Will security have a copy of the key and will they let me into the shop?

[MarbleFox]

I work in retail, in a small shop which's located in a large and very popular retail centre which has a security centre and guards wandering around at all times of the day. There's no doors at the entrance of the shop, just a shutter we open and close using a key. We close at 6 but my shift finished at 5 and I've just now realised I've left my keys in the shop - I'm a huge idiot, I know. There's no way of me getting them tonight :(

A colleagues and myself are supposed to be opening the store together tomorrow morning but she's late to almost every shift she works, and I'm worried she'll be late tomorrow. We could get into a lot trouble from our manage and receive a fine for opening the store late.

AIBU to get up extra earlier, make it to the retail centre in plenty of time and hope security have a copy of the key and are willing to let me into the store? I'm not even sure they'll have a copy, do you think they will? I'm so stressed, I feel like crying and I doubt I'm going to sleep tonight :(

I would message your colleague, and tell her that she mustn't be late or she will very likely be fined.

Have you got colleagues mobile/phone number? If so call and get her to work on time!

Unlikely. Would contact the other person and stress the importance of being early.

I'd be trying to contact colleague first

Sorry to hear you are stressing about this - I would too if it's any comfort - but let's be practical.

Do you have your colleagues phone number?

Can you call her and stress the need for punctuality?

I don't have her number I'm afraid, I've messaged her on Facebook but she hasn't read it :(

Oops!

Big X-post!

Great minds...

Can you call your colleague tonight to let her know it's crucial that she's on time? Or call the manager? Security might have a key, but unless they know you its unlikely they d let you use it without checking with the manager.

Oh, well maybe she will see your Facebook message before the night is out?

The manager must have your colleagues number. Its better if you contact the manager now rather than waiting for it to go pear- shaped tomorrow.

Who else has keys to the shop?

Security might have a spare set, but it's highly unlikely they will let you in unless they know who you are, and that you are a key holder.

What you need to do is contact your manager, hold your hands up say you left your keys at work, better to do it tonight rather than in the morning.

I contacted another colleague via Facebook and managed to get her number, I've just finished texting her and I'm hoping she'll text back soon.

To be honest, I'm considering calling her tomorrow morning to make sure she's gets out of bed and is in on time.

Security know me well and know I'm a key holder so I don't think they'd have any problem letting me in if they do have a copy. I'd call my manager but she's a bit of a bitch to be honest and I know she'd never let this go.

If you can get hold of the colleague, could you borrow her key tonight?

Jeez what an unorganised mess! Good luck!

It sounds like the reason for two of you having keys is so that a little mistake like this won't matter.

But this colleague's unreliability makes it a problem.

That's really annoying for you.

Oh God, tell me about it MumOnTheRun! I promise I'm not usually this bad.

I can't get the key from her tonight but she's thankfully text me back, she's promised to be on time. I think I'm still going to call her tomorrow morning to make sure she's out of bed and on her way.

Call her if you have her number! She might take ages to reply to a text and you'll be left wondering if she's read it or not.

Are any of your other colleagues on Facebook? Can you message them all and see if they have a key that you could collect first thing in the morning?

you could offer a bottle of wine to sweeten the deal and hopefully stop them telling your manager

"But this colleague's unreliability makes it a problem."
That is the reason we both have keys but it's partly my fault. I've let her get away with it. I think I'm going to speak to my manager.

Glad she's texted you Marble - now, relax and don't start stressing unless you have to tomorrow!!

I think security will sort this out. They will have access to everywhere possible somehow. They might even be there tonight, try calling a management office number, if I've worked at night like that, a phonecall is welcome!

Security will have a key. At least when I worked in shopping centre management they always did. (They need it for situations like this plus fire plus general security. Also to change the locks when the tenant fails to pay rent...)

Seems like it's sorted but I would probably just text your manager and say "left my key at work, but have contacted XX to make sure she brings her key tomorrow & is on time so we aren't at risk of getting fined. Just letting you know"

This might cover you a bit if your colleague is adick actually late.