So this is a warning: this post may be a little hard to understand. For you to fully understand I need to introduce a form of check fraud to you guys. Have you ever noticed that if you write a check it takes a few days to clear after the person has deposited it? Well there are evil people out there who like to write a check from there account to another account (that are at different banks) and before that check clears you write another check from account B and deposit it into account A and then before that check clears you write a check from account A and deposit it into account B, do you get it so far? ...to bad I'm moving on. This evil form of fraud is called check kiting. IT IS VERY ILLEGAL, but sometimes is hard to catch right away.
Now the story, I can't say much because there are things that I can't say to non-employees. So there were a group of friends and they were doing this with several different banks (were thinking there were about 5 different banks) so times that by 3 they were bouncing checks off each other and withdrawing cash that "wasn't really there" it just looked like it was there. Well the checks started to bounce and then we realized what was going on and by then it was too late.
Unfortunately, these people came to me A LOT! And none of the times I helped them did I put a hold on there checks. I'm such a dumby. Anyway this last weekend I was stressing over whether I would have a job on Monday. Well Monday was too busy to even deal with that so today I got to work and my manager pulled me aside while I was getting my teller window ready for the new day. While she was talking to me I set down my little treat that I brought to work down (a 44 oz sprite that I hadn't even sipped on yet) on the counter just over a $50,000 cash machine. My manager informed me that these bad people were professionals and they weren't going to fire me, but I was going to get written up. That's fine, I can still pay bills with that. Well right when she says this, I turn around and elbow my drink and it falls. and spills. right. into. the. cash. machine! My manager was p.o.ed! I can't believe I did that! The last time someone did this it was about $8000 to fix. Well when we left tonight the machine wouldn't work.
I think subconsciously I'm trying to get fired! What a week and what a head ache!
***The day after this post I was let go. Job requested...
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est. 2010
- Ashley and Chris
- Christopher and I have been married since August 2010. We just moved into our first home, have a chocolate lab, and a little guy on the way.
"It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will all work out.. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of his blessings, He will hear our prayers."
-Gordon B. Hinckley
-Gordon B. Hinckley
5 comments:
hey i know how that is! kiting sucks and is way against the law! banks are way harder to work at than anybody ever realizes.
That is a way crappy day. But don't worry - we've all made plenty of mistakes at work. No one is perfect!
Did they really let you go!?!
yes, i am unemployed now because i didn't put holds on checks and then i spilled my sprite on the cash machine (that is literally what my manager said why they were letting me go)
dumb. she is dumb and we will go toilet papering. dumb. that is all i can think of her.
Oh dear... Just move back to Orem.
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