One of my co-workers has just been terminated. Why? The managers aren’t allowed to talk about it. So what are we going to do besides speculate?
1) Insubordination. A legitimate reason for termination. I can’t imagine that she’s be this stupid though; she might have been unsatisfied with the way things were, but she was always willing to help out. She was far from brainless, and a hard worker.
2) Theft. Also unlikely, because she really wasn’t that kind of person. Plus, it’d be all too easy for her to steal things unnoticed (I kid you not; she always closed.)
3) Disregarding till procedure. We’re only supposed to have x amount of money in the till at any one time. The theory goes that she had too much when the head honcho was visiting and was terminated on the spot. Before you laugh, let me point out that I was quizzed on said procedural standards today. So was my (other) co-worker. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to learn that it has something to do with this. Then again, it is a fairly large amount of money, and since we’re not supposed to be keep any 20s in the till, I don’t see how this could have been violated…
I’m really going to miss her though 🙁 Like I said, she was a hard worker, always ready to help or give you a push in the right direction, and nearly always cheerful, even when work was hard. Since she wasn’t a manager, she didn’t feel compelled to nag, but I think she really did have the best interests of the store at heart.
And no, I don’t think she just up and walked away from the store. She was in the middle of moving. Besides, it said “terminated” on her timesheet.
I wish she were still here, because (quite sadly) this means that I am slowly becoming one of the more senior members on staff >_< Which means I'll probably be given more responsibilities. Which means more stress. x_X