The Gift Card Swap

In this short vignette on ethics in consulting, Brenda Thompson, a new Associate at a prestigious consulting firm, learns that a fellow Associate is using the firm's meal expense benefits to pocket the difference between the maximum daily allowance and his actual amounts spent in the form of prepaid gift cards. Though this practice was not explicitly said to violate the policy, Brenda feels uneasy about the situation and wonders about her responsibility as she tries to contribute positively to the firm and its culture.