How would you handle this?

Question

Just a hypothetical scenario:
If you're in charge of a $45,000 purchase order for your company, you are the key person and the only and the fully-authorized person to do this transaction on behalf of your company. Therefore, you found a vendor and give this lucky vendor your huge purchase order.

The chosen vendor was very happy to receive such a great deal from your company and especially your help on closing the deal with them.

The president of the vendor gives $4,500 cash to you and said it's a "commission" for you and it's how he wanted to show his appreciation. (Because it's all Cash, it's not trackable, as he claimed.)

How would you handle this situation?

Answer 1

Return the money to the vendor.
You could lose your job for accepting it.
My sister works for a large corporation, and this is one of her jobs---tracking down and firing employees who do just this.
It's your reputation here and your good name. You only have to make one error to destroy your good name.

Answer 2

don't get caught up in the 'game' give it back, its not worth the risk of your reputation and future standing within the company

Answer 3

Give it back. It's not worth what could happen to you if you don't.

Answer 4

take the money and run.....or whatever....it's yours...no taxes either...