That had left Pavlo at the mercy of senior Finance managers who had pledged undying loyalty to The Plan, as MCI’s strategy for posting impressive numbers was known. That, in turn, had put him in a no-win position. By not allowing his department to fess up to the $120 million or $200 million or however much its bad debt had spiraled to, and without actually saying as much, Pavlo’s bosses had left him with the distinct impression he had no choice but to cook the books.
