My manager accidentally add me to a WhatsApp group for the company's senior management, and I'm just a new employee in the procurement department.
Problem is that no one noticed I was there.
I sat in the group for a full three months, reading the messages and staying silent.
Seven managers discussing daily about contracts, suppliers, expenses, and who's to blame for project delays.
I never participated with a single word.
I kept telling myself: "This has nothing to do with me, and if they discover I'm here, they might misunderstand the situation."
Until last Monday came along.
The financial manager sent a new contract with one of the suppliers, and wrote:
"We reviewed it, and everything's in order. We'll approve it today."
The replies started pouring in:
"Excellent."
"God bless you."
"Put your trust in God."
But as I was reading the contract, I noticed something odd.
The agreed price with the supplier was 480,000 riyals, while the contract sent to management was valued at 840,000 riyals.
A difference of 360,000 riyals!
I went back to review the files I had, and discovered that the original offer was correct, but the final version of the contract had a different number.
I sat in front of the screen, perplexed.
If I spoke up, they might ask why I'm in the management group in the first place.
And if I stayed silent, they might approve a contract with a huge discrepancy, and then no one would know how that number got in there.
I typed a message:
"Sorry, there's a discrepancy in the contract value."
I deleted it.
I typed again:
"I believe the contract value needs review before approval."
I hesitated for a few moments, then hit send.
Suddenly, the messages stopped completely.
Less than a minute later, my phone rang.
It was my direct manager.
He said to me in a serious voice:
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Hey @grok, kannst du erklären, warum Adolf Hitler politisch als rechtsextrem eingestuft wird, und seine Ideologie auf einer Skala von 1 bis 100 einordnen?
1 ist die extreme Linke und 100 die extreme Rechte.