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October 2011 Moms
amalanni
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Should I just quit?
amalanni
member
So I work part time at a fitness center just for some extra cash for shopping or going out or savings. Well the nice thing about it is everyone works the same shifts at the same times with the same people. When I first started here, I befriended the girl who worked the shift before me and she was planning her wedding that happened in May of this yr. Well whenever she leaves, I go on shift. Well today when I come into work, my boss calls me into her office with the Manager and tells me that there was $20 missing from our drop on Friday. That's a huge amount. This isn't the first time this has happened and there is only one other person it could be. When I first started here and was going through my training, I specifically asked if there were cameras or a system in place to prevent this kind of thing or to make sure nothing like this happened or if it did I could have proof to defend myself. Dealing with $$$ makes me very weary especially when other people handle the same money.
Well this is like the second or third time money has gone missing, and I obviously know it's not me. But I can't prove its her either. There are so many signs that point to her needing the money in her personal life and so many other signs. She put her whole wedding on credit cards, her husband doesnt work, she pays all the bills with student loans or working a few shifts here, and her husband does nothing but spend the money on junk food, video games, and ebay.
I love my job. But these last few months, every time my boss calls my name, my heart starts racing and i dread coming to work. Like I think of calling in more than going in. I'm just like "OK what am I gonna get blamed for today?" It's the worst situation ever because I can't prove I'm innocent and now they have given ONLY me a sheet to sign every time I count the cash before and after my shift. This stress is ridiculous and the last thing I want is to be blamed for stealing money I have no need for. What should I do?
Thanks in advance!
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Re: Should I just quit?
I would suggest to your boss and new method of counting the till/drawer. Make it be counted at the end of each shift. Everywhere I have worked with my own till, I have counted out at the end of my shift.
Unfortunately, I feel like quitting is equal to admitting guilt. (Maybe that's just me though!)
James Alistair - October 2, 2011
Unless you're missing some key details here, I don't see what the big problem is. You're not being accused of stealing the money. They just wanted to question you, which is fair enough.
I agree with the PPs. Work with them to find a solution that everyone will benefit from.
PS I somehow doubt that someone who put their entire wedding on credit cards would bother with stealing a measly $20. If she needed $20 she'd simply take it out on her credit, no?
Oscar born October 2011
Miscarriage at 8 weeks (August 2013)
DD due September 1, 2014
Yep, if you quit it will seem like you're the one pocketing the money. If your bosses don't want to change the way the money accounting is done, you should mention to your shift partner that there's money missing and the bosses are looking to hold somebody accountable. Hopefully she'll get the hint, if not, it's your responsibility to bring it up to the boss.
Could you offer to take a polygraph test?
I would be concerned that if you quit, it will look like you did it and got nervous when they started to question you. Also, unless your co-worker is a total idiot she would probably stop taking the money when you quit. Then it would REALLY look like it was you!
Let your boss know you will cooperate in fixing this situation in any way you can.
GL and hang in there.
Burned by the Bear
This. Perhaps they suspect your coworker so they are trying to prove you are not the cause? If you quit they may give you a bad reference.
Okay...I don't want to sound mean but if I were the boss, I would suspect you. Who goes into a job asking whether they have cameras in place to detect theft? That would be a bell ringer for me and if you quit, even more so.
There must be more to this story.
I asked because there was no mention of a "checks" system in place. No body has to watch you count money or watch you sign it out or anything. We sometimes have a lot of money in the box and I for one wanted to prevent this situation so I could easily prove it wasn't me if something went wrong. and now here I am wondering how I am going to prove I haven't been stealing anything. I don't like being a suspect or people at my job thinking ill of me and until this is resolved that's only human nature that they will. I am stressed to the max and it's not worth it this late in my pregnancy when I just work for going out money.
If there is more to this story then I'm missing it as well. All I'm saying is I'm frustrated with the whole situation and it sucks b/c the only other person it could be is the girl who works before me and is my friend. Not to mention, who wants to be looked at like a thief especially if they aren't? My mother has always taught me that it's a risk going into a job where you have to handle money especially with other people and even more so where there is no system in place make people accountable for missing money.
I was a cashier for years.. the worst thing you could do is be defensive about the counting sheet or quit. Look at that as a way to prove yourself. If money still goes missing even after you are crossing your I's and dotting your t's then they will have to look at someone else. And $20 is exceptionally easy to miss. Is it possible its not missing at all but bills are stuck together either when counting at the end of the day or when making change. Check carefully. It is very easy to loos money and find it just by realizing the tally is wrong.
Funny story when I was 18 I almost got fired because $75 was missing. My friend was the Manager on duty and he knew it would mean my termination and kept reassuring me it would be ok. Come to find out while I was on lunch he worked my till and gave a customer $75 change.. Pretty sure he tried to set me up because I turned him down for a date. But the customer was honest and returned the next day. They asked him who helped him and he described my manager, so I was cleared.
I agree with this. They should give everyone a fresh money drawer when they come in to work. Especially if it's happening often.
Why don't you just come out and ask? That is the best way to get a clear answer is to just come out and ask. Self assert, things will be a lot less stressful if you clear it up.
Sorry if I came off as a biotch..I am so moody lately, I feel like my head will be turning soon.