It needs to be known. We live in a society here. This lady is stealing from the company. What if she stole $13 worth of office supplies every day? Same thing.
Presumably one of two things. one, she realised she’d been doing it wrong and corrected her mistakes, or two, she realised she’d been found out and decided to fix it early so she could maintain plausible deniability*. Either way, the problem seems to be solved.
*Apparently that’s not a word.
Excellent point. I’ve had to enforce annoying, and at first glance pointless, policies, and every single time, these policies had been implemented thanks to creative cheaters.
Glad to see that it’s all fixed.
BTW, have somebody else start your car for you before going home.
greatshakes
This all happened in Canada - the worst that would happen to FloatyGimpy would be a Very Cold Shoulder. 
Or she might not say “good morning” to me.
I frequently encounter retail clerks that give me an extra dollar in change. Clock arithmetic is a bit harder to get right than that, especially if you are not using a 24 hr. format. Maybe she just did it wrong, and cottoned to the mistake when she saw the hours floatygimpy was recording.
This was my first thought too
Those of you that state to “mind your own business” when somone asks if they should report a co-worker for cheating on their timesheet…I would think you are a cheater too! Too close to home is it? Before you report the co-worker, find out if your company has a NO RETALIATION Policy. Also find out if you can report anonymously. Reporting misconduct in “GOOD FAITH” should be the right way to do it. The cheater will go down by his/her own hand.
I have a co-worker that blatantly cheats on his timesheet. He takes 2 hour or longer lunches every day. Comes in late, leaves early. Misses many days of work, and reports that he worked. I put up with this over a year because I didnt want to be the one to report him, which would cause him to lose his job. If you lose your job for stealing, chances are, you will not receive unemployment benefits. HE only brought this on himself. I turned him in to protect myself. You would think that a guy that cheats like this, would stay low key, but nooooo he runs to management every time he has a personal problem at home. He slanders me , and defames my character to other managers, which causes them to state, “Get along with each other, or we will replace you.” I dont get to tell my side of the story.
DOCUMENT EVERYTHING!! I have a year’s worth of documentation, and no court in the UNIVERSE would EVER side with him! He also steals company services, and I suspect he stole equipment, but have no proof other than it was there, now it isnt, and he is hurting for money…
Bottom line. Document, find out your company’s no retaliation policy, and if you talk to managers, and they do nothing, go directly to HR and report it. If they have an Ethics hotline, then report them there. Jobs are too hard to find, and thieves like this one, are lazy, bullies, and take the jobs of those who want to work, and people that have ETHICS and INTEGRITY!!
Please note that this thread is a two-and-a-half year old zombie.
My opinion is it’s not your job to enforce nor is she hurting you in any way. But you should ask yourself what would be your motivation for telling on her and take that as a self exploration opportunity.
While you are working the same hours ask her to fill in your time sheets for you.
So, let’s say, instead, you noticed she was slipping a $10 bill from one of the teller cages each day. It’s not your job to enforce security of the tills and it doesn’t directly hurt you in any way. Should you tell on her? What’s the difference between this situation and reporting an extra $13 of work each day (other than the exact dollar amounts)?
Slippery slope, isn’t it?
That may be true where you work, but do not assume it is true all over. I know for a fact that where I work turning in a person for this type of thing would be a very good spot on your record.
And don;t confuse not having the staff to check on every small detail with not caring.
I noticed that ShameonU walked in this thread very late.
Should I report his behavior to moderators, or mind my own business, in your opinion?
Eh, with Zombie Coworkers, there’s not much you can do. It’s not like they have any …
wait for it…
braaaaiiins.
My very first zombie feeding (that I recall):
I work for a company that provides services to many different customers, including the US Government. The labor (manhours) done on this task are billed to the customer (or at least, the contract/account created for the task). The Government expects and pays for x hours/year of service.
Part of the requirements of the job (for auditing, I presume) is that we fill out timesheets, even though we are classified as salaried. These timesheets are presented to the customer at some point, as well as it tells our own corporate accounting department which pot of money to pay it’s people from. (There are tons of different contracts my company is involved in.)
My company’s policy (as stated in the annual “Ethics” training) is to report fraudulent time keeping to our managers. (Providing the US Government with fraudulent paperwork would not be a wise buisness practice.) Fraudulent timecards, in my situation, is defrauding the customer, and possible loss of buisness (and jobs). IANAL, but I suspect there are legal (civil, if note criminal) issues at stake.
At our company, not reporting the other employee would be punishable. Reports can be made anonymously. Our Employee Handbook specifically says “Any violation of the Code of Conduct or any applicable laws, rules, or regulations, including the failure to report a violation, may result in disciplinary action.”
My apologies. I read the first 20 or so posts, saw it was a zombie, then skipped to the end to put in my own two cents.
Then, I see I said the same thing two years ago (on page two) when the thread was new(ish).
I was reading through the first page and came upon QED’s post. Scared the hell outta me.