Old foreman told me to lie on an invoice for a load, but his reasoning made some kind of sense

Back when I was driving a truck for a moving company out of Dallas, my foreman told me to add extra weight to a customer's invoice so the crew would get paid overtime on a slow day. He said it was the only way to keep good guys from quitting when the boss scheduled five short moves in a row. I argued it was dishonest, but he pointed out the boss was already fudging the mileage numbers on our paychecks anyway. Two weeks later, the customer complained about the overcharge and the foreman got fired, but the rest of us saw our hours get cut way back. So was he right to try and take care of the crew, or did he just dig everyone deeper into the hole? Has anyone else had a boss or supervisor ask you to bend the rules for what they called 'the greater good'?

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dakota1605d ago

Is it just me or does that kind of stuff happen way more than people want to admit? Like everywhere from fast food to office jobs, someone's always trying to justify cutting corners by saying it's for the team or whatever.

the_seth4d ago

Is it really that common though, or does it just stand out when it happens? I mean, people have been cutting corners since the beginning of time, but I feel like most folks are just trying to get through the day without making a big deal out of it. The whole 'for the team' excuse feels more like something you hear in a movie than in real life, idk. Maybe it's just me, but I think people complain more about that stuff than actually see it happen all the time. Like sure, it exists, but I wouldn't say it's everywhere.