I almost quit my job tonight

Hello my friend. Sorry to hear that you are having such a difficult time at work. That sounds like it would be a pretty uncomfortable place to work when you have to deal with the separated couple and now this accusation. I think if someone accused me of stealing, I would tell them to shove it, but that it just me. If I have been put in difficult situations which I thought were not fair to me, then I have walked out in the past. This only happened to me twice and both jobs were one after the other and the first jobs I got when I first came to the Gold coast. It did not give me a very good impression of the local industry I can tell you! I hope it all works out for you.

There must be several people using the till so how come the boss reckons it's you? That's just wrong for him to accuse you and I'm sorry, but if you leave, it will look like his accusations are correct. Is he paying you award wages?

Maybe his way of weeding out the thief is to confront each of his staff individually and accuse each of stealing. It might not be that he's accusing you specifically, but that he's accusing everyone he sees as suspects. The worst thing for you to do now is quit. Once you quit, the real thief will keep his/her mitts out of the cash register for a while, giving your boss more reason to believe that you're the thief. Instead, you should convince your boss that he should fit a camera over the cash register in order to catch the real thief. Of course, this all depends on what's legally allowed in your country. Alternatively, to cover your own backside, wear a small discrete camera (eg. a pen-cam) during your work hours to ensure that your movements and interactions are recorded whilst you're at work. Be sure to capture your approach to, interaction with and walking away from the cash register. Start recording as you approach the restaurant to start your shift,capture the restaurant's calendar etc., and only turn off the cam after you've left. If any more money goes missing and you're accused, you can then show him your footage for the night the theft took place. It's easy to be accused, harder to prove your innocence.

I am sorry to hear about that Moon. I wouldn't like to be called a thief either. Maybe the boss is just upset because of his marital problems, however, that is no reason to take it out on his employees. I am glad that you have something to fall back on in the event that you need to quit. Hopefully things will be better when you go back to work.

Hi, Feel sorry to read about this bad incident happened to you. It is heart pain when being accused as a thief. Since you are not doing it,then tell your boss straightly for not being anyhow accused you. If he does not trust you at all,there is no point for you to work there,furthermore, you won't be happy to work there too. Now, the decision is at your hand. whether you want to quit this job or carry on with this job while looking for another better job.

if you are going to quit, he might think more that you really are the thief. so better back to work and prove him you didnt get the money. anyways the truth will be revealed sooner.

your boss is being ridiculous... he can't just accuse you of being a thief without any proof and you can actually sue him for defamation of character if his accusation turned out to be false... i will pursue this matter further if i were in your case and i won't let him off so easily... i also won't quit from my job because by quitting you are just confirming that his accusation is true and you feel guilty... even if you want to quit, please quit after you clear up your name and take action against your boss... good luck... take care and have a nice day...

Wow, sounds very dramatical. I inform such people, that if they don't want me to talk about it, they shouldn't tell me about it. Also, were I accused of stealing, I would just walk right out, that is one of the worst things someone could accuse me of. Depending on who accused me, if it was the boss, I would say, you should install low light, High res Cameras if you are worried about, oh and its been great working with you, have a nice life. That is just me mind you. I would set up a meeting with my Boss, and discuss how I felt about the situation, and inform him if it doesn't improve, I wouldn't be able to continue working for him. Sincerely and With Appreciation.

It seems that you are in the middle of a personal problem. It´s no longer only a job. I could not work in a place where they call me a thief. Besides, to say that, you must ask them to show PROOF. I´m sure that you will have a better job as a waitress at another restaurant. Take care!

it's a difficult situation, I'd say look for another job first if you really wanna quit... that way you won't have regrets... nywz, they're not worth keeping for... hope everything works out fine for you moonchild