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[–] i_r_weldr@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Well that was a mind boggling read.

[–] frostbiker@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did I get it right? He admits that he charged $14K of personal expenses on his governmental credit card, but his central argument is that he was more carefully scrutinized due to the color of his skin. I wish the article got into more detail. At my job I better justify my expenses down to the dollar, regardless of my skin color.

[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you know you have justify expenses regardless of skin colour? Have you ever tried being another skin colour?

[–] frostbiker@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are people of different skin tones and ethnicities at work and so far I haven't seen anybody get a pass, so I'm inferring that the financial department doesn't give a damn. Do you have any evidence of the contrary?

[–] Steeve@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

It was sarcasm, and no I will not use /s

[–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Yea, thats an odd ruling.

Only thing i can speculate is if other members of Nanaimo also abusing their city issued CC's, and were not fired.