Last I worked at a small shop. At the end of every day we were required to run the deposit to the bank a couple of miles away. Failure to do so could potentially mean big trouble.
One night I had left the store but forgot to take the deposit. I had left it sitting it out of sight so it's not like someone could have seen through the windows. When I realized I had forgotten it, I called my manager, explained what happened and asked her:
A) If she wanted me to go back to get the deposit and take it to the bank
or
B) Leave it and she could take care of it the next day
She said to leave it. This was fine with me even though I was perfectly willing to take it back.
Flash forward a couple of weeks and I end up in a review meeting with this same manager and my regional manager in which I get WRITTEN UP for not dropping off that deposit that I forgot about it.
I told my regional manager TWICE that I was willing to take it but had contacted my manager and she had told me to leave the deposit behind.
The regional manager refused to back off on the write up and my manager who was RIGHT BESIDE ME said nothing to defend me or back up my story, she just nodded. I did sign the write up (as it had been made pretty clear to me that I would be fired if I didn't).
In the end I did nothing more except put in my two weeks notice shortly after this incident, but there's a part of me that thinks I should have fought harder for myself. I guess I realized I couldn't really come out ahead no matter what and figured I'd be better off working elsewhere.
One night I had left the store but forgot to take the deposit. I had left it sitting it out of sight so it's not like someone could have seen through the windows. When I realized I had forgotten it, I called my manager, explained what happened and asked her:
A) If she wanted me to go back to get the deposit and take it to the bank
or
B) Leave it and she could take care of it the next day
She said to leave it. This was fine with me even though I was perfectly willing to take it back.
Flash forward a couple of weeks and I end up in a review meeting with this same manager and my regional manager in which I get WRITTEN UP for not dropping off that deposit that I forgot about it.
I told my regional manager TWICE that I was willing to take it but had contacted my manager and she had told me to leave the deposit behind.
The regional manager refused to back off on the write up and my manager who was RIGHT BESIDE ME said nothing to defend me or back up my story, she just nodded. I did sign the write up (as it had been made pretty clear to me that I would be fired if I didn't).
In the end I did nothing more except put in my two weeks notice shortly after this incident, but there's a part of me that thinks I should have fought harder for myself. I guess I realized I couldn't really come out ahead no matter what and figured I'd be better off working elsewhere.
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