Dear Lemon Tree:

“I am pretty sure that there is a thief in the shop… we had money lost on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. On all these days when money was either stolen (or somehow lost due to a glitch in the system“- you suspect that a co-worker or co-workers handling the tills (cash registers) stole money, but you are not absolutely sure.

“Should I catch the thief (or thieves) or should I leave it?“- there may not be a thief or thieves among your co-workers, and if there is, it’s not your job to catch thieves: don’t play detective or police officer. It is your manager’s job to monitor the cash registers and take needed action, if any is needed.

“What worries me the most is that on the days when the thefts happened, except for Saturday when I wasn’t there, I was there most of the times… I might be getting too paranoid“- maybe there are no thefts. Why don’t you tell your manager that you are confused by the discrepancies in regard to the money and ask if it could be a glitch in the system? This way, you don’t mention theft, you don’t blame anyone of theft and you bring your concern to the manager.

anita