I was cleaning out the checkstands and found .95 in the catcher thing that catches debris and spare change. It hasn't been cleaned for a while, so that's why the change was there. I snatched up the change and decided to use it to buy myself a donut on my break. Well after my break I was called to managements office and 'suspended until further notice.' Really? For .95 measily cents? What kind of inbred retard reports someone for .95 cents?!? How do I go about fighting this? It's not stealing because I did not leave the store with it. It went back into the store. The suspension is invalid IMO.
You have been "suspended pending termination" more than likely. It is better than being escorted out of the building by police in handcuffs.
So, how many people did you tell about your 95 cent score? Which one threw you under the bus?
If you signed a write-up, the union can't help you. If you already admitted you took the money. The union probably can't help you. Unless you say you were diabetic and needed sugar and were clearly out of your right mind. I don't think that will work but you can try.
Never steal from an employer. Especially in retail. You never know who is watching.
I was conditioning one night and found a $5 with a note taped to some cake mix. It said "congratulations, this is a gift for you". Gas was $4.50 a gallon at the time. I turned it into customer service because I didn't need it that badly.
Let me help you do some critical thinking so you understand why it is stealing:
You say,"It's not stealing because I did not leave the store with it. It went back into the store."
The truth of the matter is: You found money that wasn't yours. You spent it on the doughnut. You ate the doughnut. After your shift, the doughnut in your stomach will be part of a turd. When you go home, the turd will be with you until you deposit it somewhere. The money went where ever the turd ends up. Theft by Conversion?
How is taking money that doesn't belong to you not stealing? Even if it's a penny. If it's not yours, you can't use it. It's a principle. If a coworker took that money out of your pocket and bought himself something, would that be ok with you? It speaks about your character, and nobody likes thieves.
You have been "suspended pending termination" more than likely. It is better than being escorted out of the building by police in handcuffs.
So, how many people did you tell about your 95 cent score? Which one threw you under the bus?
If you signed a write-up, the union can't help you. If you already admitted you took the money. The union probably can't help you. Unless you say you were diabetic and needed sugar and were clearly out of your right mind. I don't think that will work but you can try.
Never steal from an employer. Especially in retail. You never know who is watching.
I was conditioning one night and found a $5 with a note taped to some cake mix. It said "congratulations, this is a gift for you". Gas was $4.50 a gallon at the time. I turned it into customer service because I didn't need it that badly.
Let me help you do some critical thinking so you understand why it is stealing:
You say,"It's not stealing because I did not leave the store with it. It went back into the store."
The truth of the matter is: You found money that wasn't yours. You spent it on the doughnut. You ate the doughnut. After your shift, the doughnut in your stomach will be part of a turd. When you go home, the turd will be with you until you deposit it somewhere. The money went where ever the turd ends up. Theft by Conversion?
That last part made me laugh!! And yes the turd leaves the store with you because it takes 8-10 hours for food to digest.
also, you used "store funds" to make a personal purchase. Stealing is stealing. EVEN A PENNY. Suspended until further notice? That means 2 things: termination or suspended indefinaty. If it's the second one, they "fired" you without firing you. They also screwed up your chance of unemployment.
OP here. Kroger does NOT need every nickle and dime turned in. They make plenty of money. So what does it matter if I keep spare change or not? As long as I am not going into the register to take it, there should be no problem.
Even ONE PENNY is to be turned in. Is it really worth loosing yourjob for .$95 cents? Because that CAN and WILL happen. And if you try to get a new job, what will potential employers think if they see 'terminated for $.95 change'
That would red flag going off for me if I was your potential employer. If you found (stole) $.95 what's to say you won't steal a higher amount?
If by some chance the customer could come back and log it. I found a $20 bill down an aisle as I was leaving. No cameras or customerd around mind you. I still turned it in to customer service just in case. Taking that money could get me fired.
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I found $50.00 cash in another kroger I was at. (Not working. On my off day) that $50 got deposited straight into my bank account. (If it's in another kroger, then I'm keeping the cash)
