What is the name of your state? Connecticut
Okay, I really need advice as to what to do. I know I 'm going to be getting fired soon, and don't know if or even how I should react to everything. I just recently started working for a fast food restaraunt and found out my store manager, assistant manager, and a couple regular employees have been stealing a LOT of money from the corporation. They have taken entire deposits... we're talking about around $1,000 or more, and then they "cover" it and whatever they are short on, they take from the next deposit and keep doing so until they can make up for it. Now when I say "cover", I mean they "underring." You may walk up and order a sandwiche, they will charge you the correct amount and take the change out of the drawer, but they never cash it in, so the sale doesn't register. Somehow the way they have rigged everything, inventory doesn't get too messed up either... supposedly. The assistant manager and one of my coworkers took a liking to me since day one, and I actually moved in with the one coworker... before I found out what was going on.
Well, when I found out, I questioned the store manager about it, and he denied everything. That same day my register was supposedly $100 short. I wasn't written up for it, at least if I was I never signed anything or saw a copy of it. Then this week I was put on the schedule, and then told the day before not to come in because somebody else was going to be coming in for me. Well, I ended up getting a phone call today telling me I was fired. Now I got angry and told him what happened, and he said he didn't care. I then brought up how I knew every little detail of what they have been doing, and that I am not afraid to take it to the higher ups. My job for now is saved. I really need to know what to do. I know that once they cover the rest of the $500 or so they need for the last deposit they took, they will probably end up trying to fire me. There is only so much I can do. I know the district manager is friends with the store manager, and I can't get the numbers for any of the higher people up the chain of command. How can I get out of this mess without getting myself in trouble, without ending up homeless again, etc? And no, I never did cover or anything. I just have been aware for about a week or so of what has been going on, and I am wondering if they may even have something they have set up or are trying to set up where they can try to put it on me. For example, they other day the assistant manager gave me $270 and asked me to bring it to the bank and to get change for her. Now I am just a regular employee, and of course I'm on camera taking the money, putting it in the coat pocket etc. I did make sure of course to have it on camera of me coming back holding all the coins and the envelope with bills, but still. I can just imagine them finding a way with something like that, or a way for them to put it on me
As said I am just a regular employee. They have had me come in and work off the clock, they have let me make my own food when I was out of uniform and off the clock, they have told me the one manager number, so I can actually override anything on the register and even ring up manager meals, and they have also told me the safe combination. Well, now that I pretty much have thought of everything that I can that applies to the situation... I need to know two things. (1) Is there any possible way I can get in trouble that you can think of? (2) What can/should I do about this entire situation?What is the name of your state?
Okay, I really need advice as to what to do. I know I 'm going to be getting fired soon, and don't know if or even how I should react to everything. I just recently started working for a fast food restaraunt and found out my store manager, assistant manager, and a couple regular employees have been stealing a LOT of money from the corporation. They have taken entire deposits... we're talking about around $1,000 or more, and then they "cover" it and whatever they are short on, they take from the next deposit and keep doing so until they can make up for it. Now when I say "cover", I mean they "underring." You may walk up and order a sandwiche, they will charge you the correct amount and take the change out of the drawer, but they never cash it in, so the sale doesn't register. Somehow the way they have rigged everything, inventory doesn't get too messed up either... supposedly. The assistant manager and one of my coworkers took a liking to me since day one, and I actually moved in with the one coworker... before I found out what was going on.
Well, when I found out, I questioned the store manager about it, and he denied everything. That same day my register was supposedly $100 short. I wasn't written up for it, at least if I was I never signed anything or saw a copy of it. Then this week I was put on the schedule, and then told the day before not to come in because somebody else was going to be coming in for me. Well, I ended up getting a phone call today telling me I was fired. Now I got angry and told him what happened, and he said he didn't care. I then brought up how I knew every little detail of what they have been doing, and that I am not afraid to take it to the higher ups. My job for now is saved. I really need to know what to do. I know that once they cover the rest of the $500 or so they need for the last deposit they took, they will probably end up trying to fire me. There is only so much I can do. I know the district manager is friends with the store manager, and I can't get the numbers for any of the higher people up the chain of command. How can I get out of this mess without getting myself in trouble, without ending up homeless again, etc? And no, I never did cover or anything. I just have been aware for about a week or so of what has been going on, and I am wondering if they may even have something they have set up or are trying to set up where they can try to put it on me. For example, they other day the assistant manager gave me $270 and asked me to bring it to the bank and to get change for her. Now I am just a regular employee, and of course I'm on camera taking the money, putting it in the coat pocket etc. I did make sure of course to have it on camera of me coming back holding all the coins and the envelope with bills, but still. I can just imagine them finding a way with something like that, or a way for them to put it on me
As said I am just a regular employee. They have had me come in and work off the clock, they have let me make my own food when I was out of uniform and off the clock, they have told me the one manager number, so I can actually override anything on the register and even ring up manager meals, and they have also told me the safe combination. Well, now that I pretty much have thought of everything that I can that applies to the situation... I need to know two things. (1) Is there any possible way I can get in trouble that you can think of? (2) What can/should I do about this entire situation?What is the name of your state?