▲ 538 ▼ Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ad campaigns for his Minecraft channel using a company credit card — bill racked up in just three weeks was supposed to be one $20 (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 1 day ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 170 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago* (10 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 day ago (3 children) Defending Google? He used a company card on an account to pay for Roblox money. Shouldn’t do that. If he had not done that, then he would not be on the hook for so much money. Also, please don’t tell people to injure themselves. Personal responsibility is a thing. Google automatically saving credit cards is scummy, and should not be a thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 day ago (2 children) Also what the fuck kind of company expense is Robux anyway? I'd get some questions from the tax authority if I did that. If you're going to use a company card for personal expenses, at least do it for expenses that are believable as company expenses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 point 16 hours ago We don't know what kind of company it is or what kind of job this guy does. It's unlikely-but-possible that researching a gaming platform aimed at kids is a reasonable business activity for him. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago 💯 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Greg@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (2 children) Fun fact, two things can be true at the same time. Like corporations can be bad AND people can be stupid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 12 hours ago This has nothing to do with corporations being bad, cancer is bad too and it also has nothing to do with this post. permalink fedilink source parent [+] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world -17 points 1 day ago I can agree with you on this, but fuck the other bootlickers permalink fedilink source parent [–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago (2 children) That’s an odd take here. Man uses company card for personal purchases, then leaves account management with 9 year old son. Let’s say this was: Bob has Bill’s key to his house, so he can take care of it while Bill is away. One day, Bob’s son says he needs some peanut butter. Bob says “let’s use some of Bill’s — he’s away, and we can replace it before he gets back.” So Bob and his son go over to Bill’s place and take his peanut butter. Bob leaves the key with his son. Later that day, his son is hungry but Bob isn’t around. So the son goes over to Bill’s house and eats everything in Bill’s fridge. Bill gets home the next day and finds his fridge empty an a note from Bob saying he borrowed his peanut butter. It doesn’t matter that Bill was off at a puppy shooting convention. Bob and his son are both in the wrong here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago That’s an interesting case of hypocrisy you’ve got there. It’s possible for everyone in this scenario to be wrong, and they are. Including you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 day ago (3 children) Defending Google? He used a company card on an account to pay for Roblox money. Shouldn’t do that. If he had not done that, then he would not be on the hook for so much money. Also, please don’t tell people to injure themselves. Personal responsibility is a thing. Google automatically saving credit cards is scummy, and should not be a thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 day ago (2 children) Also what the fuck kind of company expense is Robux anyway? I'd get some questions from the tax authority if I did that. If you're going to use a company card for personal expenses, at least do it for expenses that are believable as company expenses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 point 16 hours ago We don't know what kind of company it is or what kind of job this guy does. It's unlikely-but-possible that researching a gaming platform aimed at kids is a reasonable business activity for him. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago 💯 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 day ago (2 children) Also what the fuck kind of company expense is Robux anyway? I'd get some questions from the tax authority if I did that. If you're going to use a company card for personal expenses, at least do it for expenses that are believable as company expenses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 point 16 hours ago We don't know what kind of company it is or what kind of job this guy does. It's unlikely-but-possible that researching a gaming platform aimed at kids is a reasonable business activity for him. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago 💯 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 point 16 hours ago We don't know what kind of company it is or what kind of job this guy does. It's unlikely-but-possible that researching a gaming platform aimed at kids is a reasonable business activity for him. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Greg@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (2 children) Fun fact, two things can be true at the same time. Like corporations can be bad AND people can be stupid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 12 hours ago This has nothing to do with corporations being bad, cancer is bad too and it also has nothing to do with this post. permalink fedilink source parent [+] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world -17 points 1 day ago I can agree with you on this, but fuck the other bootlickers permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 point 12 hours ago This has nothing to do with corporations being bad, cancer is bad too and it also has nothing to do with this post. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world -17 points 1 day ago I can agree with you on this, but fuck the other bootlickers permalink fedilink source parent
[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago (2 children) That’s an odd take here. Man uses company card for personal purchases, then leaves account management with 9 year old son. Let’s say this was: Bob has Bill’s key to his house, so he can take care of it while Bill is away. One day, Bob’s son says he needs some peanut butter. Bob says “let’s use some of Bill’s — he’s away, and we can replace it before he gets back.” So Bob and his son go over to Bill’s place and take his peanut butter. Bob leaves the key with his son. Later that day, his son is hungry but Bob isn’t around. So the son goes over to Bill’s house and eats everything in Bill’s fridge. Bill gets home the next day and finds his fridge empty an a note from Bob saying he borrowed his peanut butter. It doesn’t matter that Bill was off at a puppy shooting convention. Bob and his son are both in the wrong here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago That’s an interesting case of hypocrisy you’ve got there. It’s possible for everyone in this scenario to be wrong, and they are. Including you. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago That’s an interesting case of hypocrisy you’ve got there. It’s possible for everyone in this scenario to be wrong, and they are. Including you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago That’s an interesting case of hypocrisy you’ve got there. It’s possible for everyone in this scenario to be wrong, and they are. Including you. permalink fedilink source parent