Catching Someone With Their Fingers In The Till

[classic33]

Is there a better way of wording you caught your manager with their fingers in the till?

 

[jhawk]

Is there a better way of wording you caught your manager with their fingers in the till?

:"I caught my manager being a thieving b@stard."?

 

[Gravity Aided]

I dunno. When I was a manager, I was also responsible to the company accountant for the general day to day bookkeeping, which I usually did myself. I might refer you to the phrase " fiscal irregularities", or some such. Seems so much more genteel a term. But "Thieving B@stard" also has its charms.

 

[classic33]

:"I caught my manager being a thieving b@stard."?

That's who I caught, along with the assistant manager(gambling habit). Between them they controlled the day to day books. When I found out I simply refused to countersign anything to do with the days takings. Made it awkward for them, and they in return made it awkward for me at work. Got to the stage where I was using a separate pen, lighter blue, if I'd anything to fill out. "My signature" when it appeared in any different colour could then be proved not to be mine.

Much as I'd like to use the wording above, I don't think it'd go down too well.

 

[Smurfy]

I think Gravity Aided's suggestion is the best, or maybe 'accounting irregularities'.

My mate used to work at an airport food outlet where several senior staff were doing this. Even at manager and assistant manager level, the pay in these kinds of jobs isn't that great, so in a job where cash handling is routine, it's easy to significantly boost pay by taking a few large notes a day. At a lower level (i.e. my mate), the workers used to barter with other food outlets (e.g. some cookies for a big mac).

 

[biggs682]

i bet it happens loads

 

[LocalLad]

"Hands in the till" is one of those phrases that sort of hides the truth...makes it sound jovial. I prefer "stealing"

 

[Tin Pot]

If the organisation is big enough you should have a different directorate to report such irregularities into.

Well done, by the way.

 

[*Dusty*]

Misappropriation I always liked. Formal, no doubts as to the severity.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

"Perk of the job", sounds more civilised.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Every time i nick stuff out of the works van i end up paying for it..

 

[welsh dragon]

Every time i nick stuff out of the works van i end up paying for it..

Ah, but stealing from yourself doesn't count

 

[alicat]

Who are you sending it to and for what purpose. That will dictate the scale from 'Fraudulently appropriating company funds to 'stealing the takings' to 'a thieving barsteward with his fingers in the till'.

 

[Profpointy]

Ah, but stealing from yourself doesn't count

no but it's stealing from the rest of us. Taking tax deductable stock for your own use - tsk tsk

 

[Bazzer]

Is there a better way of wording you caught your manager with their fingers in the till?

Assuming it is a taxable business and not for example, something run by a Local authority, I think my wording would start as follows:

Dear HMRC


I can provide an address if you want