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1. joshstrange · 1789559085 · focus · HN ↗

   The craziest part of this story, for me, is it was on the dad’s _company_ credit card. Which might not be as surprising except the reason it was already on file is because the dad used his company’s (not _his_ company, the company he works for as an employee) credit card to buy Roblox for his son previously.

   Is this common? I’ve had access to company credit cards before on a one-off basis (never in my name). Do people legitimately make this mistake? “oops, I put it on the company cards”?

   1. gruez · 1789560773 · focus · HN ↗

      >Is this common? I’ve had access to company credit cards before on a one-off basis (never in my name). Do people legitimately make this mistake? “oops, I put it on the company cards”?

      It's worse than that, because he specifically entered the company card to pay for robux. It's not like he added the company card for an earlier (company) purchase and then it accidentally got used.

      >Dave said he entered the company card himself to buy Robux for his son, and it then sat saved on the Google account that also carries his work email, calendar, and files. Dave did not say why he used the company card for that purchase.

      Moreover I can't think of any reason why he would be using the company card in the first place. In any company with proper controls you'd have to justify every expense and/or reimburse. It's just simpler to use a personal card, unless he was trying to embezzle some money.

      1. pseudohadamard · 1789631068 · focus · HN ↗

         My immediate reaction was "well, I guess dad won't be using his former employer's credit card to buy his son toys any more after this". I have a company credit card for larger purchases and I'm extremely careful with it to the point of erring on the side of caution because it's someone else's money I'm spending.

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