some times you really have to wonder...pink slip time...

[TAB]

so I'm going over the statement I got from our gas card. 

one of the cards has 2 transactions on it for ~ 16 gallons of 87 octane, for each transaction... only prob with that, the card holder drives a diesel box truck, we have never done work near that station, its right next too his house and they are both on days that he did not work.

how dumb can you be?  Your making several bucks more then the going rate, have a easy job, drive a brand spanking new truck( as in less then 15k miles and 3 months old) and 99% of the time your home.

PS anyone have a CDL with hazmat, thats looking for a job? Placing the add on CL now, I bet by the time I get up in the morning I'll have atleast 100 resumes, by wed most likly 500.

[fightingquaker13]

If the guy otherwise does a decent job, it might be easier to keep him on and make restitution than deal with the hassle and uncertainty of wading through those 100 resumes. Not apologizing for the guy, but petty theft versus not showing up, showing up drunk, liability issues etc.? Its worth thinking about.
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[TAB]

theft will always get you a pinkslip.  way too many people hungry for work.

besides, chances are very good I'll get some one that is already working for some one else that wants more $ or is sick of being out of town..  Thats how I've gotton just about all my employees.  Its extremely common in the constrction industry.

I'd be shocked if don't have someone by friday.    If push comes to shove I still have my cdl with hazmat, so I could drive the truck.   I think I would rather do that then what I've been doing latly, which is a mound of paper work( office manger is about ready to pop, she is having twin girls.)

[tombogan03884]

I agree with TAB on canning this guy, It would be one thing if he got caught short and needed to fill up to get to work.
In that case TAB should have found out about it when the guy came to reimburse him.
But the average gas tank is 10 gallons, so he may be filling up the wifes car as well.
And it's getting to be a habit.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass.

[TAB]

I agree with TAB on canning this guy, It would be one thing if he got caught short and needed to fill up to get to work.
In that case TAB should have found out about it when the guy came to reimburse him.
But the average gas tank is 10 gallons, so he may be filling up the wifes car as well.
And it's getting to be a habit.
Don't let the door hit you in the ass.

16 ish gallons is a fill up from "E" on most mid-large sized cars. 

If he needed it to get to work, I'd have just filled up his car.  All he had to do was come to me and ask, in case of emergency( like wallet gets lost/stolen or cards stop working) give me a call.  it would have been NP.    Twice in month is either he is stealing or some one stole his card.    be greatful I'm not pressing charges,  if some one else used his card illegally, I will be pressing charges.

Theft is theft.

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[fightingquaker13]

I agree with you on the moral issue, I was just focusing on the hazmat issue with the CDL. As a general rule I'd rather have an honest idiot than a competent thief. But when the honest idiot could put me out of business with a lawsuit, and the thief will do the job right and he knows not to steal again? I'll reconsider.
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[Solus]

This thief wasn't very competent either.

Fire him for being a thief or fire him for being so stupid to do steal in a way he could not miss getting caught...or fire him for both..no redeeming qualities.

I know a man who preferred Nixon as president over Carter because he said he would rather have an smart thief running the country than an honest idiot.

He also was a strong supporter of BHO, so maybe his evaluations don't count for much.

[Timothy]

Get rid of him and dock him for the 100 bucks you lost out of his last paycheck.  Make sure you document why you garnished a bit of his pay.

[Ichiban]

And maybe his wife grabbed the wrong card to fill her tank.  You should at least hear his side of the the story before you just can his ass.  Maybe he is a thief who deserves to be fired.  Maybe there is a reasonable explanation and you are about to screw someone because you are jumping to conclusions.  YMMV

[Timothy]

Good point Ichiban but personally, I don't let my wife anywhere near my wallet or credit cards.  She has her own even though I pay her bills!