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I have done this before, and same as you i always thought i did a great job counting, after this i always double check the amount i gave back. Where i worked, my boss was super nice and said i've never had a problem like this before just to make sure i'm more careful and they covered the missing twenty. |
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Charles
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If you replace the $20 yourself, it will make you look guilty like you took it. I wouldn't do it. Of course, they can fire you for "mishandling" of cash. But, they can't accuse you of dishonesty unless they have concrete proof and formally charge you with stealing.
First thing, is never let anyone in your drawer, even the manager. Tell them you will not be responsible for any shortage if someone else gets in your drawer.
If you were handling new bills, it's possible that two $20 bills stuck together.
Another thing, never make change for anyone. There are ways to confuse you while you are trying to make change, and they can take advantage of you if you're not careful. |
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Trevor S
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That's a lot to be short. As a former restaurant manager, that only happened once that I can ever remember and it was theft. But there are a lot of little tricks out there and if a business is busy, it only takes a moment of losing concentration to make a mistake. Perhaps you forgot to charge someone that you became engaged with in conversation. That has almost happened to me on both sides -- as cashier and as customer.
I never charged any of my cashiers for their shortages. If shortages were a problem, those cashiers were moved to other positions.
Were you the only one to operate the cash drawer? If not, the store has sloppy cash handling procedures and all loses are the fault of management.
Also, management can be the guilty party. I've worked with managers that stole money from the drawer as well as the safe. Additionally, the manager can become distracted while counting the drawer and lose or misplace the money at that time. |
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rosie
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if its ur first time being short i dont think anything will happen, if its a big store it might cover if not they might deduct from ur paycheck?
but if u feel like they are cheating on you.. you should quit.. because these type of things will start to occur more often |
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jkurz2008
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Don't quit if this is the only time this has happened. And if you're usually right on, then they're not going to fire you. They'd fire you if they thought you were pulling "a fast one" all the time and this was just another problem.
Mistakes happen to the very best of us. This happened to me once when I was a teller at a bank. Don't let it get you down and redouble your efforts to give change accurately.
Do you really need to explain yourself? Are they asking for an explanation? Just say you don't know what happened but you must have accidentally given correct change. If they take it from your paycheck, then just say "ok, I understand" and keep working hard. This is not a good economy to be trying to find a job in. |
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Earl s
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In California it is illegal for the employer to withhold funds from your check without permission
but they may fire you for being a bad cashier
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david b
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Only when they hired an ex con who was stealing out of the register. Tell your boss so they can go over the books and make sure it isn't just a counting error. |
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Karina C
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hey! im a teller at a bank and for us its usually that we miscounted our cash at the end of the day, or didnt give correct change out...maybe u mis-keyed an item which lead to u being short...it happens...its a small amount so just b careful! |
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blackviper11
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No. Just get more money. |
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Reena
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You may be "written up" for having a cash shortage but they can under no circumstances make you pay for the "loss".
That is illegal. If they try, make sure they put it in writing... and then call the Labor Board and give them a copy of your "bill".
Such practices need to be stopped immediately. |
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badboy32
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yes |
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justme
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one time i was 27 dollars and some change short i think i may have lost a wic check or something bu also more than one person was always on our drawers like 3 people a day an i was very good on counting back change too i never knew what really happened but at my job they give 3 warnings like that before you ge a write up u dont have to pay it back |
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T
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No, more like a penny or two off but I never had money like that missing. Just expect people to be watching you more carefully and if it happens again you might just lose your job. |
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mouse111970
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sometimes my friend got fired for stealin 20bucks outta the drawer |
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Tom S
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If you have to cover the loss, then you should get to keep the difference next time the till registers less money than you actually have in the cash drawer. That's only fail. |
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Gourmet Flossie
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Most places will cover it and you may get some sort of a warning (verbal or written) if there is no explanation of where the money went too. Dont stress though, its a common thing and there is a chance maybe you gave x2 notes as change instead of one- we are all only human and make mistakes every now and then :) |
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