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Will she be fired?
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She might have been getting the Mega Bus from London to Edinburgh or something like that!0
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£8 is a lot of money to not have on your person for a bus fare. That to me takes it beyond the realm of reasonable excuse and into incompetence/mismanagement.:heartsmil When you find people who not only tolerate your quirks but celebrate them with glad cries of "Me too!" be sure to cherish them. Because these weirdos are your true family.0
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nope as she was going to put the money back the next day so that's a mega trip to get to work, don't you think.dandelionclock30 wrote: »She might have been getting the Mega Bus from London to Edinburgh or something like that!0 -
CKhalvashi wrote: »Legally, she’s stolen nothing. The money was supposed to be in her possession, and it was. It was technically a short-term conditional gift (I have our Head of Legal with me now)
I do appreciate that this is a stressful time for her, especially working in a ‘position of responsibility’, however the correct thing to do (hindsight is a wonderful thing!) is to speak to a colleague to see if she could borrow money. There’s a taxi account with us for that reason, with money to be paid cash day after wages paid, however I understand that not al companies work like that.
Best of luck for her, however I do not see how something that was not officially work-related can be brought into work. We run a lottery syndicate, and what happens with that is none of my business, however I do check the 40-ish lines we pay each week for personal reference, as we play online (goes through a separate current account that belongs to my PA), but certainly know that I can’t bring disciplinary action on the result of this, as it’s out of the scope of work.
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But could it still be classed as that once it left her hands and replaced with the travel ticket?It's better to regret something I did do than to regret something that I didn’t. :EasterBun0 -
The OP's friend might have got a bus and a tram/train so the £8 to me is justified to get home.
I just had a thought, they might ask her why she didn't buy a return ticket and when she says she never had enough they might say then how was she intending to get home.
Oh crumbs .....It's better to regret something I did do than to regret something that I didn’t. :EasterBun0 -
Well it might have been £3.00 for bus fare and a fiver for cigs, but she just said bus fare because it sounded better.0
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For those questionning the bus fare business, it was £3.50 each way return home and back in the morn, took a tenner and put £2 back that she had. My friend doesn't smoke fyi. Thanks again for all advice x0
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So if she needed money to get back into work the next day how was she going to get home that night?kitkatt1982 wrote: »For those questionning the bus fare business, it was £3.50 each way return home and back in the morn, took a tenner and put £2 back that she had. My friend doesn't smoke fyi. Thanks again for all advice x0 -
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