stress? Well, no, not really.

[derien]

My Dad sent me a $100 bill for Christmas, and I gave it to eor Saturday morning to get his van out of the parking garage (after the snowstorm Friday night).  When he went to give me the change he was perplexed:  it looked like perhaps the garage attendant had mistaken the $100 for a $20.  Either that or Eor dropped four twenties somewhere.  I know he feels badly about it, it's bothering him.  He doesn't usually do that kind of thing.  I'm telling myself it's not like I earned that money, anyhow.  We spent $20, we donated $80 to charity.  That's fine.  I'm sure it's making someone's Christmas easier. 

But, I thought I really should follow up on it, anyhow.  I went over to the parking garage Tuesday morning and asked.  The guy on at that time said he'd cashed out the till of the person who'd been on Saturday morning, and it had been perfect, but he gave me the number of the manager.  I called the manager today.  He took a bit of attitude with me: told me that the person who was on Saturday morning has been with him three years and his till has never been off, so he 'didn't think there'd been any wrongdoing.'  I corrected him, gently (I promise), that I had not said there was any "wrongdoing," I'd just thought there may have been an honest mistake, someone thought they had a $20 in their hand. 

But warning bells were going off in my head.  Three years with never a mistake?  An honest person makes mistakes and fesses up to them.  A dishonest person learns to cover them up.  If the next person coming on shift cashes up your till, it would make sense to have an understanding with that person that if your till is under you'll make it up, and, as recompense for making it up, you get to keep the occasional overage. 

Still, I suppose that's silly - people do follow up when they don't get their change, and most probably follow up more vociferously than I.  I guess I just didn't like the guy's attitude. 

I shall assume that the money has been picked up by someone deserving (or not - that's not really my business) and is being put to good use.  It's not as if fretting over it is going to change anything.

Comments

[cygny.livejournal.com]

You have a very cool attitude about this. I'd probably be fretting, even if I know that indeed it doesn't help at all. I think you're right about the guy having kept the money to himself. I hate it when people are dishonest like that. And I feel sorry for Eor, since he now has the guilt feelings. *cuddles both of you*

[derien.livejournal.com]

*huggles you back* I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, but then again your comment, even though it's two days old and about something else entirely, was nice to read today. (I'm in a horrible mood.)