Ok so i made a mistake and need advice!!!!!!!!!!?

Question

I work at this part time job where i have my own schedule and can leave and go to work whenever i want, and my boss doesn't keep track of my hours. Lately, i've been really selfish and took advantage of him never counting my hours, so i put down hours on my time sheet that i never worked and basically have been stealing hours. So now this week, i skipped a day and put down hours for that day and one of my co-workers told my boss that she didn't see me at work, now im afraid that my boss is going to get suspicious and start asking other co-workers if they saw me there, although they don't really pay too much attention since im practically invisible to everyone else, im afraid that someone might notice i didn't work. What should i do to avoid getting fired, or what should i say to my boss if he questions me about this next time i go to work??? And yes, i already know what i did was wrong, and has already been done so there is nothing that can take it back....ANy good advice??

Answer 1

Tell the truth. Come clean about the whole thing. If he will let you, work and make up the time that you stole by doing the work without getting paid for it. If he shows you the door, act like an adult, and apologize, and don't make a scene as you leave. If he calls the police, take that like an adult as well. You know what you did is wrong. The challenge now is taking whatever comes your way like a responsible adult.

Best of luck to you.

Answer 2

Give the time back. Work extra for awhile, until it is paid back. If boss catches you, tell him yes, you did take the day off, you had a problem and needed to be somewhere else, but you have paid the time back.
Keep a log with your exact hours on it, and be ready to show it to him. Hopefully, this will get you a slap on the wrist, and a warning to not do it again. And you may be punching a time clock soon, the boss may be smart enough to figure out if you did it, everyone else is, too. .
If you lie, and get caught, you will probably get fired.
And if he asks if you knew you were doing wrong, tell him what you like," no, I thought it was OK to just make up the time, or yes, I thought you might think it was wrong, that is why I am making up the time." Or even, "I saw others do it, and thought it was OK" but be prepared to tattle on your co-workers if you do that. If you choose option 1, better practice in a mirror, so you get it right when you talk to the boss.
We used to have the honor system at work, we signed a book. Everybody cheated at one time or another, either by a minute or two, or more. We were punching a time clock, soon after it was discovered that people left 30 minutes, or more, early. And how many people were sneaking in late.

Answer 3

You need to come clean with your boss as quickly as possible, and ask for forgiveness. Ask if there is anyway you could work for free to make up the time you stole from your employer. Tell him you didn't realize how out of control it had gotten, and that you realize it was wrong, and you realize that this affects not only the company, but also the attitudes of your co-workers - and you are sorry.

This could go three ways for you -

1. You may get fired - if company policy is pretty clearcut about this.
2. You may get a written reprimand. (which can affect future raises, etc.)
3. He might let you make the time up by working for free.

I will tell you right now - he can't afford to let it go - because if you have one co-worker noticing your misconduct - there are others that have noticed it too. And they will be watching to see how your boss handles this situation. If he does nothing - it could have a snowball effect - others will think if you do it- then I can do it too. If he comes down harshly - they will realize that they better shape up themselves.

So basically - you are screwed - unless you just go in and confess and ask for mercy, and try to make restitution with your hours. I wish you luck!

Answer 4

To just come out and tell your boss like how I have seen suggested here is about the stupidest thing I've ever heard. 1st, cut back on doing this at all for the next 6 months at least. But if you ever end up doing it again like in a year or 2 from now never, NEVER, put yourself down for a whole friggin day that you didn't even show up for! That's just plain idiotic! Just know if you get fired you deserve it, not for taking the man, but for doing it so absurdly. 'Till then you "simply made a mistake with your computation", apologise and "make sure it will not happen again", "sir". Stick with your story and simply accept whatevers ends up coming to you from there. Good luck :)

Answer 5

The only reason you are feeling bad about this is because you think you got caught, and that is sad. If your boss questions you, you should tell the truth. I'm sorry but I think either way you are going to get terminated AND because you willfully and wantonly disregarded your employer's interests by lying about your hours you will not be eligible for unemployment benefits. Your best bet is to learn from this experience and be more honest. If you lie about 15 minutes on a time card, that's one thing. But putting down that you worked on a day where you weren't there at all? That's way over the top.

Answer 6

come clean to ur boss. if u already lied about the hours, then ur boss is gonna find out eventually anyway. and the boss'll be a LOT more mad if s/he finds out u didn't even apologize for it. If s/he starts questioning u, just say, "I am really sorry and I made a bad mistake." Give ur boss back the $$$ from the hrs u didn't work. make sure s/he knows how remorseful u r. if u r fired, don't fight the boss on it--u deserve it. and if u do get fired, at least u'll have ur dignity.

Answer 7

Talk to your boss immediately and tell him what you did. Ask for forgiveness, offer to make up the hours that you stole and never do it again. You might get fired over this, but getting fired with a clean conscience is much better than having this on your conscience.

Answer 8

Sorry, this sounds like a toughy. If you need to keep this job for financial reasons you need to make it right. You need to understand that when you steal from your boss, even if it is time, you are stealing from the company and that effects your future raises, benefits, etc. The time that you are unproductive in your job when you are being paid to do so is a loss to the business you work for. If you chose not to fess up spend the rest of your time being a great employee and doing your best to make yourself a valuable asset in your company.

Answer 9

Errare humanum est. It is human to err.

That you have realized the wrong in your ways is good.

For, now, you can correct your wrongs.

"Return" what you had "stolen" and salve your conscience. Make good the hours that you had not work, but billed for by working for them and not billing them.

Volunteer your error with your Boss, who seems to be a very good and trusting man and tell him what you'd done, both wrong and how you'd corrected it.

Promise him that this will never happen again; because, now, you have seen the error of your past ways.

I am sure he will forgive you, having heard that you have made good what you'd wronged and done your penance for the sin.

May God Bless you.

Pax vobiscum, Pax Dominic.

Answer 10

Go in to your boss and fess up. Tell him what you did, you're sorry, you know it was wrong. Don't offer any excuses- just tell him how many hours you owe and ask him how he would like you to make them up (just don't ask IF he would like you to make them up). If you have enough character to do that and if he's a good manager he will trust you even more than he did before and you can turn this into a positive. Good Luck!