Expenses Denied

Summary

The day the star salesman came to get his team-building expenses reimbursed, I rejected the claim without even looking up.

“Can’t do it. The budget’s been used up.”

He stared at me, his face a mask of disbelief.

“It’s the first of the month! How can there be no money? We have a hundred-dollar budget per person!”

But I held my ground.

He finally lost his temper and stormed off to complain to the big boss.

“Sir! You can’t let her get away with this! She’s intentionally trying to screw over my team!”

“If she won’t approve the budget, how am I supposed to keep morale up?”