Remember when the "all self service" service stations first opened and the employee set in the tiny little box behind glass and or bars and NEVER came out for any reason??? I was hired to manage the 1st such station that opened in OKC - Open 24/7 - BARS on window and door for that matter - Lot''s of bars.
My 'job' was to arrive at 7:00, check the drawer of the night shift, monitor the pumps, change gas prices on sign if necessary, check inventory for day shift (count cig cartons and beer and eye the employees with suspicion), refill drawers for day shift. Now. That last item... THAT means - I have the ONLY key to the safe. Cashiers did not hold more than $100 dollars in their drawer - all cash above that went into a slot in the safe. To pull cash out they had to call me. It was a pretty lucrative business. Low gas prices, open 24/7, beer/cig, check, on 39th street expressway where hood met not, and clubs, bars, and other, at every exit.
At 3:00 p.m. I would go back, do day shift drawers - acct'ng stuff... and take ALL the money from both shifts, out of safe with receipts, into cute little canvas bag, out the door, to my car, drive to bank, deposit in bank. That bag generally held a couple of thousand a day - and once, $3700 +. I was paid 'salary' - and made EXACTLY $40.00 less a month then my bills and daycare - hence the second job. Avg about $5.20 an hour, on call 24/7, and all risk my risk. I'm getting there...
I was 27, recently divorced, two kids under 4, no child support, and broke broke broke. One evening as I was unloading kids, groceries, back packs, and stuff stuff from my car an acquaintance or neighbor or someone 'vague' walked over and started a conversation (no offer of help) about "oh poor you, so busy, so tired I bet" translated "white trash failure" - "hey~ so and so is hiring and the pay is really good etc..." and they were and it was ... parts department invoicing, nice building, 8 hours, right down the road... I applied and got that job. I did not give two weeks notice... I did not give 48 hrs notice - I gave the keys and the books to the district manager when he pulled up in his silver stingray at 5:00 p.m., and walked. He was handsy with a comb over and knew I NEEDED the job - end of obligation.
2 weeks later... I get a call from my super passive aggressive older sister - She say's "I got a call from 'Bud' (former boss). He's going to have you arrested. I KNEW you couldn't blah blah blah" - translated "irresponsible hippie loser little sister" What for? Quitting? "No. Theft Donnnna!" What the c**p are you talking about Kathy - spit it out. "Bud says the day you quit you stole a carton of cig and $37. Figures." Was that BEFORE or AFTER I deposited the TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE BANK -- YOU IDIOT?
Him. For thinking I would settle for $37.00 and a carton of cig. IF.