Dilemna

[david3103]

Surprised you even feel the need to ask the question.

Whatever the final outcome the person who overpaid you will face having her till being £100 light and will fall under suspicion for that.

Take it back, and do it sooner rather than later.

[celtic]

Surprised you even feel the need to ask the question.

Whatever the final outcome the person who overpaid you will face having her till being £100 light and will fall under suspicion for that.

Take it back, and do it sooner rather than later.

To be fair to redarmi, he said in his op he has already made his decision.

[david3103]

Surprised you even feel the need to ask the question.

Whatever the final outcome the person who overpaid you will face having her till being £100 light and will fall under suspicion for that.

Take it back, and do it sooner rather than later.

To be fair to redarmi, he said in his op he has already made his decision.

Good point, ignore the first line (assuming your decision was to take the money back).

[redarmi]

I did take it back (had actually done it when I posted).  I suppose my reason for posting was that I have recently been wondering a bit whether I look out for my own interests enough and am hardheaded enough especially in financial dealings and this seemed like a fairly good example but in all reality I couldn't keep the money.

[redsimon]

Absolutely everyone knows that the right thing to do is to give it back. Any reasons given to the contrary are just people self-justifying what they know to be an immoral act.

[redsimon]

So it's reasonable, and would stand up in an employment tribunal for someone to be sacked for making one mistake? Maybe if she was a surgeon or something, but surely not over a wrong payment.

might not qualify for ET if not there long, and it would be classed as gross misconduct and instant dismissal in most cash handling roles.

[ForthThistle]

I did take it back (had actually done it when I posted).  I suppose my reason for posting was that I have recently been wondering a bit whether I look out for my own interests enough and am hardheaded enough especially in financial dealings and this seemed like a fairly good example but in all reality I couldn't keep the money.

Out of Interest. What was the reaction.

[redarmi]

I did take it back (had actually done it when I posted).  I suppose my reason for posting was that I have recently been wondering a bit whether I look out for my own interests enough and am hardheaded enough especially in financial dealings and this seemed like a fairly good example but in all reality I couldn't keep the money.

Out of Interest. What was the reaction.

A mixture of surprise and gratitude.  By that point they had discovered the difference but had no idea what is was down to.

[ForthThistle]

I did take it back (had actually done it when I posted).  I suppose my reason for posting was that I have recently been wondering a bit whether I look out for my own interests enough and am hardheaded enough especially in financial dealings and this seemed like a fairly good example but in all reality I couldn't keep the money.

Out of Interest. What was the reaction.

A mixture of surprise and gratitude.  By that point they had discovered the difference but had no idea what is was down to.

Well Done. I certainly feel better now.

[Marky147]

Might be immoral, but if it had been someone like Simon Clare running a random betting shop, I would have probably bought the boys a round of jaegerbombs, and flicked a bullseye to the MS Society*
 
*If I was already a grand up on the day, obv


If it was a regular stomping ground, I'd have handed it straight over, like yourself.

[bobby1]

Snap Give it back. AINEC!!!.

Come on you are potentially dealing with someone Job and its £100 ffs.

And? when they shaft us time and again they are dealing with someone not getting a Christmas present.  

Harsh lesson but maybe she would be more careful with the cash in future.

lol, you think you losing money to the bookies is relevant to this girl counting the dough out incorrectly?

Does this girl shaft you every time you do your money?

She prob gets a warning minimum, you knew what the right thing to do was Stu.

[The Camel]

Bloody hell, what a coincidence.

I was overpaid for the first time in ages in a Coral shop today (£55)

I had £100 on a 2/1 winner there last week, I asked for a price, the woman looked it up on the screen and wrote it on the slip.

When I collected they paid me out at 7/4 because "the price had changed before it was captured".

I so nearly kept the £55 because of this, but I didn't I handed it back.

The woman never said a word in acknowledgement or thanks.

[Ironside]

Personally wouldn't matter where this happened to me if anyone in an employed position can't count and I benefit it's not my fault. 

what about a volunteer in a charity shop they dont all get paid in there

[Kmac84]

Personally wouldn't matter where this happened to me if anyone in an employed position can't count and I benefit it's not my fault. 

what about a volunteer in a charity shop they dont all get paid in there

I'd defo treat charity differently, the whole idea of going there is generally to gove them money.

[MANTIS01]

Surprised to see you guys linking returning the money with the cashier's fate. They may be linked if you return it within the hour or something but once the mistake's been discovered that's that. Whether you return it or not doesn't change anything. The manager will be addressing the mistake, and the mistake of incorrectly paying a punter still exists even when you return the money. If you want to return it then same day is a must. After that you might as well decide how best to use it to max karma and I guess your choice of charity is the winner.