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Old May 4, 2012 | 8:17 am
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Slybone
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Originally Posted by Often1
If one of my people even suggested this for themselves, they'd be out the door before they could finish the sentence. I had thought that OP was talking about obtaining a benefit for the employer.
I don't see what the big deal is? I booked like $30,000 in hotels for my employer last year, so I used hotels.com and got 5% cash back from the ShopDiscover portal AND 10% back from the Hotels.com Welcome Rewards program...why is it wrong to do that? They don't give me an Amex or company card..I have to expense everything...

Mind you, my boss is fully aware of this...but either way I don't see the ethical or moral issue here.

Originally Posted by CodeAdam10
If you give someone a $100 to buy something and they somehow find it for cheaper, say $85. Is it Ok with you if that person pockets the $15 without your knowledge or permission? And say this happens once a week for six months, you will be Ok to find out someone took nearly $400 of yours without your consent?
This is different, you're not stealing from the person, and keeping the money and PRETENDING it cost $100. What do you want the person to do...convert the points earned to $ and pay the boss back?

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