Dilemma
what do you do when you have to choose between doing something right and being a friend?
recently found out one of my teachers submitted an illegitimate claim for lds by claiming the cost of two play tickets for himself and his partner who attended the production with him. well, claiming for himself is fine, but not for the partner.
it was too bad that the claim was picked up by the system to be checked by the office. if it did not go through the office and we did not know about it, well i would say good for him. but too bad i had to see it. my dilemma lasted probably all of 5 minutes before i decided i had to do the right thing. so i had to tell him to put up the required form (to kinda admit to hq that he had put up an illegitimate claim) and get hq to claim back the reimbursement that was given to him (by deducting from his next salary i suppose).
sometimes i wonder if these teachers really do not know what they can or cannot claim, or they are just acting blur, trying and pushing their luck. i mean, this would probably be an obvious case that you cannot claim for an amount paid for someone else, plus i just reminded them not too long ago that they can only make claims for their own personal use and not for others.
i've known of other teachers doing the above, got caught by hq and received warning letters. is it worth it? just for those few dollars to put your career at risk? it is two very different situations for the case to be picked up by the school and for it to be picked up by hq. well, it is too bad if he doesn't understand why i couldn't close one eye and not be difficult with him.
on another note, i met up with yn, an ex-colleague for dinner. and we had a great time just chatting and mostly me updating him on the school like staff movements and new happenings. but we did talk about other things too that's going on in our lives. he was my lunch and kopi kaki in school, someone i got to know better during the hk trip, i could talk to and was like a 大哥 to me (coincidentally, he has a sister who's my age and was my schoolmate in st nicks!). so sad that most of the people i am close with have left the school. first it was my cso, then this 大哥, and now my om. i think it will be my turn very very soon.
"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain
prisoners' dilemma - omg i studied this in game theory for my honours year!
recently found out one of my teachers submitted an illegitimate claim for lds by claiming the cost of two play tickets for himself and his partner who attended the production with him. well, claiming for himself is fine, but not for the partner.
it was too bad that the claim was picked up by the system to be checked by the office. if it did not go through the office and we did not know about it, well i would say good for him. but too bad i had to see it. my dilemma lasted probably all of 5 minutes before i decided i had to do the right thing. so i had to tell him to put up the required form (to kinda admit to hq that he had put up an illegitimate claim) and get hq to claim back the reimbursement that was given to him (by deducting from his next salary i suppose).
sometimes i wonder if these teachers really do not know what they can or cannot claim, or they are just acting blur, trying and pushing their luck. i mean, this would probably be an obvious case that you cannot claim for an amount paid for someone else, plus i just reminded them not too long ago that they can only make claims for their own personal use and not for others.
i've known of other teachers doing the above, got caught by hq and received warning letters. is it worth it? just for those few dollars to put your career at risk? it is two very different situations for the case to be picked up by the school and for it to be picked up by hq. well, it is too bad if he doesn't understand why i couldn't close one eye and not be difficult with him.
blogger's dilemma - lol i realised i face this dilemma pretty often! especially so on fb.
"to post or not to post?" "to comment or not to comment?"
on another note, i met up with yn, an ex-colleague for dinner. and we had a great time just chatting and mostly me updating him on the school like staff movements and new happenings. but we did talk about other things too that's going on in our lives. he was my lunch and kopi kaki in school, someone i got to know better during the hk trip, i could talk to and was like a 大哥 to me (coincidentally, he has a sister who's my age and was my schoolmate in st nicks!). so sad that most of the people i am close with have left the school. first it was my cso, then this 大哥, and now my om. i think it will be my turn very very soon.
this picture is a little irrelevant but i happened to see it and tot it's so cute that i had to post it with this entry! :)
"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain
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Friday, July 23, 2010
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