The boss pays 30,000 euros too much, the employees have already spent abroad

"I was shocked to find that I had so much on my account," says a Belgian media employee. The man normally receives a salary of about 1,600 euros a month, but he has now received at least 31,464 euros in his bank account. "But it was clear that it was a mistake, so I did not do anything with the money."

When the capital blunder was noticed, several employees immediately received an email with the friendly but urgent "end of year bonus" request. to repay. The reminder does not reach others until Monday. According to the SudPresse and RTBF Walloon French newspapers, the total amount would be 7 million euros.

"The problem is that I know that some workers have already spent some of that money.They went to the casino or were automatically reimbursed for their debts because their accounts were seized." I was cautious and I did not spend anything, but everyone did not react in the same way, "says someone under the pseudonym Henry.