I Got Numbed...

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Yesterday, I headed an administrative hearing for one of our employees who committed fraud. As the lead, I have to make sure that the investigation is conducted in a fair and impartial manner per our collective bargaining agreement as well as company policy. While I cannot disclose the full extent of the situation, the employee will no longer be employed as he committed fraud for the money. He threw away 29 years of service, he just need to work 2 more years to get full retirement benefits, over easy money. My heart breaks for him, but what he did is unethical and immoral. It could have hurt the company, which would in turn, affect a lot of other people's jobs and families. During breaks, I find myself taking a moment to compose myself in the bathroom. What's really unfortunate is that he tried to lie his way out of it, even though there are security camera footage, transaction receipts, and other compelling evidences of his wrong-doing. He is older than my dad, and I am thinking to myself, that he could be someone else's dad. But he is also an adult who knows what's right or wrong. There are a lot of legal options to address his financial needs, so I am not really sure what prompted him to go this route. I never really got the answer why he did what he did, because until the end he tried to get out of it by lying. It is a sad day, but oftentimes, the right thing to do is not always the most pleasant nor the easiest. But in the long run, the right way, the honest way, still pays off.