Are they going to fire me!!

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well i work in a food shop, we have to put lots of fresh baked bread in the bin at the end of the day, i would get fired if i took one of those rolls going into the bin, same with yogurts i drop on the floor- i would likey get fired if i took them too, in the employers eyes you took something that wasn't yours, stolen it (even if it was a few sweets), and thus you have been dishonest to them (they may see it that you've stolen some sweets and your likely to steal more).
The best thing you can do is tell the truth, apologise and offer to pay for the packet of sweets.

will they make the decision based on what I say in the disciplinary hearing or do you think it is made before then?

will they make the decision based on what I say in the disciplinary hearing or do you think it is made before then?

That was slyly lame, just saying.

this is a joke, but its their property so theft is theft :/

were you under the impression they were for all to share or did you know they were write offs?

also are you part of the union?

Wait, there are sweets in a high-street FASHION shop?

the point of a disciplinary hearing is so that they can present you with what they know of the case and give you a chance to present your case and answer any questions they may have. if they'd already made their decision then they wouldn't bother with a hearing as that would just be a waste of their time.

(i know this because something happened to a friend of mine at her work and she talked to a union rep etc..)

i'd recommend that you write down everything you want to say as when you're under pressure/nervous you may forget something as simple as to state that you would never intentionally steal. the only thing you can do is be honest and hope that they see it as a genuine mistake and let it go. best of luck

Yes, we sell gifts including sweets. Even though its a fashion shop, they sell other little things that they put by the tills.

So am I going to get fired?

Thank you! Do you think bringing someone with me will help or make no difference?

I knew they were write offs but I did also think we were all allowed to have it as others were eating it and I honestly thought that they wont give a **** if they see me on the cameras taking a sweet.
But I probably wouldnt have taken any if others werent, even though they were open.
and no, Im not I recently turned 18 so I dont know much about unions. what can I do if im not part of a union?

okay.

the union is your legal support, i would of been jobless a while ago if it wasnt for the union. you can join it now, but your meeting is saturday so thats no good.

see how it goes mate, the meeting is called usdaw for shop workers btw

well i work in a food shop, we have to put lots of fresh baked bread in the bin at the end of the day, i would get fired if i took one of those rolls going into the bin, same with yogurts i drop on the floor- i would likey get fired if i took them too, in the employers eyes you took something that wasn't yours, stolen it (even if it was a few sweets), and thus you have been dishonest to them (they may see it that you've stolen some sweets and your likely to steal more).
The best thing you can do is tell the truth, apologise and offer to pay for the packet of sweets.

I think it depends on the manager tbh. When I worked in Greggs we would all take loads of food at the end of the day, our manager was fine with it I didn't realise it was so bad till I read this thread...