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I might lose my job...

AK907

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Last week there was $430 missing from the safe. This has been a problem recently. Week before this there was $250 missing. And so on and so forth. We have one of those safes with the little trays to drop money so once it is in there no one but the manager has access to it. The money was from a drop made by a girl who signed for it and everything (who for some reason ALWAYS works the days were are short, who started working here when the problems started and who is also dating the guy who was fired a few months back from here for... STEALING MONEY!!!). There are a lot more details in that arena, but the evidence points towards her and her name was on the slip. Well she was fired because of it, but now they are turning thier accusations on ME because I also worked that day! They are going over the cameras tomorrow to try to pin it on me because although she was fired, I'm thier next suspect. I handle money all day. I use the safe frequently. Dropping money, getting change, etc. Just my luck they are going to see me counting money or making a drop or something and say I did it! It makes no nevermind to them that after the money goes in the tray that I have no access to it unless I grow robot arms and can bend them around metal. The only money I have access to is what is in the till and what is in the change drawer, which neither were off. If I were gunna steal I certainly wouldn't take just a few hundred dollars and just assume they wouldn't notice that much was gone. I'd clean them out. So now I get to sit here and hope that the cameras can prove my innocence. It's not innocent until proven guilty, it's guilty until proven innocent! I can't afford to lose this job or worse! My wife is out of work and I am our only source of income.
 
oh no! If the other person was already fired, seems silly to go after you too.. (wouldn't they have needed to review the tapes to catch her stealing in order to fire?)

I hope it works out for you and you don't lose your job!
 
That is horrible! I really hope everything works out for you and you don't lose your job, i know how hard it is in this economy to find another job:(
 
Thanks for the support.

I still don't trust it. We'll see what happens tomorrow. I am sick to my stomach right now. I guess worst comes to worst I lose my job or get a slap on the wrist from the Ohio penal system so I shouldn't worry too much, right? I've always been a good little monkey at work and elsewhere in my life. I've never been in a situation like this, so I don't have a clue what to do. Guess that is why we have lawyers so they can tell us what to do. Worst thing on my record was a failure to yeild on a 4wheeler when I was 15 (gasp!). The only thing I'm guilty of is having my wife help me close a couple times when we were really busy and I didn't want to stay til 3:00am closing by myself. I set her loose cleaning while I did counts and all the paperwork. Yeah, I understand them frowning upon that, but its not the end of the world...

I need a beer and a cigarette!
 
AK907 said:
I guess worst comes to worst I lose my job or get a slap on the wrist from the Ohio penal system so I shouldn't worry too much, right? !
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Losing your job and facing criminal charges are two completely different things. If you are charged with a crime you are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
 
lucille said:
Losing your job and facing criminal charges are two completely different things. If you are charged with a crime you are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Sorry, I'm just really stressed and blabbing. Kinda hitting a low moment right now emotionally. I guess I meant either way I'm screwed, but oh well, it could be worse. Not like they are saying I killed someone. I've still got a great family who loves me.

It doesn't help that my father in law is in the same boat as me right now either. He is a plumber and was accused of stealing a lady's $4,700 wedding ring. We know he didn't steal it and thereis no evidence other than he was there when it supposedly went missing, but he still has to go to court over it and that scares me too, especially because he has a 3 year old son to support.

What the heck happens if we both get taken away from our families? We are the bread winners and I cannot have my wife or her mother and brother out of the streets. I cannot let that happen!

Thanks for putting up with my complaining and mindless yammering.
 
AK907 said:
Sorry, I'm just really stressed and blabbing. Kinda hitting a low moment right now emotionally. I guess I meant either way I'm screwed, but oh well, it could be worse. Not like they are saying I killed someone. I've still got a great family who loves me.

It doesn't help that my father in law is in the same boat as me right now either. He is a plumber and was accused of stealing a lady's $4,700 wedding ring. We know he didn't steal it and thereis no evidence other than he was there when it supposedly went missing, but he still has to go to court over it and that scares me too, especially because he has a 3 year old son to support.

What the heck happens if we both get taken away from our families? We are the bread winners and I cannot have my wife or her mother and brother out of the streets. I cannot let that happen!

Thanks for putting up with my complaining and mindless yammering.
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I hope all goes well and that you keep your job. But it might help you if you took a moment and realized that having your wife work for a little while is not going to make the universe come to an end. I have worked for over 40 years and I'm blessed and happy.
You sound like a great person.
 
Not sure where you work, but most places do the same thing when they have money come up missing. If you didn't do anything you have nothing to worry about. They will look at tapes to see if they find anything, and if they don't they will try to get you to admit to doing it.

My wife went thru it when $50 or $100 came up missing from her till at work. They talked to her for an hour or so and tried to get her to admit to it. They tried to confuse her and get her to mix up her story. They kept telling her how it would be easier on her, or she could leave, once she admitted to it. She didn't do it and refused to admit to it just to make it stop. In the end she kept her job even though they never found out what happened to it.

And tell your father in law when he's in court to bring up the ladies secret boyfriend that was there too..... Would be funny to see how her and the husband react. Same thing with him too. He didn't do it. If he did they would press criminal charges and the police would investigate. And without he won't be prosecuted. Sounds more like she's out for money than anything.
 
They talked to her for an hour or so and tried to get her to admit to it. They tried to confuse her and get her to mix up her story. They kept telling her how it would be easier on her, or she could leave, once she admitted to it.
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If it wasn't the police then they have no right to force her to stay while they bully her into a confession.

Go in, tell your story, answer questions and then leave. Unless the police are involved, they can't hold you. It's their burden to prove whatever they are accusing you of doing.

Document everything. Get copies of anything you sign.
 
Lucille, it is not a problem with my wife working (thats how we met actually, she was one of my employees, a darn good one too!) but rather trying to find a job around here. Jobs are few and far between here with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country and being far from anything resembling civilization. I feel blessed just to have my crappy job. She has been out of work for 4 months now. Even McDonald's isn't hiring here! How sad is that? Ohio is just a temporary living arrangement, though. Once things calm down and we get settled we plan to either move back to Alaska or to my old stoming ground, Wyoming. At least it isn't like Texas. I would never go back there!

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And tell your father in law when he's in court to bring up the ladies secret boyfriend that was there too..... Would be funny to see how her and the husband react. Same thing with him too. He didn't do it. If he did they would press criminal charges and the police would investigate. And without he won't be prosecuted. Sounds more like she's out for money than anything.
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It isn't the first time he has been accused of taking crap. Guess it comes with the territory. Every time he has come out clean one way or another. I don't like the man, personally, not by a long shot, but he isn't the kind of person to steal. He is a very honest man, I will give him that. He makes a darn decent living and has no reason to steal anyways. He takes very good care of my mother in law and brother in law.

BTW, were you at the Cleveland Show recently? I swear you were parked behind me. You drive a Jeep, huh?
 
Update!!!

I still have my job. I knew for sure they were gunna see me counting money and say I did it by default and throw the book at me. Luck like that runs in the family. Well they reviewed the cameras. It didn't show the girl actually stealing the money from what they told me, but what it did show was me NOT stealing it. I also got a nice appology from management. That was a nice gesture. Most jobs I've had wouldn't have bothered. From now on I'm gunna watch my back a lot more closely. Everyone is. I looked at the numbers since she was fired and we have not been more than a few cents off each night. Tonight we were only off by $0.03. Not bad, I can deal with that.
 
lol AK907 you met your wife when she was Your employee And a minor...lmao not knockin you but glad you got away from that one cleanly

as far as getting pinned, i wouldnt stress out unless theres some evidence against you...most companies are smart enough to be on gaurd for the legal issues involving false accusations and unfounded firing...do you know if the girl they fired possibly tried to implicate you?
 
Melinda said:
If it wasn't the police then they have no right to force her to stay while they bully her into a confession.

Go in, tell your story, answer questions and then leave. Unless the police are involved, they can't hold you. It's their burden to prove whatever they are accusing you of doing.

Document everything. Get copies of anything you sign.
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They didn't force her to stay, she just never got up to leave until they told her they were done. She's the kind of person who never does anything wrong so she was less worried about the punishment and more worried about them believing her. It was during scheduled hours so at least she got paid for it....:shrug01:
 
wow didnt realize this was such an old post! i should read more carefully, and somehow missed the update part altogether so glad they didnt try to can ya
:)
 
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