DUmmy Horse with no Brain spins a bouncy lie about a bank deposit error:
Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-07-11 07:23 PM
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One of my best friends called me today
upset as you would expect. Her son works at a fast food restaurant and made a deposit last night--like always.
This morning, police were pounding on her door demanding to talk to the son. The deposit came up missing some cash. They dragged him out of bed.
He was treated like a criminal. He told them he deposited the money and the manager, police, and bank ALL acted like he was a thief.
Anyway...after the dust blew over...oh oopsy...the bank teller just put the money in the wrong merchants bag. No harm, no foul. It was just an honest mistake! Then everyone just acted like nothing happened.
Her son's reputation was sullied today. Police pounding on the door, treated like a thief...that is just wrong. People all over town knew what happened. I have to wonder if people all over town know what the outcome was.
Anyway...she asked my advice on what to do.
I'm at a loss. I suggested she have her son quit and file for unemployment. I studied the statute in Texas and he would qualify for benefits.
But...are apologies enough? Sometimes I don't think saying sorry is enough.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1250901 They asked for advice from Horse with no Brain? A raving nut who lives in a Texas trailer park?
If you wonder whether this is a bouncy, that should be enough to convince you.
Well, now, this bouncy really sets off the DUmp. All the bums who have been tossed out of jobs for thievery are outraged:
Enrique (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-07-11 07:28 PM
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1. no, apologies aren't enough
this story makes me so angry. I would suggest talking to a lawyer. It's possible even lowly fast food workers still have some rights in this country.
wtbymark (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-07-11 07:28 PM
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2. what about a public apology in the newspaper
and threaten to sue if they dont get one
Great idea! Sue the bastards! It'll look great on your resume, too!
Occulus (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-07-11 07:28 PM
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3. Get a lawyer.
Defamation.
MrModerate (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-07-11 07:28 PM
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4. Sounds like a harassing workplace to me.
pipi_k (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-07-11 07:35 PM
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8. What I personally would do...
is to refuse ever again to make bank deposits.
I'm not sure if they can force someone to do that. If they tried, and I refused, let them fire me.
No job is worth that bullshit.
What if the "forgetful" teller hadn't discovered the mistake? His life would be ruined.
**** that shit.
The DUmmies above are examples of why most democrats work in carwashes when htey aren't on the dole.
blue neen (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-07-11 07:55 PM
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11. He should seek legal advice.
Even if he decides to quit and file for unemployment...he needs legal advice from an attorney who understands Texas unemployment law.
rucky (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-07-11 07:57 PM
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12. Apologies are enough.
mistakes happen. everything can be back to normal today if you let it.
Stupid freeper.
ChrisBorg (78 posts) Tue Jun-07-11 08:42 PM
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19. You said the came to the door to talk to him, this wasn't a no-knock warrant.
I highly doubt they bum rushed his mom and physically drug him out of bed.
He was given a bag of money to deposit, he took the bag with a known amount of money to the bank, the bank told the manager how much was deposited, the manager called the police to report the shortage. I expect the police to question the young man. I expect them to go to his house as soon as possible. They did nothing wrong.
The bank employee made a mistake and probably worked hard to find the missing money. Simple mistake. Do you want them fired? This isn't a Big Bank thing, this is a teller making a mistake. The bank might fire then anyhow.
The manager made a mistake. If he trusts the man enough to give him this responsibility he should have just called him and asked about the deposit. Then they could both have gone to the bank and straightened things out.
The manager should apologize and pay him for his time, maybe double time.
It doesn't require a skywritten apology over the whole town. It doesn't require anyone losing their job.
You say he is physically able to defend himself, maybe this is the opportunity to grow emotionally. Mistakes happen, let him work through it without trying to make him the victim of the crime of the century.
He could use this incident to try to advance in the company. Show that he has management qualities. Or he could quit, get unemployment and kick and cry about how everyone is out to get him. That should help kick start his working life.
This guy is obviously a troll.
Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Tue Jun-07-11 08:49 PM
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23. Quit?! That's horrible advice. Now's a great time to demand a raise.
sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Wed Jun-08-11 11:54 AM
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34. Police State run amok. Another thread has a story of Swat breaking down a door over a student loan
debt. When every state has for profit prisons I will be posting from Canada.
Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Wed Jun-08-11 02:35 PM
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38. Sue. Now.
TrogL (1000+ posts) Wed Jun-08-11 02:43 PM
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40. Go to the press, have them go after the bank
I've worked in a bank. That shit should never, ever, ever happen. "Money in the wrong merchant's bag"? Gimme a break. Everybody's job all the way up to manager should be on the line. If money is missing, everybody and their dog checks it first before we contact customers, especially with the police.
Exactly. This whole stupid bouncy is a takeoff on the lost check in the finance office at Johns Hopkins Hospital, when the freepers were in the process of killing Andy.
librechik (1000+ posts) Wed Jun-08-11 02:52 PM
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42. Similar thing happened to my daughter last week
She was surprised by an alcohol/drug test at work, but had done neither so wasn't worried. Then the test came up false positive for amphetamines, which she had not done. These tests OFTEN bring back false positives, so they suspended her from work while the test was sent off for a better eval. Ten days later (today) they called her at last and the test came back negative. You are free to return to work.
Let me tell you she suffered and worried that whole time, even though she was innocent. Now just come back, no apologies and even more important, no compensation for the lost work days that were without cause whatsoever! She's out a week's salary, and that's just too bad, not to mention the pain and suffering of wondering if they were just trying to "get" her, what had she done to provoke the attention and so on. She was so upset she forgot which time of day it was and suddenly thought she had to be at work (2 hour commute by bus) in 10 minutes! I had to reassure her that it was daylight, she didn't have to be at her night job for 12 hours! It took her an hour to calm down...
Millions of these tests have been done. False positive isn't impossible, but it's more rare than hens' teeth. If the kid in this bouncy actually existed, she would be a tweaker.
Just for good measure, DUmmy Horse with no Brain throws in a new bouncy at no additional charge:
Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Wed Jun-08-11 03:14 PM
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45. I'm so sorry this happened to your kid
I didn't have to face humiliations like this when I was younger.
I remember when I was young I had what was considered a "neat" job to have.
But that job had a lot of demands and a whole hulluva lot of personalities to have to deal with.
I had been there a few years--had been promoted, but still was making less than the guys who were hired after me.
I went in to the Managers office and asked for a raise. I was told no, they weren't giving raises.
And then the smart ass manager looked at me (don't underestimate MY smartassedness), picked up a stack of resumes and shook them at me--informing me that ALL of those people wanted MY job.
It was 5 in the afternoon. I thought for a minute...stood up and told him that he had better get on the phone calling them--because he had a newscast in an hour and was short a camera operator. I quit.
I never regretted it.
I REFUSE to be treated badly. Nobody has the right to do it and if you allow them to, then they will.
The job market is a lot different now and a lot of things have to be tolerated. I had a job by 10 am the next morning--nowadays, that isn't going to be the case.
DUmmy Horse with no Name is at an age where people are in their prime earning years.
She lives in a single-wide in a dusty Texas trailer park.
That's the result of her philosophy on employment.
