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I used to work as a cashier, and I once got written up because I was $20 short when I counted down my drawer at the end of a busy 8 hour shift. They told me I'd
by ForHackernews 5y ago
I used to work as a cashier, and I once got written up because I was $20 short when I counted down my drawer at the end of a busy 8 hour shift. They told me I'd be fired if I was more than $10 off a second time.
- PakG1 5y agoThis type of management, but taken to the extreme. https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/23/22399721/uk-post-office-software-bug-criminal-convictions-overturned https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/23/22399721/uk-post-office-s... People need to stop jumping to negative conclusions.
- jessaustin 5y agoI thought this sort of arrangement was pretty common for cashiers? If punishment weren't draconian business would cease. People I've known who've worked in retail and didn't seem to care at all about shoplifting have been very attentive to the receipts matching the till. Of course this arrangement seems unfair; this may be a good argument for going cashless.
- jasonladuke0311 5y agoSimilar situation: cashier at work (now my wife) gives me cash back when I buy something; turns out two new $20s got stuck together. I didn't notice until later that night. I texted her to tell her she may have given me an extra $20 and if her drawer is short, I'll bring it back. Well she doesn't text me and gets written up for being $20 short. I bring the $20 the next day and explain the situation. The closing manager writes her up for being $20 over.