Unneeded Stress in the Work Place
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| Thu, 03-10-2005 - 12:15am |
I just need a little advice here.
Over the weekend, a quick-change con artist made his way to 6 stores in the mall, including the store I was working alone. The man came in, bought a $5 item and paid for it with a $100 dollar bill. During the process of retreiving the change, he very quickly took back the $100 with out my knowledge until he left the store. I was reasurred by several people that this can happen to anybody, even those who have been in retail for absolutly ages. Since then, the same guy has hit Zellers and even attempted to come back into the mall. (Yup...tried to hit the Foot Locker across the hall from one of my two stores...while I was working)
It was clear that it was a theift on all accounts. Of course, there are lessions for me to be learned from this, but this could have happened to anybody working at my store and it could have and did happen to other stores.
The owner of my store wants me to replace the $100 from my paycheck. Now, I've already called the labour board here in Ontario and I've been told that it is completely illegal for him to do this.
So, it won't mater that I am a good worker (when I wasn't sedated by Paxell and Epivalve for that period in February), I show up for all my shifts, I go above and beyond (again, when I'm not sedated) or anything like that - I'm more than likely going to loose my job, if not because I won't fork over the $100 and I've reminded him of the legalities of it, but because the owner will find away to get me out of there.
The easy solution would be to start looking for a new job, but it's just not that simple right now. I've already had to book two and a half weeks off for a play I'm doing in a few weeks (my feeble attempt to lead a normal life after my ex left me) and although school will be finishing up in April, I've still got to work my ass off until then on all the stuff that needs to be done. I just don't have the time right now to go out and find a job.
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to weather this?

Hey hon...does your employer know about your Bipolar?
Should my employeer know about my bipolar? It hasn't really had that much effect on my work performance as a whole - I mean, if anything, manic episodes have been a recent bonus :p - it's just the one or two nights back in February where I was having trouble concintrating because my meds were making me tired and giving me the shakes. As of right now, I've told my manager briefly about my condition and that I do have a letter from my pdoc proving I do have a medical condition, but I really don't see it as a disablity.
Hopefully things will work out. I'm heading into work in the next few minutes with my evidence (copies of the Employee Standards Act, phone numbers, etc) and the only thing I'm worried about is messing my words, which is probably my biggest downfall. Wish me luck!
Big hugs and good luck!!
valerie
Update:
Video showed I reached over to give the theif the money back - a mistake made by all stores involved.
Boss used it to his defence when the phone call was made to Employment Standards.
Didn't help that the letter of concent I signed had nothing in it pertaining as to why the money was being deducted.
I feel like a complete and utter moron.
there is no need for you to feel like a moron. we all make mistakes and these people are professionals. you are not to blame. and if your boss doesnt see that then HE"S the moron. try to feel better. i know everything will work out in your favor. my prayers and thoughts are with you. and remember the next time you look at your boss remember...morons aren't born, there made!
valerie
Had a few days to think about what did evetually go down. Began thinking of something that was said during our little spat (which worried some of my co-workers because they know me as someone who doesn't raise my voice). Observing that I was "mixing my stories" he called me a sczophrenic when all the while, I knew it was because my mind was just trying to get a grasp of the situation and yes, I was stuttering massivly, but I wasn't mixing my stories. Feeling the need not to spread out the argument, I warned him later of my recent dignosis of a "mental illness" and possible medical inforcement that could become of it (believe me, after last week, methinks it's time the pdoc and I have a chat about something new) and I let it drop, no mater how much I was discussed with him for having brought up something that just isn't something I take very lightly right now.
Now I'm debating wiether to rehatch this. I told him the debate was over, but I'm still thinking about it and I don't really know how to either a) bring it up or b) let it go. Any thoughts?
Just my opinion...but I would NOT let this go...at all!