Several people at work, myself included, have noticed cash missing from our wallets/purses. The day that my money was stolen, I saw a co-worker messing with my purse. I know this person has had financial difficulties in the past. Should I approach her, or go to my boss?
2007-03-11 13:13:23 · 17 answers · asked by Kimberly 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Report incident to the HR department. Let HR deal with this issue. Good luck ;)
2007-03-11 13:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by C L 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you are comfortable with it, confront her. Tell her that you saw her in your purse the other day and was wondering why. What was she looking for. And say that you hate to accuse her of taking things, but that you were missing money that day and some other co-workers have mentioned that they are missing money. If she gets angry, go to your boss and take 1 or 2 co-workers with you. If she confuses, tell her that she needs to makes amends for this to everyone that she stole from on a one-to-one basis with each person. And then you can each take care of the situation personally as you each see fit. Either forgive her and forget it. Or have her pay you pay in a few weeks or months. Or help her out with office donations.
2007-03-11 16:20:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would definitely go to the boss, but only to say that money has gone missing from your purse and you need a secure place to keep it. They need to be aware that there is a dishonest person on the premise. Everyone should have at least one lockable drawer in their desk, and if they aren't already installed, I think a memo going around to the effect that they are going to be, due to a rash of thefts, would put the guilty party on notice that they are being watched!
What I can't figure out is how the person got cash from a wallet.. don't most men keep them in their pockets?
2007-03-14 19:21:55 · answer #3 · answered by endorable 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your boss! Sorry that person has had financial difficulty but that is no reason to steal from the people you work with. You need to report that person not only for your sake but for the sake of the others you work with. The least the person could have done was ask you to borrow some money. That was very rude of that person. You should have called that person out when they were messing with your stuff. That's your private belongings. No one but you has the right to get into your belongings. She is a threat to your work center. You boss is in charge of keeping your workplace safe for his employees. He could get in trouble for not noticing. I hope you resolve that problem, you will ultimately make your own decision.
2007-03-15 06:54:42 · answer #4 · answered by shootdraxxus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
familiar administration coverage is that the boss could seize the bartender red-exceeded doing the stealing. He can't only hearth or question the bartender in line with you and different co-workers' words affirming he's stealing. in case you actually favor to inform your boss this, flow ahead, yet enable him understand its only a "nameless tip" and he in no way were given this recommendations from you. As I stated above, there is no longer something he can do about it until eventually he in my opinion sees his worker stealing. regardless of the truth that in case you favor to stay quiet and enable it proceed... your boss will ultimately discover out on his own after he does the books and sees the quantity of beer lengthy gone would not mirror the quantity bought. The discrepancies can actual be traced again to the cashier/bartender operating that evening. this may be sufficient evidence on paper for the bartender to get fired fantastically if he's been doing this for some length of time. I seen some cafeteria cashiers fired for in various cases pocketing a $20 bill on a daily basis or 2 after the boss examined the cashiers' information and the food bought.
2016-12-01 20:44:49 · answer #5 · answered by sarro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't snitch to the boss unless you have to. Go to her, tell her she's a theif, and demand the money back. Also let your co workers know she's the one taking the money. If she isn't woman enough to say she's sorry and make a plan to pay you back, THEN tell the boss (since she left you no other choice!)
2007-03-11 16:31:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to your boss or human resources if your boss is not the type to ever DO anything to resolve issues. Anyone that steals will probably lie to your face when confronted so I'd avoid the thief.
I would at least call the non-emergency phone number of your local police department and ask them if you and your co-workers can file reports, preferably in front of the sticky fingered individual.
Best of luck to you!
2007-03-11 13:43:29 · answer #7 · answered by wwhrd 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would do nothing. Start keeping your purse in a locked drawer. You have no proof. If I saw someone messing with my purse I would have no problem speaking right up and asking them what they are looking for.
2007-03-12 01:25:39 · answer #8 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh. Hard one. First of all don't carry too much cash with you. Keep it in a concealed place in your desk. No. I would not approach her, but tell the boss, and see if they got it on security.
If you approach her she could get a 100% defensive.
2007-03-11 13:26:18 · answer #9 · answered by Born Valentine's Day 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that you need to approach her and try to get to the bottom of the situation and depending on how she receive you, you should report her to the boss.
2007-03-11 16:04:47 · answer #10 · answered by Dimples 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋