Let's say you buy things out of your own pocket for something but don't ever turn in receipts for reimbursement? Is it ethical to later pay yourself for those items from "petty cash." I haven't before, but I've been plenty tempted. It's all the same money after all.
2007-03-25 16:15:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
You know that you want the money, the question is: will you get caught? Do the right thing, sell your soul.
2007-03-25 16:20:05 · answer #1 · answered by valcus43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may not be immoral or unethical--- but it could certainly look very bad and therefore not be at all worth the cost. Just imagine having to justify what you were doing if someone sees you with your hand in the 'cookie jar', so to speak. While you may be totally innocent of stealing even a penny, your face will be red, you'll probably stammer, and you'll look guilty as hell!
Better to chalk it up to experience and learn to be more organized and keep your receipts for reimbursement.
I lost a job once at a preschool because we were not supposed to take home leftover food from the kids' lunch (it was served from the school--- cafeteria style) the food went into the garbage (I mean food left over in the serving trays--- not off their plates) There were starving stray cats in my neighborhood and I once 'salvaged' chicken patties for them (the staff knew that I'm vegetarian and wasn't taking it for me) Someone saw me taking the bag of chicken from the kitchen garbage can (I had kitchen duty that day) and reported me--
The director accused me of stealing and I lost the job.
I guess I might have fought it, but I no longer wanted to be there after that incident.
2007-03-25 23:49:28 · answer #2 · answered by Rani 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because that "petty cash" isn't yours! YOUR money is in the cash register of the store where you bought those things that you want to be reimbursed. Get that money from the cash register just as long as you return what you've bought. And do it secretly. That'd be perfectly ethical. :)
2007-03-25 23:21:28 · answer #3 · answered by jc_tuclaud 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand what you mean but I think the idea is that you buy something for X you being Y and they never see it, in fiscal terms? If this is the idea and Y>X in money spent and you want to equal it out to X=Y this is ethically ok because if provides the more universal good for the parties involved.
2007-03-25 23:20:17 · answer #4 · answered by gffaplaya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn in the receipts! It's not worth taking the money the other way. You'll lose more than you were owed in the ling run if you're caught.
2007-03-25 23:27:59 · answer #5 · answered by MissWong 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like stealing to me, anyway you slice. Here is another question that will help answer your question. If whoever is paying you offers to pay you even though you just took their change, will you take the extra money or tell them that you paid yourself already? Doesnt sound so good when you put it that way does it. Dont do it, it will only create trust issues, when they find out.
2007-03-25 23:38:49 · answer #6 · answered by MJMGrand 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you feel convicted in your heart but do it anyway, it is wrong. If you don't think it is wrong, it isn't wrong. Wrong is not simply what you do, but the condition of the heart. If I accidently trip someone, I have done no wrong. But if I try to trip someone and fail, I am wrong. I am wrong not because of the pain I cause others but because my heart is wrong, it causes the heart of God pain.
2007-03-25 23:20:46 · answer #7 · answered by wassupmang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it is not ethical. It would be like trying to "justify" it.
2007-03-25 23:21:17 · answer #8 · answered by Scorpius59 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋