'My software had been rolled out to all staff against my wishes': Boss steals worker's program and takes credit for it, reprimands worker for undesired features

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Apr 11, 2023 1:30 PM EDT

Finance is probably one of the least "metal" things out there… picturing stuffy workers wearing formal outfits in a sterile stark-white office, balancing spreadsheets and hedging investments doesn't evoke an image of the rebellious ideals and counter-culture movements that rock n' roll was built on.

That being said, this story delivered what its title promised: Heavy Metal Finance. Redditor u/Psygnal shared this riveting tale of an entrepreneurial program they created which led to theft, betrayal, and revenge at their place of work in the late nineties.

They tell how they worked as a financial compliance officer and created a tool to make their work easier for themself, allowing them to maintain a more consistent application of policy and process. This worked well until their boss decided that they would take the tool and distribute it to the entire company, taking credit for its development in the process. Further, when it came to the boss's knowledge that there were certain aspects of the program (which the whole company was now using) that they didn't like, they decided to reprimand the worker for it.

Keep reading for some screen grabs of the Reddit thread where the story was originally shared. For more, check out this worker who was sent home for wearing shorts and proved that their boss was wrong and it wasn't actually in the policy.