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Bunch of people explaining why it matters legally and financially, your only takeaway is they're bootlickers. Yes, YTA.
I mean pretty much. This is some real drop in the bucket low level stuff so the over reaction here is surprising. Just for that Im gonna go steal some pens tomorrow too.
You caused additional costs to the company by making them do extra work. Do not underestimate how obnoxious accounting can be.
That's not a defense of corporations, it's an explanation of why they will get mad, and why it often is a firing offense if you do it for a large sum (because then it might even impact taxes as it can be viewed as compensation, or as a loan)