If I was wrongfully accused of taking money from my employer(a grocery store) should I quit?

Question

I was accused of taking money from my employer, which is a grocery store. I was wondering if I should up and quit. I have never stolen anything in my life and I get very offended if someone accuses me of such things. I also wasn't the only person responsible for the money either. So was my boss and a few other people. My boss blames me. They said we aren't accusing you of stealing but you were responsible for the money and its missing. Which sounds alot like accusing to me. I am planing to go into law enforcement so I couldn't get a hit on my record like that. I was afraid that if I quit it would be like admiting guilt. So should I quit?

Answer 1

You need to make sure that this guy doesn't give you a bad reference when you leave, so you can get another job. If he really thought you were staling, he wouldn't let you stay. If you can afford it, you should consult with an attorney. For real!

Answer 2

Don't quit! You boss will just smugly think that he must have been right. You might try asking your boss if he would be willing to arrange a meeting where you and the others who were responsible for the money could get together. Then talk one at a time. Don't accuse any of the others. Just tell the truth. Watch the body language of the others. For example, if someone is not telling the truth, he looks up and to the right. That is what people do when they are lying. You might take a look at NLP (Neurolinguistic Program) sites. Some of them give thumb nail ways of telling when some one isn't telling the truth. If you suspect someone, look for inconsistencies in his story. But don't accuse him at the meeting. Go to your boss and outline what you have observed in a non accusatory way. But whatever you do, don't let the bad guys win this one!

Answer 3

Maybe you should quite because your boss doesn’t sound very nice. Rather get a new job with no vibes. If you quite just give them a letter way you quite and let them understand. Everytime you go to work your gonna feel guilty. Next time if you get a responsibility like that make sure you keep a good eye on it. Did you took on the people that helped you look after the money, don't keep quiet. Think of the pros and cons before you quite.

Answer 4

I was working at a store when this girl got charged with 7 counts of theft. You must not leave your till at all, keep it locked if you have to leave it. We had to have our Supervisors initial our money all the time.

When did the money go missing? If there is proof that you did not take it. I believe it is innocent until proven guily. It makes it very bad for the moral when stealing is going on in a grocery store.

Don't accept help from people at all to be near your cash, this is from any employee in the store. This one girl did something wrong on a visa card than it came from my paycheque costing me $90.00, that was a whole week-end of work for me.

This is a tough situation to be in, after we handed our cash back to the shift supervisor our jobs were done.

If you are not charged, there is no proof that you are stealing. Your boss looks like he choose his words carefully, although you might have found it very offensive.

My boss was the Tasmanian Devil Witch and she tormented me with harrassment. I got a call from school about this meeting, my shift supervisor was there and we both verified that I was maybe out by $2.00 on my shift. My Supervisor had initialled my till receipts and cash.

Plant a hidden camera by your till privately to see if you can catch any type of activity going on. Since all tills are now computerized somehow you should be able to hook up a hidden camera without anyone knowing. Maybe it is your Boss or a Supervisor or someone who has an extra set of till keys.

Does your workplace have a high turn over in Staff? Mayhe some previous employees had taken the fall for someone who is still there.

Answer 5

This is a rather complex issue in that there are several ways to look at it.
First of all, there is no formal accusation against you. While there is innuendo that besmirches your character, one can assume that if they had proof they would have initiated criminal proceedings against you.
Secondly, if you do go into law enforcement you will learn about the concept called"chain of custody" which is elemental to establishing proof. In the case that concerns you they would have difficulty prosecuting you because the money went through several sets of hands and therefore the chain of custody of that money is such that several people had the oppurtunity to steal it.
In my opinion your boss is irresponsible in two ways:
I have worked in retail myself and the cash management was such that the chain of custody could be established. Your boss could implement measures that would ensure that one one person uses a particular cash register and seals the deposit from it. He seems to have failed to do so, instead alienating employees by making irresponsible unprovable accusations.
As for quitting or not, only you can decide. I had a similar type of situation and I eventually quit because I didn't want to work for someone who didn't trust me.

Answer 6

Don't quit. But let your boss know that you want to make sure the money that's supposed to be there, is. Count your drawer before you start using it. If there's supposed to be $200.00 in it, then make sure there is. Also, tell your boss that other than you or he/she, no one else can use the drawer if you are accountable for it. This puts the ball back in their court and keeps you clean. Too many hands in the cookie jar and it becomes empty.

Answer 7

Unless they can prove that you stole the money, they can do nothing like press charges. All they can do is fire you. I wouldn't quit. I'd stick it out and at the worst, you'll be fired and won't have to worry about quitting. Also, quitting could look shady. If you did nothing wrong, stay put and stick to your story.

Once at Wendy's, the cashier kept my change of over $10 and because they couldn't prove that she did so, the cops told me to just leave.

You're fine!

Answer 8

initially i think sorry for you that's needed keep at a commissary. Commissaries and PX's suck like no longer something i have ever considered suck in the previous. the most i have ever spent at a food market is about $2 hundred bux. i do not use coupons as a lot as I ought to yet with the monetary gadget the way it really is i imagine i am going to initiate.

Answer 9

I would stay and stand my ground. In my opinion quitting would look as if you had done something wrong. In the end you will be the bigger person, for holding your head high and going on with you job in a professional manner

Answer 10

No! if you do your employer will think your guilty an running, But if he doesn't trust you, maybe you should look for another job