Corporate life can be filled with shady dealings and under-the-table tricks, but thankfully, the truth has a way of coming to light.

One sharp-eyed accountant unearthed a web of embezzlement, leading to a chain of events that would bring down her cruel boss for good!

You’ll want to read on for this one!

My Mom Ends up Ruining the Life of Her Ex-Boss During After an Exit Interview

Back in the 1990s, my mom worked for this big-time company (we’ll call it Company W) as an accountant.

It was clear from the start that something wasn’t right with the man she reported to.

Her boss, the Head of Finance, was a sleazy guy, and despite being semi-wealthy (it was a BIG company) and married with kids, he always tried to pick up younger women in the office.

But she ended up unearthing something even more troubling.

Eventually, after a few years, my mom, being the amazing accountant that she is, noticed small irregularities in several statements.

Mom realized that someone was embezzling the company’s money for at least a couple of decades.

When she brought it up to her boss, his reaction was suspicious to say the least.

Concerned, she brought it up to the Head of Finance, who proceeded to demean her, call her names, botch her claim, and basically threatened to fire her if she brought it up again.

My mother is not one to start crying and instead sought to prove him wrong.

The boss continued with his sketchy antics, so the accountant began to see the writing on the wall.

However, a couple of months later, the Head of Finance brought in a new lady (young, she was legit blonde, fresh out of college) to train under Mom.

My mother instantly knew what this was, and started putting out feelers for a new job.

In the meantime, she trained the younger lady, who, to quote my mom, was “not the brightest bulb.”

Luckily, she was able to use a company policy to her advantage.

Now, Company W had a policy when an employee was going to be fired. If the employee was being fired (for reasons other than rule-breaking, violations, etc.), they would be allowed to say that they ‘quit’ to be able to give their weeks’ notice and get pay.

A fair policy.

So one day, Mom was summoned by the Head of Finance and told that he was firing her.

She quickly counteracted and used the policy to her advantage, which angered the Head of Finance, but he had to comply.

The boss tried to punish her, but he ended up only setting up his own demise.

Cue malicious compliance.

The Head of Finance told my mother in a rather rude way that since she was going about it that way, she might as well do an exit interview.

My mother literally had a lightbulb moment and said to him that, in that case, she would.

So, she was scheduled for the exit interview.

And she was determined to make this exit interview one to remember.

When she went in, my mother had to, of course, bring in files relating to her work, and show it to the interviewer.

My mom brought in three large boxes of files, each one containing evidence of the embezzlement.

She then presented it to the interviewer, who my mother told me was rather stunned, and proceeded to hand over all the evidence and proceed with her exit.

After years, she finally understood the full impact of her investigation.

Mom then left the company that day, got new employment, and moved on. It was a decade later that she learned what happened.

My dad was a delivery driver at the time and actually made a delivery to Company W.

While there, he talked with an employee, mentioned my mom had worked there, and how she left, and the employee told him quite the juicy story…

It turns out, this toxic boss really was every bit as toxic as he seemed.

In the year following my mother’s departure and interview, her evidence was brought to HR and the CEO, who ordered an internal investigation.

Hidden cameras were placed in the accounting division, every file made was screened and photocopied, tiny details scrutinized, and bank records triple-checked…

I think you can see where this is going.

Yup, the Head of Finance was embezzling from Company W.

Embezzlement aside, there was plenty of other juicy evidence to sort through.

But… it gets better.

They got him on camera, making out with the new lady inside the main office after hours.

To add insult to injury, the cameras also caught him being cruel to those under him, touching other women, etc.

The toxic boss faced swift professional fallout.

The Head of Finance managed to, in over thirty years, steal over a million dollars in Company W’s earnings.

From his days as a mere accountant and all through his promotions.

The Head of Finance was summoned to the Big Cheese’s office the day after the evidence was compiled… and let’s just say the Head of Finance wished he had simply been fired.

He was arrested for the embezzlement and for misconduct.

It turns out he had been orchestrating this elaborate plan for some time now.

The new lady who came in actually revealed that he had brought her in after starting to date her and even revealed to her what he was doing.

Her job basically had been to help him cover it up so they could live the rich life.

She didn’t even know what exactly accounting was, other than managing money.

The perfect cover, so to speak.

He also faced personal fallout, too.

And if the now ex-Head of Finance thought being arrested and charged was bad enough, when his wife found out…

The employee who told my dad this hadn’t been present when the wife had come in while the ex-Head of Finance had been led out, but a friend of his had seen what happened.

She had just gone up, smacked the now ex-Head of Finance, screamed obscenities at him, before saying she’d be seeing him in court for a divorce.

While my dad couldn’t learn what exactly happened next, what was clear was that the guy’s life was ruined.

Still, the accountant couldn’t help but feel happy that justice was finally served.

And my mom, while not a vindictive person by any means, did feel somewhat joyful over the outcome.

Lesson to be learned here: never screw with an accountant who actually knows what they’re doing.

What a story!

Let’s see what Reddit had to say.

Wait, the 90s were thirty years ago?!

Big props to the mother for her sharp eye.

Ironically enough, he couldn’t even manage to cover up his own crimes effectively.

This toxic boss really should have picked a lane and stuck with it!

This Head of Finance learned the hard way that no matter how well you think you’ve covered your tracks, smart people will always find a way to bring down corruption.

Count on it.

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