‘Uno reverse card played’: New woodwork shop president fires employee for discovering insider theft, employee then tricks company out of $11,000 and wins $400

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Jan 12, 2024 8:00 PM EST

Want to have a good laugh about a shady company getting its comeuppance? Then, boy, did we find the story for you! There's no laugh quite as hearty as one you have reading about a nefarious upper management getting what they deserve. 

This upper management team started going downhill when a new president was hired. A members-funded woodwork shop in Australia had a very expensive piece of machinery that nobody knew how to use. A couple of employees took it upon themselves to learn and fix up this old machine to make it serviceable—and they did! So it started getting used and helping the shop to make a small profit. However, one of these ambitious employees discovered a theft happening inside the company and when he brought it up to the new president, he was fired. Shady AF. Luckily, he was the only one who knew how to use the machine and he happened to leave the emergency stop on. So the evil upper management thought it was broken. This is when the now ex-employee took his revenge and tricked the company out of making $11k and he won $400 in wagers on his revenge. We can't make this stuff up—read it below! 

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    "[l] got $400 and a weird story... BANCOR
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    Kicked out for revealing theft. Made them destroy $11,000 machine Was a member of a local woodwork shop, call it TMS. Just after I joined,
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    they purchased a very used CNC wood carving machine in bad condition with no idea how to use. After it sat for a while, I took the task of fixing and learning it. After 18months myself, and another member, had rebuilt it and taught ourselves how to use it. The
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    two of us were doing some beautiful work and it was starting to make money. Cost of machine, repairs, cutters and software, $11.000.00 approx.
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    Enter a thief of a President with his minions. They refused to show the financials and closed all committee meetings, with no minutes, among other illegal moves. A copy of the books was left in the open, photographed then given to a very good accountant. Very creative books and $20,000.00 out. In short myself and several members were illegally thrown out for finding this out. The other CNC operator included.
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    This left them with no operators for the CNC and a comment from the, now new, puppet president that anybody can use it. Now 2 years down the track and the CNC still hasn't run and I am being blamed for sabotaging it. I still have good friends there who have confirmed, on video, the idiots had not reset an emergency stop. Reset it manually and it would run.
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    Recently told they were looking at getting rid of it so I made some bets with old and existing members that they would rather destroy it rather than be embarrassed if it worked again. I put the word out it was for sale. The shop I am now at made a good offer and several other good offers were made, even as far away as Adelaide, and the members wanted to
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    sell to my shop. Their majority say was ignored and the CNC is now scrap, to make sure I didn't get it. I made $400.00 on bets. If anybody can use it that makes the TMS committee nobody. $11,000.00 out of pocket and in financial trouble. All for the lack of brains, arrogance, thieves and being an Oligarchy.
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    no_non_sense. 47 min. ago Hard read because it's written in Australian. He was part of community based workshop and the president was corrupt and removed him and others for investigating.
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    Dramatic Re-Telling:

    cchrisv 36 min. ago In a quaint town, where artisans and dreamers converged, stood the TMS workshop, a sanctuary of craftsmanship and imagination. Here, a new figure emerged, imbued with a vision and a passion for the art of woodworking. Within TMS's walls lay a dormant treasure - a CNC wood carving machine, a once-proud colossus of craftsmanship, now languishing in neglect. Our protagonist, alongside a kindred spirit in the workshop, embarked on a noble quest. They toiled, combining the art of
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    transforming this relic into a source of magnificent creations. Their 18-month saga, a blend of sweat, ingenuity, and a sum of $11,000, resurrected the machine to its former glory, turning it into a profitable gem. But as fate would have it, a shadow fell upon TMS with the arrival of a new president. This figure, cloaked in charisma yet driven by greed, shrouded the workshop's affairs in secrecy. The once-transparent financial records now became a guarded fortress, hiding the truth of his malfea
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    Destiny, however, weaved its own narrative. A chance discovery of these concealed records, left unguarded, led to a revelation of deceit. A skilled accountant, upon examining the photographed documents, unveiled a staggering misappropriation of $20,000. In a swift, authoritarian purge, the president expelled those who dared to challenge him, including our protagonist and his ally in CNC mastery. With their exile, the workshop's beacon of innovation, the CNC machine, fell into the hands of the in
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    Time passed, and the machine, once a symbol of artistic prowess, became a mere relic. The new leaders, in their arrogance, proclaimed their ability to operate it, yet their incompetence was evident to all. The machine, a testament to our protagonist's skill, remained silent. Hearing of plans to discard the CNC machine, our protagonist, now a silent observer, devised a plan of subtle retribution. He stirred the waters of fate, placing bets, spreading rumors of its sale. Offers to purchase the mac
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    Yet, in an act of pride and spite, the president chose destruction over pragmatism. The CNC machine, which could have been a source of revenue, was instead reduced to scrap, all to prevent it from returning to its rightful master. Thus, the TMS committee, blinded by their own egos, not only squandered a fortune but also sealed their own decline. The workshop, once a hub of creativity and collaboration, fell victim to the whims of a few, serving as a somber testament to the delicate interplay of
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    FoolishStone 3 min. ago Much better retelling! I wish we could still give awards. Though you left out one part of the conclusion: "And our aggrieved protagonist wrought belated vengeance on the felonious president, while reaping $400 from his well placed wagers."
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    Ok_Individual960 - 3 hr. ago The revenge would be staying mute about the issue with the machine while knowing the simple resolution to the operator error. They could have saved them, but chose not to.
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    Fantastic_Trick2911 OP 3 hr. ago Beside keeping mute I suckered them into destroying a valuable machine and made money from it
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    FragilousSpectunkery - 3 hr. ago Uno reverse card played, the President revenged OP for revealing theft, and all OP got was $400 and a weird story.
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    WhichEstablishment96 2 hr. ago Disgusting, people get given some authority and think they can run the world.
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    CuriousOdity12345 - 2 hr. ago Lol, you should email them and say you just remembered that the emergency switch is activated.
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