What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Minnesota
Recently my supervisor accused me of theft - $100 on one occasion specific date and several hundred more on other dates over the past "several weeks" (was not specific as to which date and how much on each date). It is cash theft she is accusing me of. I work a cash/check drawer - at the end of each day we are required to total our checks and cash then match that to the computer report of sales. I have never been more than a $1 here or there off in over 2 years. She did not contact HR, her supervisor, loss prevention or anyone else - just called me into her office and said that the money is missing on "several occasions". She allowed me to see a photo copy of a register receipt where she had checked off a $ amount and said that I put in $16 when it should have been $116. Please keep in mind that I probably sold at least $116 4-6 times that day as well as multiple $16 amounts. Both of those total's are VERY common. When we count down our drawers everything match - cash/check total and report total. The computer won't automatically calculate our final total for the reports - we must physically calculate that ourselves. The next morning she then calculates the grand total for all employees (again, the system won't automatically calculate that) and check against what has been turned in. She recounts the cash/check for everyone at once. If something is off she then goes back and checks each person's work individually.
The day in question I was there only part day in the morning and did about between $3k and $4k worth of work. The day prior I did about $8k. The day after I did $12k. I am part time and was only scheduled half day that day.
When someone is done with their report/cash out all of it is placed in a free standing safe without a timer. Its not locked during the say - stands open. Customers have NO access to it but other employee's do - there are 8 total employee's including the supervisor. We have a new employee for the past three months with multiple issues with her reports - small $ amounts. Each day there is a short/overage an email goes out from the supervisor saying which area is over/short and how much. Each of us sells in multiple areas each day - so the email might say XXX dept -$2 (in red) YYY area +2 (green) and ZZZ area balanced. At no time EVER did any email go out saying any department is short $100. At no time has any an email gone out where all departments added together been short more than $6 MAX. But suddenly over the past "several weeks" (her words) my drawer has been short $100 on more than one occasion. Two weeks ago I had my annual review and was rated "exceeding expectations" with no mention of any missing money at all.
I am a union employee - part share. I work for a county.
How do I protect myself? I already am going to quit. Either she feels I am actually a thief, she's out to get me on purpose with malicious intent, or someone is taking $$$ out of my drawer on a regular basis. In any case, none of it is good for me. It bothers me that she has not reported this huge loss to anyone above her - not her supervisor, HR, loss prevention, etc. No one. Just talked to me about it. I'm not the only person to notice it. So it makes me question her ethics as well (there are other issues with that as well). Either the money is truly missing and she's hiding that fact from the company (really bad for her) or there is no money missing and she's out to get me for some reason. Either way . . . I don't want to be accused for doing something I did not do.
Thoughts?
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After reading more posts about people being accused of theft, it appears I'm pretty much screwed. She can do/say what she wants when she wants it with little or no recourse. My only option is to quit before I'm charged with theft and fired.
I want to add . . . . her daily deposits have not been short by anything more than a few $$ on the days she had already reported there was a shortage. So the missing $100 from a few days ago somehow either was found, she ponied up the cash herself, or was a complete fabrication. How do I know? The reports are kept in an unlocked cabinet that anyone can access at any time for any reason. They are accessed from time to time when a customer has a question/concern.
The one thing I didn't add - as I hoped it was not true but am worried it is . . . . we work with very private data and are only allowed to share that data with certain people. The data is state controlled with strict state guidelines as to whom can view it, what can be shared, etc. Each year we must re-certify that we understand this. Its taken VERY seriously. About six months ago I was asked by a customer to provide her with information about a very close relative of hers. That guidelines clear - only the individual can ask for and be given that information. That person must be standing in front of "me" with photo ID before I can give it out. I told the customer that I could not do that, but if her relative came in, I would be more than willing to share the info. The customer started crying and offering excuses as to why her relative could not get into our offices when we were open. I offered up several options - get Power of Attorney for that person, gave her a list of locations that were open on weekends or late into the night to give to her relative, as well as a few more. She continued to cry. My supervisor stepped in and gave her the info she wanted. Before she finished giving the info I reminded her (privately, not in front of the customer) that in doing so she was violating State Law and County employment guidelines. She said it was not an issue.
Per law if I witness this I must report it otherwise I could be held just as responsible. So I did report it. I heard nothing from the state - and didn't expect to. But she was recently called into her supervisors office with an HR person. Since then she's treated me differently. I wonder if she got a slap on the wrist and is now blaming me.
Recently my supervisor accused me of theft - $100 on one occasion specific date and several hundred more on other dates over the past "several weeks" (was not specific as to which date and how much on each date). It is cash theft she is accusing me of. I work a cash/check drawer - at the end of each day we are required to total our checks and cash then match that to the computer report of sales. I have never been more than a $1 here or there off in over 2 years. She did not contact HR, her supervisor, loss prevention or anyone else - just called me into her office and said that the money is missing on "several occasions". She allowed me to see a photo copy of a register receipt where she had checked off a $ amount and said that I put in $16 when it should have been $116. Please keep in mind that I probably sold at least $116 4-6 times that day as well as multiple $16 amounts. Both of those total's are VERY common. When we count down our drawers everything match - cash/check total and report total. The computer won't automatically calculate our final total for the reports - we must physically calculate that ourselves. The next morning she then calculates the grand total for all employees (again, the system won't automatically calculate that) and check against what has been turned in. She recounts the cash/check for everyone at once. If something is off she then goes back and checks each person's work individually.
The day in question I was there only part day in the morning and did about between $3k and $4k worth of work. The day prior I did about $8k. The day after I did $12k. I am part time and was only scheduled half day that day.
When someone is done with their report/cash out all of it is placed in a free standing safe without a timer. Its not locked during the say - stands open. Customers have NO access to it but other employee's do - there are 8 total employee's including the supervisor. We have a new employee for the past three months with multiple issues with her reports - small $ amounts. Each day there is a short/overage an email goes out from the supervisor saying which area is over/short and how much. Each of us sells in multiple areas each day - so the email might say XXX dept -$2 (in red) YYY area +2 (green) and ZZZ area balanced. At no time EVER did any email go out saying any department is short $100. At no time has any an email gone out where all departments added together been short more than $6 MAX. But suddenly over the past "several weeks" (her words) my drawer has been short $100 on more than one occasion. Two weeks ago I had my annual review and was rated "exceeding expectations" with no mention of any missing money at all.
I am a union employee - part share. I work for a county.
How do I protect myself? I already am going to quit. Either she feels I am actually a thief, she's out to get me on purpose with malicious intent, or someone is taking $$$ out of my drawer on a regular basis. In any case, none of it is good for me. It bothers me that she has not reported this huge loss to anyone above her - not her supervisor, HR, loss prevention, etc. No one. Just talked to me about it. I'm not the only person to notice it. So it makes me question her ethics as well (there are other issues with that as well). Either the money is truly missing and she's hiding that fact from the company (really bad for her) or there is no money missing and she's out to get me for some reason. Either way . . . I don't want to be accused for doing something I did not do.
Thoughts?
edit:
After reading more posts about people being accused of theft, it appears I'm pretty much screwed. She can do/say what she wants when she wants it with little or no recourse. My only option is to quit before I'm charged with theft and fired.
I want to add . . . . her daily deposits have not been short by anything more than a few $$ on the days she had already reported there was a shortage. So the missing $100 from a few days ago somehow either was found, she ponied up the cash herself, or was a complete fabrication. How do I know? The reports are kept in an unlocked cabinet that anyone can access at any time for any reason. They are accessed from time to time when a customer has a question/concern.
The one thing I didn't add - as I hoped it was not true but am worried it is . . . . we work with very private data and are only allowed to share that data with certain people. The data is state controlled with strict state guidelines as to whom can view it, what can be shared, etc. Each year we must re-certify that we understand this. Its taken VERY seriously. About six months ago I was asked by a customer to provide her with information about a very close relative of hers. That guidelines clear - only the individual can ask for and be given that information. That person must be standing in front of "me" with photo ID before I can give it out. I told the customer that I could not do that, but if her relative came in, I would be more than willing to share the info. The customer started crying and offering excuses as to why her relative could not get into our offices when we were open. I offered up several options - get Power of Attorney for that person, gave her a list of locations that were open on weekends or late into the night to give to her relative, as well as a few more. She continued to cry. My supervisor stepped in and gave her the info she wanted. Before she finished giving the info I reminded her (privately, not in front of the customer) that in doing so she was violating State Law and County employment guidelines. She said it was not an issue.
Per law if I witness this I must report it otherwise I could be held just as responsible. So I did report it. I heard nothing from the state - and didn't expect to. But she was recently called into her supervisors office with an HR person. Since then she's treated me differently. I wonder if she got a slap on the wrist and is now blaming me.
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