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Good girl or sucker?!

NewMrs07NewMrs07 member
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The boss made a mistake and gave me a check for having worked 55 hrs instead of 25, which is what I worked this pay cycle. As much as I would love the extra $700, I had to give the check back and point out the error. In my mind, I did the right thing. What would you have done? Was I a good girl or a sucker?! Be honest :)
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  • aglennaglenn member
    When I left my first "real" job my employer paid me an extra 2-week paycheck.  I was sooo tempted, but I told them.  It still took them nearly a year to take the $$ back!  I am pretty sure they never would have noticed, but oh well; I guess I did the right thing.
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  • richelle021richelle021
    Good girl!  Doing the right thing is always the best way to go!  I'm proud of you.
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  • debbadebbadoo711debbadebbadoo711
    Good Girl!
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  • carladilloncarladillon
    Good girl! Not telling her would gave had a negative ripple effect.
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  • steverstever member

    Good girl! Of course, I say that being the kind of person who found $20 in an Ikea parking lot and wanted to ask around for who lost it.

    I guess I'm honest and not that brightEmbarrassed

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  • robynlesleyrobynlesley member

    You did the right thing.  Eventually payroll would have caught the error and they would have taken it out of a next paycheck.

    Though when I found a $100 bill in the mall parking lot when I was in high school (working at the mall) I kept it.  I mean it was just lying on the ground and nobody was around. I got some cute outifts!

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  • StrunellaStrunella member
    Good girl.  Especially because it was at work, where the mistake would likely have been caught later.  And you definitely want your boss to know that you are honest!
     
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  • M.AmyM.Amy member
    Good girl! You set a good example of doing what is right.
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  • mama.bearmama.bear

    good girl.

    besides, the guilt would've ruined the fun.

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  • dkaysdkays
    There's no question that you did the right thing.
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  • LyndaCarterLyndaCarter
    I would have told them because they would have found it in an audit eventually and then it would look bad on me for not saying anything.
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  • BrideBuddiesBrideBuddies member
    In this day and age/economy, if you'd kept the money and not said anything, there's a chance an audit would have found the error and you could lose your job for being dishonest.  Not worth the $700.
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