I Went to Surprise My Husband at Work—His Colleague Looked at Me With Tears and Asked, “He Hasn’t Told You Anything, Has He?”

Procurement exceptions.

Vendor relationships no one scrutinized enough.

Poor reconciliation of expensive inventory.

Financial assistance scattered across departments.

Authority concentrated in people who could override objections.

Employees assuming:

Someone else has checked.

Then money entered the gaps.