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I mean, from the perspective of the manager, you really don't want an employee who's going to run out of the store to return an amount of money that won't matte
by kemayo 3y ago
I mean, from the perspective of the manager, you really don't want an employee who's going to run out of the store to return an amount of money that won't matter to the customer. One can understand a peculiar value system, and also think that the conclusions it reaches are bad for your situation. (See also: "it's okay to take money from the cash register if I need it".)
I also think that going from that question to them stealing your wages can only be fairly analogized if it's a similarly insignificant amount. Is it wage theft if they underpay me by $0.02? Yes. Does it really matter? Not to me.
- yvan-eht-nioj 3y agoI suppose it depends if you believe in principle over pragmatism. Personally, for me the amount is irrelevant; action and intent is what matters, so in some contexts $0.02 would absolutely matter to me.
- lmm 3y agoIf getting on with your job when a customer has left $0.02 on the counter would be such a severe violation of your principles, you're likely unsuitable for jobs.
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- yvan-eht-nioj 3y agoThe question is hypothetical rather than practical, and in many roles (civil service, accountancy, law) demonstrated principles are a fundamental requirement. The premise of the manager's hypothetical question was to determine whether someone is dishonest, which is flawed.
- AndrewKemendo 3y agoAs someone who has hired 100+ people over the years, I’m choosing the principled person over the unprincipled one every single time
- lupire 3y agoI hire people with reasonable principles. Understanding transaction costs and personal responsibility is a principle. Rigid, extreme fundamentalists with over-simplified principles are not good employees.
- rendaw 3y agoI'm guessing the only choices were "run after them" and "steal it"
- kemayo 3y agoIt's been quite a long time (like, 20 years), but I think the choices were something like "take it for yourself", "put it in the register", "leave it on the counter", and "chase the customer down".
- johnnyanmac 3y agoI mean, that's why the tests are BS. The real answer for 2 cents is maybe a quick "sir your change" but otherwise nothing. But some HR filters expect you to brown nose and act like you'll move heaven and earth to give maximum QoL to a McDonandls customer taking To-Go. >Is it wage theft if they underpay me by $0.02? Yes. Does it really matter? Not to me. well: being pedantic, 2 cents an hour done constantly adds up to $40 a year. If we're talking minimum wage, every dollar counts. That's part of the issue, a lot of wage theft happens to those who need it the most. But they also tend to be the most exploitable.