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writes:Recently i reported an employee for theft, it really sucked. I reported them jst before my holidays and i spoke to a manager and said they should keep an eye on so n so. After my holidays the management confirmed my suspicions but needed more proof. I told them what i thought was happening, the person involve was not processing single transactions and placing a paper clip or penny to one side for each pound they did not ring through. When it reach 5 or 10 pounds they would take a note from the till. Eventually it was myself who caught them red handed as they rolled a 10 pound note up and placed it in there pocket. I reported immediately to management who called the police. They found a 10 pound note rolled up in their pocket. Why do i feel so sick about it, they did something wrong and i took a day of work because of vomiting. My employers thank me but i told them just how sick i really felt and they said dont worry about it, i did the right thing Reply to this Question
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reader, Honeypie  + ♥, writes (4 January 2015):
 Been there, done that and it SUCKS! We had a really nice guy who would tend bar at the same club I did. We had separate registers (he was on one end of the bar I the other) and at the end of shift, HIS register NEVER came out right. He would not only hand out "free" shots to friends but he would skim the till as well. Since the bar was LONG and the club busy it was really HARD to keep an eye on him. I did tell my boss about the free shots, because those were easy to notice and he would grab bottles from MY end (we had digital counter on the bottles) which made MY end look messed up.
Anyways, security footage and my words got him caught. And I felt like crap, as the guy was really nice and fun to work with.
Doing the RIGHT thing doesn't always FEEL nice. But the alternative is that you LET this person keep stealing and escalate into WAY more then 10 pounds. Consider that the "thief" learned a VALUABLE lesson that day, STEALING is not OK.
Taking RESPONSIBILITY (like you did) can be hard. It CAN be unpleasant. But without rules and laws, where would we be?
You know, reading this brought up another event I remember. When I was in 5th grade, one of my friends and I went shopping for Christmas presents. She came from a pretty wealthy family and had maybe 3-4 times as much money with her to spend. She ended up stealing stuff, and when she showed me, I almost puked. Because HAD she gotten caught I would have been with her and who knows maybe they would think I stole too? I got up (we were having hot cocoa at a cafe) and just walk out of there. Left her sitting there. I SHOULD have told her to go put those things back, I didn't. After that we didn't remain friends. I couldn't look at her without remembering that SHE made ME an accomplice. But in the END WE both did something wrong. She stole, I didn't "report her" or make her take the stuff back. And I tell you, THAT didn't sit right with me for years.
YOU, DID the right thing.
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reader, anonymous, writes (4 January 2015): I think you could have told the employee that you are aware of his theft and ask him to stop. You could have given him a chance to put right what he was doing wrong. If he failed to do that, then report him. Maybe that's why you feel sick.
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reader, Lilly may +, writes (4 January 2015):
 Hi
What you did took courage , you did the right thing .You should be proud of yourself as you could hav easily kept quiet .Things will be sorted out and things will move on .Your not to be blamed for what the other person did they are responsible for themselves .when we do things out of our comfort zone it makes us feel uneasy . Give yourself time . well done !!
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reader, BrownWolf  +, writes (4 January 2015):
 Very simple...You have a good heart. You do not want to see others in trouble, and it makes you feel bad that you are the cause of that person's trouble.
Hear is the thing...Doing right is always hard. Doing the wrong thing is very easy.
I will change these words around a bit to explain...The road to doing wrong is wide and smooth...And there and many who travel that road. The road to doing right is rough,narrow, and full of hardships...and there and few that travel that road.
Personally... I would rather follow the road of right no matter hard narrow, rough, and how many hardships there is... Why??? Right is right, and wrong...is always wrong.
Be proud of yourself...Not matter what. :)
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