Suspended from work, and I'm innocent.

relic

I haven't got much to add, but it's nice to see similar work places are very much the same.

My partner worked at the local WMC for a few months, what a ridiculous place that was. One of the many hilarious things they did, was if the tills were down, the staff on that night would have to pay for it. Till was down by £40 one night (they had no electronic system, and no way of actually confirming it) and only my partner and another girl was on. So my partner paid £20, which when you are working only 4 and a half hours, is pretty much your whole pay. Needless to say, I went down and had a few words the next day and they paid it back, but they literally took the !!!! with anyone they thought they could get away with.

The whole environment was very clicky, if you weren't friends with someone, they would tell the commitee, that would cause problems and so on. I think they need to really look at the way they work, seem to be from a different planet to other employers (as well as being mostly drunken idiots).

bendix

I'm struggling to understand how the OP's son could take his tips before leaving work, jump in the car with his mum, and then - presumably minutes later - forget that he has taken his tips.

I'm sorry, but that is highly suspicious to me, and I'd want to know the real reason he was heading back to his place of work.

relic

bendix wrote: »

I'm struggling to understand how the OP's son could take his tips before leaving work, jump in the car with his mum, and then - presumably minutes later - forget that he has taken his tips.

I'm sorry, but that is highly suspicious to me, and I'd want to know the real reason he was heading back to his place of work.

How is it? I often do things at work that I don't even think about, then 10 minutes later have to go back to check i've done them, it's just habit.

Even if that wasn't the case, why would he go back with his mum, see the lights were on, then go in? That's like me waiting outside somebodies house, where they have gone on holiday, and waiting for them to return off their holidays to then go and try the door.

bendix

relic wrote: »

How is it? I often do things at work that I don't even think about, then 10 minutes later have to go back to check i've done them, it's just habit.

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Yes, but this involves an active act (putting money in your pocket) which could have been checked in the car. I don't know about you, but if I was wondering if I had picked up my tips, the first thing I would do is check all my pockets. It's not rocket science is it?

No, sorry, but this is rather fishy to me.

cbrown372

Booie wrote: »

Thankyou Larry, Actually it does, we tried looking for what the lawsays about staff drinking, and all we could find were questions others has asked, which were answered with results like....
Its not against the law to let them drink, but not advisable to let them drink, as drinking impairs decisions.
or
No law to say that staff cant drink, but it cant be good for health and safety.
Does anyone know of any sites where I can find information about this, As the drinking, and other related incidents pertaining to the boss' outburst surrounding being drunk whilst on duty and in the bar will more than likely come up and it would be good to have some written proof if it does.

does your son not have his personal license? if so he shouldn't have served anyone who is already drunk boss or not, pint of water is all that you are allowed to serve someone who is drunk

SarEl

relic wrote: »

How is it? I often do things at work that I don't even think about, then 10 minutes later have to go back to check i've done them...
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Only at work? I can't count the number of times I have put something exactly where I know it is, looked there, it isn't there, spent hours searching for it, and when I have given up, found it exactly where I thought it was. I think I have gremlins

Booie_2

bendix wrote: »

I'm struggling to understand how the OP's son could take his tips before leaving work, jump in the car with his mum, and then - presumably minutes later - forget that he has taken his tips.

I'm sorry, but that is highly suspicious to me, and I'd want to know the real reason he was heading back to his place of work.

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I can understand your doubt, if I can just explain the situation on that day, Everyone in the bar at 5.50 was drunk, staff, customers, the boss and his wife, My son had been bombarded with plea's to go for drink, including one of the girls saying his name slowly, hugging him, saying pleeeeeeeeease come, (while he is trying to get bar ready for the next shift, he was the only one doing it, a job usually done by 2,) then when that didn't work, he had insults thrown at him for being boring, a party pooper, the boss jeering, awww he wants to be with his mummy, (he had only moved home the day before, as altho ashamed to admit it, I need looking after, so he had lots to do, plus I was cooking-that dont happen often-lol) All my son wanted to do was get out the drunks, and get home.
Like i said earlier, he always puts his tips in his jacket, not in his trouser pocket, and because he wasn't drinking, (and also was day 2 of not smoking,) he'd got in tips £7. (a very good day) which had been changed from £1 coins to a £5 note and £2 coin. He doesn't remember putting them in his trouser pocket and he did feel the outside of his pocket before we went back, which was honestly 2-3 minutes max, he honestly dint think they were there. The reason it was so important that he had them, was because that money was the difference between walking into work to collect wages next day, 6 miles now he's moved home, or getting a bus.
Even now he doesn't remember putting them in his pocket, because so much was going on, he was the only sensible one in a manic situation.
It may look sus to you, but I raised a good law abiding boy, But if i was gonna raise a criminal, I would have raised him smarter than to go back 2-3 mins after leaving, to have cracked a window which is not connected to alarms, not gone near the cctv, and not have put a key in the door when he saw the lights on, or the shadow of his boss.

Booie_2

cbrown372 wrote: »

does your son not have his personal license? if so he shouldn't have served anyone who is already drunk boss or not, pint of water is all that you are allowed to serve someone who is drunk

No, he doesn't.

relic

SarEl wrote: »

Only at work? I can't count the number of times I have put something exactly where I know it is, looked there, it isn't there, spent hours searching for it, and when I have given up, found it exactly where I thought it was. I think I have gremlins

Don't get me started about what I do at home, must check i've locked the door about 5 times before i'll go up to bed every night!

relic

bendix wrote: »

Yes, but this involves an active act (putting money in your pocket) which could have been checked in the car. I don't know about you, but if I was wondering if I had picked up my tips, the first thing I would do is check all my pockets. It's not rocket science is it?

No, sorry, but this is rather fishy to me.

What isn't an active act?

Yes, perhaps he should have checked all his pockets first, but if you're sat down in a car, and already have keys in his pocket, perhaps he couldn't feel it in that position.

Hardly rocket science, but the whole scenario you have brought up isn't either. I suggest you never go to a murder mystery night, you won't do very well.