Honesty pays off - Fiction short story

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That morning in the city of Samarinda, the wind was blowing hard and the air was so cold. Budi, who at that time was shivering from the cold, had to go out to work. Arriving at the office, his friends laughed at him because Budi's whole body was shaking.

"Hahaha! So take a car, so you don't get cold!"

"You still ride a bicycle today? You better order a taxi! Hahaha!"

"Hey, Budi! Are you from the north pole? Hahaha"

The laughter of the employees was so loud. But Budi did not bother with their attitude. Because Budi is used to being laughed at like that. Not long after, the boss came and told him to order some goods for production materials to be sent to the company's factory. Budi also obeys the boss's orders.

When ordering goods for production materials, the manager of the supplier said "The total price is $ 2350, how much do you want to write on the invoice, sir?".

"Please write according to the price of the goods I ordered".

" Okay, sir".

Budi is not like other employees, Budi is an honest hard worker and has never been corrupt. Other employees often play with invoices and embezzle the company's money, so they can afford a luxury car even though the monthly salary is not that big. That is why, until now, Budi still carries an electric bicycle wherever he goes.

When Budi gave the invoice to the boss in the room, the boss was amazed to see that the price of production materials was much cheaper than usual.

"Budi, where did you order these production materials? Are these low-quality materials?"

"No, sir. I ordered these materials from our company's customer base. As you ordered me, sir."

"Really? I'll check later. If you order at a different place with poor quality, I'll fire you".

"I wouldn't dare to do that, sir."

The next day, the boss went to the supplier directly without anyone knowing. When after finishing ordering raw materials, the supplier also said the same thing to the boss to fill in the price on the order invoice himself. It was at this time that the boss realized that all this time their employees had been dishonest and always added value to raw materials.

Arriving at the office, the boss re-checked the company's expense data on his laptop. After being fully investigated, it turned out that there were many embezzlements of company funds committed by its employees. Boss called them one by one into the room and interrogated them. Those found guilty were immediately fired. Including a financial manager who has embezzled a lot of company funds.

Boss, who had realized that Budi was an honest employee, immediately promoted him to become finance manager and gave him a car prize so he wouldn't get caught in the rain and heat when going outside. Budi did not expect the achievement to suddenly surprise him.

Since then, Budi has been strict and thorough with every money issued by the company. No more employees can play with the value of the price on the invoice. Because Budi will directly check the price with the supplier.