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To be happy I've caught her stealing?

56 replies

TentativeWhistleBlower · 17/05/2013 23:37

Cleaner in my place of work is known as a thief. She will however take money, in small quantities with leaves not enough evidence to do anything about even though everybody knows. Recently I left my tips behind the bar in a glass, I knew there was over £10 in it as I had counted it out and thought about changing it into a note, but didn't. Next day, there was only £5. But as there was no evidence as to how much was in the glass in the first place, there was nothing my manager could do. Lots of incidents like this gets annoying.

Alongside this, bottles of beer have been going missing from the shelf at work. One or two bottles every week so that it's gradual and regular. Even after raising my suspicions of our known thief, my manager seemed to think that it was someone else (whole other story, perhaps bullying tbh) and didn't seem to want to investigate the possibility of it being our thieving cleaner. So tonight I go into the office when it's quiet and look through CCTV (I'm in a position of authority that allows me to do this, so wasn't being underhand myself) and after watching about half an hour of sped up footage, I clearly see the cleaner going into the shelf, taking a bottle, unzipping her top and putting the bottle in. Totally clear as day. We're talking about over £100 of stock over the weeks, and I've caught her red handed.

I personally enjoy this because of the fact that she's taken money from me, but aside from that, I have absolutely no time for thieves. It's the lowest of the low IMO

Am I being unreasonable to be enjoying this? :D

OP posts:
Gemd81 · 18/05/2013 19:05

YANBU I'd be the same - it's low stealing no excuse and no sympathy from me!

cees · 18/05/2013 21:19

YANBU, but obviously don't skip up to her gleefully and declare 'gotcha'

CrapBag · 18/05/2013 21:22

YANBU. She stole, her choice, if she loses her job its her own fault. I would feel the same tbh.

Kneebeefjerky · 18/05/2013 21:36

Proves she nicked one bottle of beer. Doesn't prove she nicked your money or that she nicked the other bottles of beer.

TBH from my experience of pubs I would guess that the booze has probably gone home or been drunk by various members of staff and/or their mates getting freebies.

Booyhoo · 18/05/2013 21:43

i'll bet she's comitting benefit fraud too OP. you should report her to the benefits office. they'll let you know if she is or not and send you a little gold badge for service to crime prevention. true story.

DoJo · 18/05/2013 22:32

I don't know why people are being so snarky about the OP's pleasure at having proof of theft. I'd have been chuffed to bits if they had caught the burglar who stole all my grandma's stuff from my Mum's house the week after she died. Are we not allowed to be please when muggers are caught? It's the same principle, just a slight disparity in the severity of the crime, but quite honestly, I think stealing from colleagues and employers is worse because it's people who you actually have a relationship with, which is a much more personal affront.

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