Cash Mountain Vigil: The “Reset” Reward
Language: en
This year, the finance team saved the company $4.2 million in taxes and recovered $28 million in bad debt. The night before the Christmas gala, the CEO had us stack $7 million in cash in the conference room and guard it overnight. "Grace," he said with a smile, "I’ve got a special prize for the finance team tomorrow!" That night, we took turns using the bathroom, staring at the money. Emily, our intern, whispered, "This much cash… it has a smell, right? A good one. Maybe we’ll each get a bundle?" I just smiled. With our frugal CEO, we’d be lucky to get a $500 bonus. At the gala,…