Moral Quandary
Also, an ethical issue:
On Tuesday, my boss said that he needed me to empty the "bank" (money from cash register) at the end of my shift for him, because he was going to have to leave to help with the catering department and couldn't stay until the end of the shift. I asked him if I should turn it in to the banking office, and he said that I shouldn't because the banking/check/administration women would be pissed if she found he hadn't turned it in himself. Instead, he told me to put in the box behind the door.
So, at the end of my shift I counted up the money, looked for a box behind the door in our back room, and the closest thing I saw was a basket with administrative-files and binders in it. I left it there and went on my marry way.
DISASTER STRIKES. Between me leaving it there and him coming back, the money disappears ($150 worth). I honestly didn't think someone working for the Cafe would be dumb enough to steal from their own workplace, but apparently SOMEBODY was. (no cameras though, so there's no proof)
And, as it turns out, I left it in completely the wrong place. What he meant was that I needed to leave it in a safe behind the door (which I'd never even known existed, and didn't see when I originally dropped the money off. It's a huge metal box that looks like filing cabinet, and I thought he meant a small box, not a safe, since he didn't mention one).
Although I feel sad & a bit dumb for not seeing the safe, I kinda don't feel responsible, since I wasn't given clear direction and was doing this as a favor to him, and to keep him out of trouble. I'm afraid I just feel this way because I don't want to pay, though. (denial can be a powerful force in me..)
Since he signed it out, the company holds him entirely responsible for any missing money, because when you sign it out you agree that you will constantly supervise it (hence, why he didn't want me turning it in to the administration women upstairs, because they would be mad at him for not watching it). But when I talked to him later, he said we should split the cost. Should we? Should he pay it? Should I pay for all of it?
Your opinions, I want them. I'm too involved in this to come up with an objective, morally-sound opinion, so I would like yours please!
On Tuesday, my boss said that he needed me to empty the "bank" (money from cash register) at the end of my shift for him, because he was going to have to leave to help with the catering department and couldn't stay until the end of the shift. I asked him if I should turn it in to the banking office, and he said that I shouldn't because the banking/check/administration women would be pissed if she found he hadn't turned it in himself. Instead, he told me to put in the box behind the door.
So, at the end of my shift I counted up the money, looked for a box behind the door in our back room, and the closest thing I saw was a basket with administrative-files and binders in it. I left it there and went on my marry way.
DISASTER STRIKES. Between me leaving it there and him coming back, the money disappears ($150 worth). I honestly didn't think someone working for the Cafe would be dumb enough to steal from their own workplace, but apparently SOMEBODY was. (no cameras though, so there's no proof)
And, as it turns out, I left it in completely the wrong place. What he meant was that I needed to leave it in a safe behind the door (which I'd never even known existed, and didn't see when I originally dropped the money off. It's a huge metal box that looks like filing cabinet, and I thought he meant a small box, not a safe, since he didn't mention one).
Although I feel sad & a bit dumb for not seeing the safe, I kinda don't feel responsible, since I wasn't given clear direction and was doing this as a favor to him, and to keep him out of trouble. I'm afraid I just feel this way because I don't want to pay, though. (denial can be a powerful force in me..)
Since he signed it out, the company holds him entirely responsible for any missing money, because when you sign it out you agree that you will constantly supervise it (hence, why he didn't want me turning it in to the administration women upstairs, because they would be mad at him for not watching it). But when I talked to him later, he said we should split the cost. Should we? Should he pay it? Should I pay for all of it?
Your opinions, I want them. I'm too involved in this to come up with an objective, morally-sound opinion, so I would like yours please!