Grrr. . .should I interfere in a loved one's problem here?

[episodic]

A person I love (and am related to) is an office manager at a place that deals with cash. She's been there for years. Recently, in the last year, there were management changes. Since then money keeps coming up missing, and her made to feel to blame for it.

Recently, during a changeout (getting change for hundreds), the money was sent to the bank by the supervisor. When it left there was a certain amount she told him was there. The person did not count it. After arriving at the bank, they claim they were a 100$ short. The person I'm related to gets real upset and emotional and takes 100$ out of what she got paid that day and gave it to the guy - and the person took it!


This person I care for said the person in charge is supposed to count the money BEFORE leaving the office for a bank trip. Evidently, they didn't. When they came back they made it out like 'someone's head was gonna roll'. . .

My thing is, I KNOW this person does not steal. Lord knows they barely make it as it, and never have any extra money.

Management changed - they could as easily be taking it as her as some of the 'lower managers are barely out of high school themselves (mid-twenties no degree, etc).

I want to go and get her money back for her or be someone there that can talk for her without her getting so emotional, as she is very much insitant that she isn't a thief and she is scared to death of loosing her job. In the area it is hard to get work.

Should I get involved. I can see all of the logic here that the supervisors should be counting back cash and verifying counts, etc.

This isn't the first time this happened.

 

[HN]

is there an HR department? they need to handle this, not someone from outside of the office.

 

[episodic]

Originally posted by: HN
is there an HR department? they need to handle this, not someone from outside of the office.

Unfortuantly this is a local kinda thing with 'no HR' etc. . .

 

[Baked]

If the person who takes the money doesn't count it, at least have him/her sign a form that indicates he/she took said amount of money. Your relative need paper trails to proof she's innocent. She shouldn't have taken money out of her own pocket to cover the missing money. That's like admitting she stole the money.

 

[episodic]

Thats what I'm saying baked. I don't think this place has good policies in place. I've worked with money before.

Yea, she took the money out of hers. She was emo after the manager 'was upset'. . .

 

[wheresmybacon]

She can't keep paying out of her own pocket for someone else being a thief. That's not right.

She can either keep her mouth shut and document each instance of the money not being counted by the sup, or jump the chain of command and rat out whoever the supervisor is that isn't counting the money.

Talk about a sh!tty situation.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: episodic
A person I love (and am related to) is an office manager at a place that deals with cash. She's been there for years. Recently, in the last year, there were management changes. Since then money keeps coming up missing, and her made to feel to blame for it.

Recently, during a changeout (getting change for hundreds), the money was sent to the bank by the supervisor. When it left there was a certain amount she told him was there. The person did not count it. After arriving at the bank, they claim they were a 100$ short. The person I'm related to gets real upset and emotional and takes 100$ out of what she got paid that day and gave it to the guy - and the person took it!


This person I care for said the person in charge is supposed to count the money BEFORE leaving the office for a bank trip. Evidently, they didn't. When they came back they made it out like 'someone's head was gonna roll'. . .

My thing is, I KNOW this person does not steal. Lord knows they barely make it as it, and never have any extra money.

Management changed - they could as easily be taking it as her as some of the 'lower managers are barely out of high school themselves (mid-twenties no degree, etc).

I want to go and get her money back for her or be someone there that can talk for her without her getting so emotional, as she is very much insitant that she isn't a thief and she is scared to death of loosing her job. In the area it is hard to get work.

Should I get involved. I can see all of the logic here that the supervisors should be counting back cash and verifying counts, etc.

This isn't the first time this happened.

Wait, I'm confused. Did your relative give $100 to cover the missing $100? Or did she give the $100 to the guy who didn't count the money. You make it sound like the supervisor person just took the $100 from your relative as his own.

 

[shilala]

Ya. Time to clean house.