Shop Talk

Uh, Oh. Yep, at the very least, you need to talk with her. If she's stealing she'll get defensive quick, or else she'll just stomp out the door in a huff.

It doesn't matter really if she is stealing or not though. I agree in her likely actions but when it comes down to it, her responsibility is to make sure the deposit is accurate. If she fails to do so on multiple accounts then I would give her the axe.

Amen, but you can't do that without talking to her at least a little. She'll know she's doing the right thing pretty quickly. Besides an employee who isn't smart enough to hide money better than that, isn't smart enough to keep her job anyway.

Speaking of money and temptation, I was once making a night deposit at the bank and when I pulled out the drop box drawer out came flying Victoria's Secret's entire deposit into my face. So I'm standing there mid December even with thousands of dollars in my hands... Yeah, I redeposited it correctly this time but wow did I have to think on that one!

You are a saint! Good man!

Thanks! But I did think about it for a second or twenty. I also think they have cameras on those things so I don't know how I would have reacted if circumstances had been otherwise. I like to think I would still deposit it but yeah, ya never know.

All you need to know is that you have it within you to do the right thing. The rest takes care of it'sself when the time comes.

I had to that about 10 years ago with a cousin of mine that worked for this restaurant I was managing..She was working there when I got hired.

I had major trouble in controlling cash when I first took over the store..

I was lucky enough to have a video camera and tape to call her into the office and showed her what she did.

I had to also do it with my assistant manager as well. Her shift was always coming up short and we aren't talking pennies or a few bucks..(over $100 each night up to $400). I never actually caught her but its her shift and she was warned on multiple occasions..

Be careful. Don't accuse. Make her aware of the problem and let her know that you are going to watching her pretty close. Then if it happens again wri...
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the thing is it's not my decision if she goes or not..

i don't care if it's 120 bucks or 12. if you need money then talk to me like an adult and I'll give you a pay advance and they could pay it back on pay day.

hell if they didn't want to talk to me they could even just leave a not in the deposit...


but this me not knowing where it went crap sucks and makes me sick to my stomach. I've put SO much blood sweat and tears into this store that this really bothers me

I can understand how frustrating it is...

Pull her aside, make her aware of the problem, then see where it goes from there..Maybe she will be honest with you..

I've asked her and she said she's got no idea, she said she understand that everything point to her and to take it out of her paycheck if people this she did it which also makes me suspicious

Yea..me too...probably best to let her go..

I don't know how your labor laws are set up..how long has she been with you?

Agreed, time to let her go. She did it, and doesn't expect you to do anything about it, or she's covering for someone else, and figures she can recover easier.

Scare her.

Just casually mention about how the deposit have been coming up short lately and mention how you're going to have to check the security cameras to see what happened (even if you don't have cameras, she won't know).

She'll probably fess up pretty quickly in the interest of keeping her job.

I appreciate you trying to make me smile but it's really not gonna work

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Thats not very funny.

What's funny is imagining Ray in management. 🤣

Unless you work under him! 😳
I would picture something like Lumberg in Office Space only more weaselly and with a multiple personallity disorder.

I can't imagine him getting back into management.

Sometimes time pays off. Years in and new upper management have landed people promotions they didn't deserve. When I worked at Starbucks this girl got a promotion before me do to her time in the store and their was a near revolt in the store! Some people look good on paper. ☹️

i picture him as one of the bob's. you know he celebrates Micheal Bolton's complete catalog

Lol,

"Looks like you have been missing a lot of work lately."

"I wouldn't say I have been missing it Bob."

I could see that.

As long as no one messed with my red Swingline stapler, all was well.

But then you had to take it away from Milton, and the building was set on fire. Shame shame shame.