and a great deal of money. My dilemma was that the bank
would make less money on the second calculation. I went
to my boss, and he and I looked at the figures together. To
my relief, he agreed with me to present the figures saving
the couple the money. In the long run the couple returned
many times to finance other purchases over the years. We
had won their customer loyalty with our honesty.”“Your previous company went bankrupt. How
involved were you with the budgeting process?”
■“I worked in the accounting department, so I did see bills
that were overdue and late notices and calls from vendors,
but that was pretty much the extent that I was aware of
what was happening. It was very disappointing to see such
a hard-working company have to resort to bankruptcy.”
■“As a human resources specialist I was aware of budget
problems and plans to restructure the spending, but I had
no input into the decisions that were made and the actions
taken. I could only do my part with my own department
spending and budget. It came as a surprise that the com-
pany had to file for bankruptcy.”
■“The bankruptcy was inevitable with the amount of spend-
ing taking place compared to the amount of money com-
ing in. I didn’t have any power in policy matters, but there
were several cost-saving measures that could have been
taken long before it was necessary to file for bankruptcy.”