Bibble
Golden Member
I intern for a radio station. I spend a good chunk of my time at promotional events. One of my many jobs at these events is to take pictures (e.g. of people at our table, listeners with DJs, etc). Pictures are taken with a digital camera owned by the station. This past Saturday, my boss, a DJ, and I were at an event. My boss and I both took pictures.
On Monday, my boss asks me if I dropped the camera or something and was too afraid to tell her. I did not do anything that could have damaged the camera. She discovered that the camera wasn't working earlier in the day. I told her that the camera was working fine the entire time I was using it and nothing happened to it that would cause it to break.
Unfortunately, since she was the person in charge, her boss is forcing her to replace the camera. She has surrendered her own camera for now, but plans to buy a cheap one within the next few months. Her boss thinks I broke the camera and am not admitting it, but since they have no evidence (the DJ vouched for my innocence) she has to take responsibility by replacing the camera with her own money.
Note: this camera has taken a beating over the past 1.5 years. My boss says someone dropped it down a flight of stairs roughly 6 months ago, and she thinks this dislodged something, and that thing has finally come loose/snapped.
My boss is sure she did not sign anything saying that she is liable for damaged station property. Indeed, such an agreement would not make any sense when a ~$200 camera is the cheapest piece of equipment we work with.
Do you guys think she should be held responsible in this way? Our HR person is on vacation this week, so she can't go there.
On Monday, my boss asks me if I dropped the camera or something and was too afraid to tell her. I did not do anything that could have damaged the camera. She discovered that the camera wasn't working earlier in the day. I told her that the camera was working fine the entire time I was using it and nothing happened to it that would cause it to break.
Unfortunately, since she was the person in charge, her boss is forcing her to replace the camera. She has surrendered her own camera for now, but plans to buy a cheap one within the next few months. Her boss thinks I broke the camera and am not admitting it, but since they have no evidence (the DJ vouched for my innocence) she has to take responsibility by replacing the camera with her own money.
Note: this camera has taken a beating over the past 1.5 years. My boss says someone dropped it down a flight of stairs roughly 6 months ago, and she thinks this dislodged something, and that thing has finally come loose/snapped.
My boss is sure she did not sign anything saying that she is liable for damaged station property. Indeed, such an agreement would not make any sense when a ~$200 camera is the cheapest piece of equipment we work with.
Do you guys think she should be held responsible in this way? Our HR person is on vacation this week, so she can't go there.
