing. I’m deducting your salary, allowance, as well as project bonus for this month. That’s a total of eight thousand dollars!

“This is your punishment and compensation for the company! Everyone should take this as a lesson and be wary of such actions!”

Everyone was shocked.

Liam was sitting in the front row, and he looked at me smugly.

He mouthed, “Old man, you won’t win against me.”

At that moment, my anger strangely disappeared.

I smirked.

“Are you sure you’re going to deduct my salary? Fiona, it’s not good to burn bridges. I’m afraid you’ll suffer from coveting my money.”

Fiona was momentarily stunned before she yelled in anger immediately after, “I started this business from scratch, and I’m not afraid of anything! I’ve seen too much to be timid! Do you think you can really curse me over this?”

Her face fell, and she slammed the table.

“Nick, you’re suspended! If you don’t want to work here, you can just leave!”

She did not have to prompt me, as I wanted to quit too. However, when I thought of what was going to happen tomorrow, I decided to stay for another day.