Having too much is almost as bad as having too little, yes – it means you’ve either overcharged a customer or made some other mistake that’s going to mess up the inventory. (Being a little bit in either direction occasionally will likely only result in a ‘be more careful’ speech…do it too often and you’ll either be sacked for incompetence or investigated for theft.)
Years of experience as an internal investigator, auditor, and manager taught me to suspect overages.
If an employee is ‘short’ in the drawer, I could almost always reconstruct from the amount missing what had happened. While incorrect change was often the culprit – ie. giving change for $20 instead of a $10 – cash register errors ( overrings ) accounted for many shortages.
The largest shortage on a register I ever had, was from a bartender, who’d had a very busy and profitable night, BUT not as profitable as what the tape showed. He was $33,270 short in the drawer ! He inadvertently rung up a $30 bar tab as $33,330 !
If any employee is consistently accurate in their drawer, right to the penny, every shift, all the time – they should be closely watched ! Chances are they’re clipping and dipping.
When I worked in a jewelry store, we were always counted as fine so long as we were off by less than $1. And considering people would tip us for cleaning jewelry but we weren’t allowed to keep it, we always had a fund to adjust it if needed.
The average height of men here in Ecuador is approximately, 5’8" ( although the younger generation of males have shot up to average about 5’10 depending on area, ethnicity and diet )I am a 6’ , 220lb. gringo. No way I can ‘blend" into the crowd.It’s even harder when we are up in the Sierras or in Peru where the average man’s height is 5’ 4.5" !
Templo S.U.D. about 8 years ago
Har-har.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 8 years ago
One time I was ahead a few bucks and still got in trouble.
Kamino Neko about 8 years ago
Having too much is almost as bad as having too little, yes – it means you’ve either overcharged a customer or made some other mistake that’s going to mess up the inventory. (Being a little bit in either direction occasionally will likely only result in a ‘be more careful’ speech…do it too often and you’ll either be sacked for incompetence or investigated for theft.)
Linguist about 8 years ago
Years of experience as an internal investigator, auditor, and manager taught me to suspect overages.
If an employee is ‘short’ in the drawer, I could almost always reconstruct from the amount missing what had happened. While incorrect change was often the culprit – ie. giving change for $20 instead of a $10 – cash register errors ( overrings ) accounted for many shortages.
The largest shortage on a register I ever had, was from a bartender, who’d had a very busy and profitable night, BUT not as profitable as what the tape showed. He was $33,270 short in the drawer ! He inadvertently rung up a $30 bar tab as $33,330 !
If any employee is consistently accurate in their drawer, right to the penny, every shift, all the time – they should be closely watched ! Chances are they’re clipping and dipping.
water_moon about 8 years ago
When I worked in a jewelry store, we were always counted as fine so long as we were off by less than $1. And considering people would tip us for cleaning jewelry but we weren’t allowed to keep it, we always had a fund to adjust it if needed.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 about 8 years ago
It’s normal to not Zero out every time! It’s when you $10,000 short the Red Flags go up!
Comic Minister Premium Member about 8 years ago
No! He means he’s short on money!!
Linguist about 8 years ago
The average height of men here in Ecuador is approximately, 5’8" ( although the younger generation of males have shot up to average about 5’10 depending on area, ethnicity and diet )I am a 6’ , 220lb. gringo. No way I can ‘blend" into the crowd.It’s even harder when we are up in the Sierras or in Peru where the average man’s height is 5’ 4.5" !