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Today at work my boss discovered the equivilent of about 300 dollars missing. We watched the security footage and it looks like a friend I was chatting with stole the money. I feel responsible for the loss because I was not careful and allowed it to happen. I dont know what will they decide to do, I told them if it is indeed my fault I am willing to be responsible but please let me pay them in installments because I can't pay it all at once. I am so afraid they could decide to fire me because they might think I am too negligent.
I dont know what to do at this point... if I lose my job now then it could deal a serious blow for me because I am not prepared to have to find a new one yet...
What should I do?
I think since you are willing to take the blame they will go easy on you. I would. But these things happen and I am not so sure it was all your fault. Hmmm So sorry.
Let´s not forget that HE stole the money, not you. HE is the bad guy, not you. You should never have to pay for his crimes.
There is nothing more stressful than the thought of losing ones job. So take good care of yourself and don't get sick over this,
As Erik has said...YOU are not the bad guy here (Your offer to repay the loss was more than generous and hopefully a mega corporation would not even consider taking it). If they should decide to let you go that will just show that you have made a greater commitment to the employee/employer relationship than they have. Sometimes a life event (like divorce or job loss) can be a turning point to great and better things.
"For every door that closes, another opens"
Good Luck, Keep in Touch
Walter
The SOP in Taiwan regarding jobs involving money, be it banker, cashier, security guard transporting cash, or whatever, if you lose it then you have to pay. My boss told me I'd have to pay, he wanted me to pay it all at once but because he knows I live on a shoestring budget he lets me pay it in 2 installments instead. He said that if he calls the police then he'd have to inform the company and they might want me fired because that is the rule with them. I rather pay the money than to lose my job. I don't want to contest this further because if I complain to the labor department or whatever over this I will lose my job.
What a lousey rule
Keep calm at all costs. You are not the bad guy here. You should not have to pay. On the other hand you have a "friend" that knows that you were responsible for over seeing him and he stole? I think that freindship needs to be looked at seriously.
I think you need to inform your future ex-friend that they have him on video stealing the money, and that you intervened by agreeing to pay the funds to stop them from arresting him. Let him know that if he doesn't make good on the funds to you you will allow them to turn the video over to the police and have him arrested for the theft. Place the blame squarely where it belongs; on his shoulders.
i think its quite obvious that this "friend", isnt much of a friend at all, if hes willing to get you in that kinda trouble....and to be honest if that was me i would inform my "friend", that im now having to pay, and if he dosnt give the money back, then hell be using it to pay for his hospital bill...
I wish I could find this "friend" but I do not have his contact info. If I used the police I might find myself fired once the company finds out about this... they can fire me for being negligent.