I used to manage a local Gas station years ago.
Money always came up missing.
I had a rule of thumb that I worked with always.
Any money missing under $50 dollars is a written warning.
Any money missing under $50 dollars 2nd offense within 30 days, immediate termination.
Any money missing under $50 dollars 2nd offense within 6 months, written warning and 3 month probation. meaning do it again and you're fired.
Any money missing over $50 dollars is a written warning and 3 month probation, meaning do it again and your fired.
Any money missing over $100 dollars is immediate termination.
Any money missing over $500 dollars is immediate termination and the cops were called to investigate.
I lived by this and it worked, and I had all my employees sign it.
After my employees signed it.
I had to fire only 9 employees for the 1 year that I worked there.
Getting clerks to work at the station that I managed was a dime a dozen.
Soon as I had someone fired, I had their position filled before the end of the day usually, if not the next day.
I always thought back then that a good employee only lasts about a month.
Afterwards, they would always get cocky/arrogant, or they would start to think they own the place by wanting to start making changes.
Then they start to call in sick, and showing up late. Then money would start to come up missing. Then they start to kiss my ass. Then when I don't
appreciate their ass kissing. They almost always turned into the person that would complain, bitch and moan all the time.
My philosophy back then was, A Good Employee Only Lasts 30 days.
In fact I think all these Fast Food places and any other minimum wage jobs should be run by temp agencies.
Where your employment contract with any place you work with should only last 30 days.
After that time, the employer would be able to renew your contract for another 30 days if they wished, or they could say send me a different one.
It would keep the businesses happy, and it would create more jobs.
Plus, it would make the employees happy.
If they didn't want to work for BK anymore they could go work at Mickey D's next month.
Whatever.....