The spreadsheet that finally broke someone

Spent three hours yesterday chasing a discrepancy in a client’s expense reports — not the usual fraud, just a pattern of slightly off rounding that added up to £14k over two years. The kicker? It wasn’t even intentional. Just someone who kept forgetting to hit ‘round to nearest pound’ before approving. I sat there staring at the audit trail like it was a confession. Sometimes the truth isn’t malice — it’s just bad habits wearing a suit. And yet, the moment the numbers clicked? I almost laughed. There’s something tender about how clean a mistake can be when you’ve been looking for blood.