Office Supplies pt 1 by Zac
20 photos; 3:41 video
Part 1 Story for Jordan Set 1 Jun Ping was recently promoted to Head Accountant over the Finance Division at his company for his excellent organization skills. He made sure all the accounts were balanced and reconciled by unparalleled standards. His co workers applauded his ease to complex problems, and Jun felt he could do the work even more precise. Perfection was his motto, and his fellow go workers quickly witnessed his tense sense of control over, well, everything!
His co workers were often criticized by other bosses, yet Jun made sure everyone had their fair share of credit, to alleviate any distraction. People often were annoyed that he was getting into their personal business, and he found errors in everyone's reports, "ugh, get over it, already!" Many said behind his back, "it's just numbers." Jun then said, "numbers never lie." But the truth was, the books were not making any sense.
What was wrong? Where is the error of his ways? There were many bogus charges to the company main account for miscellaneous office supplies that seemed too great to be considered normal. $149 for a stapler? That must be a red Swingline stapler with golden stables to be considered cost effective. Hey, it stables haha, and nerdy office geeks love them! $299.99 for a ream of paper, are you serious?! And $1,017.43 for new filing cabinet hardware?? Is it platinum graded? Things just weren't adding up, but Jun was clever and disguised these charges well, when he didn't know what they were.
Truth is, some employees were cooking the books and called random personal purchases as "office supplies" so they didn't have to reimburse the company. They believe if the transactions look legit, there would be no questions asked. But where where the receipts? Jun looked deeper and deeper into the puzzle and found the receipts wouldn't shed much light, because everything is electronic these days, and all you have is bank statements that list what the charges were & from where. Many of the co workers shopped online from sites like Amazon & other big supplier firms, who sell, well, anything.
Jun started calling these companies to see what in the world the employees were buying? When he found out they bought a season pass to see the Cowboys, and a purchase of a new smartphone, plus a laptop, he was furious! When he questioned the people responsible, they hopped around his questions, and they were all written up, because, without their knowledge, Jun had the real receipts, because he is Head of the Finance Division. He had those responsible forfeit their company credit cards, and they were one strike away from termination. Jun believed in second chances, and this sense of fairness he strived for, helped others to learn from their mistakes vs harsh punishment for naive behavior; many of these co workers were fresh out of school, still mere kids, in his eyes, and they simply reported their purchases the wrong way. However, his colleagues had enough!
They worked late one night at the office, and Jun & a couple young men went home to his apartment for "extra training". This ruined Friday night for these co workers, and they were pretty pissed. However, Jun practiced work before play exponentially, and he simply didn't care, because these young people need further guidance in his mind. After their auditing was completed, Jun went to the restroom, and when he came back..his two colleagues were waiting at the door..with rope, and duct tape... Jun Ping froze with indecision when they grabbed his preppy tie and yanked him into the living room to bind him up!
To be Continued...
Jun Ping played by Jordan
Photography by Zac
Date of Production: 10/25/2014