“Have you been wrongly accused of stealing and fired from your job at Little Caesars? Cameras were watching, but no proof was found. What’s your take? Any advice on how to handle this situation fairly and justly? #UnfairFiring #InnocentUntilProvenGuilty #WorkplaceConflict“
This was also in Texas.
Just get a new job brotha. Wouldn’t want to be around that even if it got resolved.
I think this is just a premeditated excuse for the employer to fire you, and it would be in your best interest to look for another job.
Employers can fire you for made up reasons. You don’t have a right to due process in this instance. It doesn’t matter that you’re innocent.
Same happened to a friend. Few hundred missing and they blamed her. Fired her. Little while later they find the missing money (in what I feel like was a super-obvious place to have at least checked beforehand). They apologized, offered her the gig back. She didn’t go back. Basically told them to get f-cked.
All I’m saying is that these things happen. And, that you’re not crazy. And, that feeling targeted isn’t an overreaction. And, that choosing not to go back if they offer you the gig back doesn’t make you stupid or ungrateful.
1> get a new job
2> keep contact with someone at the store. If someone else is suddenly fired for the same reason,…. Get a lawyer and sue the pants off manager and daughter for false accusation and defamation.
Bet the daughter lost the money. Also why does the manager have their kid working with them and why is their kid in the room when talking to employees about sensitive stuff?
I knew lil caesars was cheesy but danm…
Sounds shady. I wonder if another employee or possibly even the manager took it. Unless you’re just atrocious at basic math or left your drawer open/unattended.
Learn to use punctuation, it’ll help on your resume lol
Make sure you report them to the DoL if they had anu rule violations
It’s against the law for them to subtract cash shortages from your paycheck. It’s called “cost if doing business”. If they do subtract from you check report them to wage & hour in your state.
This same thing happened to my daughter, she would count the $ & it would balance, then mgr told her it was short. I reported to their corp office & found they knew the manager had been caught doing this multiple times.
Run & run fast from this job…🚩🚩🚩
“Boss, it wasn’t me who took that money. Look to see who else is using my register or look to management who is covering it up.”
Everyone was in your till. That should have been taking up with management. Did you not have keys to it?
This happened to me one time. I got fired over it. But it turned out it was the manager stealing the whole time. So that would be my 1st suspicion, the very people accusing you may be the culprits and they’re using you as a fall guy intentionally. The business owner apologized to me and rehired me, but it was deeply hurtful being accused of something I didn’t do.
There is money missing from your till. That doesn’t mean you took it.
As you noted, there are cameras on you all the time. Then, you take the till to your manager, who counts the money. As that’s not happening in front of you, and there’s money missing after you gave it to her, how do you think that money disappeared?
The point is that if you were doing it, they’d have pressed charges against you. She’s “letting you off” so she’s not exposed.
If the register is shared and more than one person has access, then they cannot hold *you* responsible for the shortage.
Retail 101: Never share cash registers. Always do a count at the end of your shift to cover your ass.
I worked for an auto parts store. It was while I was going to college. I worked the for about 3 months at the time and a customer came in to buy brakes. Rotors and pads I think it was like $150 or so. I sell him his stuff and I go on with my life. A week later my boss calls me into his office and has a video of me at the register qued up. I’m very confused…. He presses play, I see myself hand the brakes to the customer. The customer hands me $150 I take the money hold it for a second and hand it right back to him. I ( still to this day) have no recollection of what happened. I never steal from any job. I am very loyal and dedicated. I think that’s why I wasn’t fired. My boss knew I wasn’t like that and my genuine reaction helped me too.
Things happen. They already fired you…. Call HR. Call corporate. There are cameras. Sometimes a customer will claim we owe them money and they swear they gave me a 50$ and I only gave them change for a $20, I immediately call my manager and have her watch the tapes. They prove me right and I go on with life. If you didn’t actually take it, fight it. Even if you don’t plan on going back even if they proved you didn’t do it…. Duck the manager. Someone is stealing money and they threw you under the bus. Just be like
” I was recently let go and told it was due to me stealing $100. I did not do this, you can check cameras. If there is money missing, it’s not from me. You may want to look into the manager.”
Fuck them
They can fire you for no reason at all, but they have to have proof if they’re going to claim you stole the money. With other people using your register at time, they would need video/photo proof or a witness. With other people using the register, there is the possibility that someone else made a mistake. With no proof, they can’t garnish your wages for this shortfall at the register. If she deducts the money, turn her in. Apply for unemployment if you qualify, if they try to deny it, appeal it. Ask for a written statement as to the reason for your termination. If she write down stealing, ask for proof.