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The kid knew the scholie was for one year (standard procedure for walk-on's).  The screw-up was the bureaucratic maze that is Sproul Hall.  No surprise there.  However, as stated by ferrari, there is more to the story than appears on the surface.

Bottom line - you have to ask questions when things don't add up.

This situation reminded me of something that happened where I work (a large bureaucractic organization).  An employee was mistakenly paid more than he should have received.  Instead of bringing the mix-up to the attention of his boss, he pocketed the money.  Sometime later, the error was discovered and he had to make arrangements to pay the entire overage back.  Should we feel sorry for him?

Nope and I don't really feel sorry for Grisom either.  He should have known better and he should have brought it to someone's attention.

When our son was hired away by another firm there was little love lost between him and now former employer.  They overpaid his final commission check.  He knew and cleverly put the overage into a savings account, but spitefully didn't call it to their attention.  A year later they asked for the money.  He told them to pound sand.  When the letter arrived he sent them the money, feeling he had at least costed them the expense of outside counsel :). Bottom line, however, is that he knew the money wasn't his and would one day have to be paid back.  And it was a hell of a lot more than 11k.  It always amazes me how lax some companies are.  On a smaller scale, the little place where my wife has her nails done only accepts checks.  No cash, no credit cards.  They routinely take a month to deposit the check.  Go figure.

[Rally]

The kid knew the scholie was for one year (standard procedure for walk-on's).  The screw-up was the bureaucratic maze that is Sproul Hall.  No surprise there.  However, as stated by ferrari, there is more to the story than appears on the surface.

Bottom line - you have to ask questions when things don't add up.

This situation reminded me of something that happened where I work (a large bureaucractic organization).  An employee was mistakenly paid more than he should have received.  Instead of bringing the mix-up to the attention of his boss, he pocketed the money.  Sometime later, the error was discovered and he had to make arrangements to pay the entire overage back.  Should we feel sorry for him?

Nope and I don't really feel sorry for Grisom either.  He should have known better and he should have brought it to someone's attention.

When our son was hired away by another firm there was little love lost between him and now former employer.  They overpaid his final commission check.  He knew and cleverly put the overage into a savings account, but spitefully didn't call it to their attention.  A year later they asked for the money.  He told them to pound sand.  When the letter arrived he sent them the money, feeling he had at least costed them the expense of outside counsel :). Bottom line, however, is that he knew the money wasn't his and would one day have to be paid back.  And it was a hell of a lot more than 11k.  It always amazes me how lax some companies are.  On a smaller scale, the little place where my wife has her nails done only accepts checks.  No cash, no credit cards.  They routinely take a month to deposit the check.  Go figure.