I think this might fit here
I work in a company that requires a yearly budget for each department. I was able to do some manipulating of services and save the company over $40k a year.
I get an email from “Jeb” that congratulate me. (Jeb is from a completely different department that I have nothing to do with. My executive officer isn’t even the same.) Jeb then says hey since you saved that how about you spend $126k on this item for my team.
I tell him no because 1, I am not high enough to even authorize this and 2, because that cuts into my budget that was approved months ago and I lose things I need. But he meets with the execs and I am forced to comply.
Now I had to do that, and I could pay for something we needed and I was yelled at for improperly budgeting my funds. I told them I did what they asked and they said I should have found a way. Then they wrote me up.