Office Jackpots Belong to Me, Not You
I am born lucky. One can say I'm a money magnet. I'd even win a car when buying a can of soda.
The company relies on the numbers I pick to win bids. We go from the brink of bankruptcy to the third-largest company in the city.
Then, during a business trip, I casually buy a lottery ticket and win 3,000 dollars. The newly hired finance manager, Owen Pearson, immediately demands that I turn over the entire prize.
When I explain that I bought the ticket with my own money, he flies into a rage.
"Any profit generated during working hours belongs to the company! Who do you think you are? How dare you refuse to follow company policy? If you win three million dollars after work, that's your business. But if you win three dollars during work hours, that's company property!"
I can't be bothered to argue with him, so I call the CEO's fiancée, Macy Sanford.
To my surprise, she agrees with him. "He has a point. If the company hadn't paid for your business trip, you wouldn't have had the opportunity to win the lottery in the first place."
Owen is even more smug as he orders, "Just hand over the money. The 3,000 dollars will be deducted from your paycheck, and we'll deduct another 30 thousand dollars as a penalty for embezzling company funds. That should teach you a lesson."
I tighten my grip on the lottery ticket and say nothing more.
One week later, the company participates in the biggest bidding project of the year.
Everyone turns to look at me, expecting me to provide the winning numbers.
I simply smile and say, "Sorry. I've already resigned. I have no obligation to fill out the bid proposal anymore."
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