So imagine this: Joe is a salesperson for a paper company. He has worked there for a few years and, as is true with any job, the work has its ups and downs.

Joe finds himself annoyed quite often with his co-worker Peter. Peter, who is a salesperson at the same level as Joe is, happens to be the son of the owner of the company. Joe's desk is right next to Peter's and Joe often sees Peter doing things that just seem wrong. Peter regularly is on Amazon, purchasing all kinds of things with the company credit card—joking about this with Joe with quips such as "What paper company does not need a high-end bluetooth speaker that can float?" To make it even worse, Joe, whose work history is clean as a whistle, makes a salary 10 percent less than Peter's—in spite of bringing in about 50 percent more in sales to the company each year.

On one occasion, Joe believes that Peter has gone too far. The company is operating under austere conditions and all departments are being asked to cut budgets back by 15 percent. Within days of this announcement, Joe catches Peter using the company credit card to purchase accounts on several online gambling sites—and Peter seems to do nothing but play online poker and........

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