[USSGompers]

Originally Posted by EdVinMass

Figmo’s suspicions may seem insensitive, but think about this:

When I was a teenager I got a job in a popular restaurant right on the main street of my home town. I started out as a dishwasher but was getting trained as a waiter by the assistant manager. A week or so into the job, the owner came into the back room and asked me why I took the money. With a surprised look I replied “what money?”. Apparently the place had been robbed earlier. He stared at me for a long time and then walked out.

I don’t remember all the details, but within a few hours, the detectives on the case had the thief. It was the assistant manager who was supposed to be training me and they had his confession as was later reported in the papers.

The whole thing weirded me out and a couple of weeks later I quit the job.

Well, well, well. When I was 19, I worked at the Howard Johnson's restaurant off of I-80 in PA. I worked the midnight shift as cashier. In the morning the asst mgr would come in and take my cash drawer to the back room and lock the door. A while later the mgr, Mr. A. would inform me that I was $20 short AGAIN. This went on for a week or so. I was so careful at night with the $$ but in the morning I was short $20 (not $10.99-always $20).

I quit because of the accusations and found out later on, that of course it was the asst doing it. I should have known, a cashier always counts their own drawer. I was young and naive but I would think that Mr. A., the mgr could have smelled a rat and it wasn't me!!

[eremite06]

At 16 I worked at HO-JOs as a dishwasher. It was on the turnpike near Allentown, Pa. I didn't handle money but very hot dishes. Had to dunk my hands into iced water before unloading the dishes. They didn't provide gloves. Ahhh, memories......!

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by a6w7m

This was an armed robbery, and not something an "employee" made up. The DO have security camera and the police have been looking at them since Tuesday night. I do believe if you were leaving work & turned the light off and walked outside to take out the trash and something like that happened to you, your description would also be "a man wearing dark clothing!"

FYI, the victim was my fiance.

Originally Posted by USSGompers

I am so sorry to hear about the robbery. I got robbed in Orlando when I was the asst mgr at Pizza Hut. Two guys came running in at 10PM on a Sunday night. One put a gun to my head and demanded I open the register. I was too slow (from fear) so he cocked it back.

Then they proceeded to rob the customers. When my server was asked for his money, he acted like an ASS and threw all the $$ from his tips all over the floor. One guy got on the floor while his partner held the gun to my head to pick up all the $$.

My 19 yr old cook/dishwasher was deaf from birth and came around to corner carrying glasses (which he dropped).

They finally left and after I called the police, I called my regional mgr, who did a cash count and I was written up for having had $105 in the register, $5 more than allowed.

I still remember that night in 1994 like yesterday. You never get over it.

I am so sorry this happened to you both.

[USSGompers]

Thank you so much. life is good now!!

[asianthree]

gosh you guy had yuck jobs...we owned our own business and made our kids work for free from the time they could walk. Yep had a break in and the guys that did it took the most expensive one of a kind hockey stick and pair of skates and was using them on the ice, the cops came to get them...it was the perfect storm while they told the cops it was their skates, when the cop turned them over, they were signed : to tommy ______ from bob probert stay in the zone, so was the stick... It was a good day

[graciegirl]

Just ran to Walmart tonight for a few things and as we were leaving there was a woman with handcuffs on by the front door surrounded by three police officers.

It was the first time in my life I have ever seen anyone in person in handcuffs.

It really affected me. She was very nicely dressed and young. How could you do anything to give up your freedom?

Gracie...Old dog who doesn't want to learn any new tricks.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Just ran to Walmart tonight for a few things and as we were leaving there was a woman with handcuffs on by the front door surrounded by three police officers.

It was the first time in my life I have ever seen anyone in person in handcuffs.

It really affected me. She was very nicely dressed and young. How could you do anything to give up your freedom?

Gracie...Old dog who doesn't want to learn any new tricks.

i am only hoping she needed food and got caught, not clothes, or something stupid

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by asianthree

i am only hoping she needed food and got caught, not clothes, or something stupid

There are plenty of food pantries around if she needed foor that will give food to anyone who is needy.

We don't know why she was being arrested. Could be for shoplifting, passing bad check or fraudelent credit card, outstanding warrant, assault, disorderly conduct, or even being drunk in public.

Don't assume shoplifting automatically.

[Happinow]

When I was much younger, I worked in a junior retail store. We were always taught to keep an eye out for shop lifters, so I did. The people you least expect to shop lift are the ones that do. One day, an older gentleman, (about 70) was walking around the store. I thought "what was he doing in a junior store"? Well, he was wandering around the panty bin and sure enough he grabbed a handful, put them in a little paper bag and out he went. I saw it happen, so I gave chase and saw him drop the panties in a trash bin. He must have known I was following him and saw him do it. I can't remember if he got caught by the police or not but I was dumbfounded to see someone of that age shop lifting.....and panties at that!! I did wrong by following him through the mall and would never do that now.

[Dancing Queen]

When I was 20 I worked at a Dunkin Donuts in my home town on 3rd shift. After the baker left I was left by myself all night, to clean up his mess, the previous shifts mess, and wait on the earliest customers, who often had green teeth. It was a frighting shift to work. (Oh and I never got a break, I have asked over the years at other locations and found the same working conditions.)
As a young woman I would not have known what kind of gun some one had, just that they pointed it at me, and I feared for my life, so it is unfair to assume the woman left by herself to run the place was anything other than shaking, and terrified. I certainly would have been. I only worked there a couple months, as I was tired of feeling used by the other employees left to finish their work and was scared every time the baker left.

[USSGompers]

Originally Posted by Dancing Queen

When I was 20 I worked at a Dunkin Donuts in my home town on 3rd shift. After the baker left I was left by myself all night, to clean up his mess, the previous shifts mess, and wait on the earliest customers, who often had green teeth. It was a frighting shift to work. (Oh and I never got a break, I have asked over the years at other locations and found the same working conditions.)
As a young woman I would not have known what kind of gun some one had, just that they pointed it at me, and I feared for my life, so it is unfair to assume the woman left by herself to run the place was anything other than shaking, and terrified. I certainly would have been. I only worked there a couple months, as I was tired of feeling used by the other employees left to finish their work and was scared every time the baker left.

AMEN sister. I agree and working 3rd shift is the pits. Full of weirdos!!! Green teeth?-(now that's funny stuff)!!!!!

Kidding aside, no one - except my husband or police, etc, know what kind of gun is pointed to one's head. We Only know that our life is in danger!

While working at HoJo's, I ate all the clams out of the clam chowder pot that sat on the burner all night. Hey, I never got a break, either. My payment, I guess. heheheh.

[Dancing Queen]

Originally Posted by USSGompers

I am so sorry to hear about the robbery. I got robbed in Orlando when I was the asst mgr at Pizza Hut. Two guys came running in at 10PM on a Sunday night. One put a gun to my head and demanded I open the register. I was too slow (from fear) so he cocked it back.

Then they proceeded to rob the customers. When my server was asked for his money, he acted like an ASS and threw all the $$ from his tips all over the floor. One guy got on the floor while his partner held the gun to my head to pick up all the $$.

My 19 yr old cook/dishwasher was deaf from birth and came around to corner carrying glasses (which he dropped).

They finally left and after I called the police, I called my regional mgr, who did a cash count and I was written up for having had $105 in the register, $5 more than allowed.

I still remember that night in 1994 like yesterday. You never get over it.

Wow, sorry you went through that, but sure glad you survived, and I thought my stint at Dunkin Donuts was bad.