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Still think about what my old manager said after I messed up a cash drawer by $40
She pulled me aside and said 'I don't care about the money, I care that you tried to hide it' and I never apologized properly for lying about it, has anyone else had a boss call them out on something way bigger than the mistake itself?
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the_harper25d ago
Right, that hits hard because I had almost the same thing happen. I was short on a shipment at a warehouse job once, and I panicked and blamed it on the night crew. My boss pulls me into his office and just goes "I know you did it, and I don't care about the box. I care that you tried to throw someone else under the bus." Felt like a complete ass for weeks after that, didn't even think about the missing inventory anymore.
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victor77925d ago
Yeah, that's exactly the thing. For me, I had to just own it quick and apologize to the night crew guy directly, even though my boss already handled it. The guy just nodded and said "it happens" but I could tell he remembered. After that I just started triple checking my counts before signing off on anything, and never pointed a finger again unless I was absolutely sure it wasn't me. It's funny how one moment of panic can teach you more than a month of training ever will.
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allen.kai25d ago
The 40 dollar thing is brutal because it's never about the money. I had a boss once tell me straight up that trust is way harder to fix than a missing drawer. You can count cash again tomorrow but you can't uncross that line once you lie about it. That panic makes you do stupid stuff, and then you're stuck with that guilt longer than any paycheck mistake. It's wild how one bad choice in a moment sticks with you way past the actual problem.
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