New Accountant Cuts Mileage Expenses, Employee Maliciously Complies And Takes The Costly Toll Route

Work expenses often seem better in theory than in reality. You'd hope your job covers costs, or at least does what they're supposed to do as your employer. But for those who can ask for money back for expenses, there's almost a guarantee that at some point, you'll meet someone who's strict about rules and makes things harder.

This Redditor recently faced an uncomfortable situation related to this. He claims that because of his frequent trips between his company's different offices, he's had to spend money on gas for his job. But now, things have taken an annoying turn. He used to take a slightly longer route to avoid tolls on a shorter one. However, a new accountant suddenly started pushing him to ask for money back for the extra gas. In response, he decided to change his route. Keep scrolling to read the whole story in full.

The headline:

OP's job requires traveling between two offices. The company gives him mileage. OP chooses the longer route to avoid the tolls.

The new bookkeeper is hell-bent on saving the company money.

She targeted OP.

OP maliciously complies as follows and costs the company more than he did before.

Let's head into the comment section and find out what other Redditors have to say regarding the OP's story.

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