BOFH: Schrödinger's petty cash puts us in a very awkward superposition

The office was faced with a peculiar situation involving petty cash, reminiscent of Schrödinger's cat. The petty cashbox held an unknown amount of money, which steadily decreased until it eventually became empty. When asked to pay out expenses, the person in charge would invariably claim the cashbox was empty, despite evidence to the contrary.

The organization's Petty Cash Policy required detailed receipts for expenses over five pounds, but the receipts lacked sufficient information to substantiate the purchases. Furthermore, the total value of the receipts exceeded the threshold for detailed receipts.

The employees, aided by their more tech-savvy colleague, realized that the only way to resolve the issue was to create a situation that would compel their superior to sign off on the expenses. They decided to create a commotion that would force their boss to take action. The solution came when the PFY accidentally knocked their boss's laptop off the table.

Their boss, furious about the incident, demanded to sign off on the petty cash expenses. The employees then proceeded to submit the signed expense forms, and their junior beancounter entered the amounts into his laptop, verifying the totals. The final amount amounted to 38 pounds and 40p for one individual and 29 pounds and 35p for another. The junior beancounter was satisfied with the signed forms, and the petty cash issue was resolved.