Today, I was working as a cashier at a restaurant. When I receive $50 and $100 bills I am required to have a manager check to make sure they are not counterfeit. Every manager I found yelled at me to find another manager because they were busy. Frustrated, I just accepted the bill. It was fake. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, at work, a man bought a lot of really expensive stuff. He paid the large bill with cash, and the manager helped me count the money. When we were done, he handed me a $100 bill to thank me for all the help. We can't accept tips. The manager was next to me. I had to say no. FML
Today, a man came up to me and asked for a $50 bill in change. Being a good man, I said sure. I gave him the change and he gave me the $50 bill. After walking into Starbucks to buy a coffee, I handed the cashier my $50 bill. She called the cops. It was counterfeit. FML
Today, my boss bitched me out for accepting a fake £100 note. It was a genuine note, but he couldn't believed someone would actually use such a note at a KFC. When I protested, he took it further and deducted the “lost profits” from my pay. The man is an asshole. FML
Today, after weeks of allowing my parents to borrow money, I got a check for $2000. I took it to the bank only to find out it was fake. FML
Today, I went to a restaurant to order food with just a $100 bill. They no longer had what I came for, so I left. When I got to my car, I realized - no bill. I went back in for them to say they hadn't seen it, and they wouldn’t check the cameras. I know the lady working there picked it up since I was the only customer. FML
Today, a customer handed me a 100 dollar bill. He then told me that it was my tip for doing a good job. He snatched it away just as I touched it, laughed, and said, "Just kidding." He then took his money and left the store. FML
Today, I learned the hard way not to keep my own cash in my pocket while working as a cashier, when I was forced to give $30 to a scamming customer. FML
Today, I was waitering at the restaurant that I work at when I collected a credit card bill that was worth $120 and a big zero on the tip line. Angered, I turned to a co-worker and said "I knew this asshole wasn't going to tip me." The guy was standing right behind me with $30 in his hand. FML
Today, my boss is beginning to hate me. Why? Because people keep coming to my register with one or two dollars worth of stuff, then paying for it with hundred dollar bills, ignoring the sign saying not to do that. I’ve had to ask him to refill my till after every transaction. FML
Today, I went to the bank to deposit the cash I made waiting tables. While the teller was counting, I apologized for having so many small bills. She said "It's OK honey, I helped another one of your kind just the other day. You're lucky we take your dirty money." She thought I was a stripper. FML
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moni_09 0
That is your managers' faults for not paying attention to you. I hope you didn't get in trouble because of them.
NGM_47 0
I bet the person that gave you the money was pretty nervous too, in hopes that they wouldn't get caught. FYL.
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Comments (163)
muffinsareyummy 1
And of course this idiot has to be from Maryland. It's really not hard to tell the difference between fake money and legit money.
ColdGold 6
The managers should do their job. They have the presitge and the pay, so they should do their work.
angrynegro7 16
Your managers are stupid, OP. If your job's SOP says that it's management's responsibility to make sure any and all $50 and $100 bills are authentic, and they refuse to do THEIR job, then you shouldn't be held accountable it.
blastvortex 4
Well, you technically had every right to refuse it then. On the bright side, you can use your bosses' impudence to your advantage if you get written up. Also, why the hell doesn't your restaurant have one of those special markers? What kind of morons do you work for anyway?
ct08 0
this is why life sucks no matter what. annoying situations like these will always come around no matter how great the day might be.
SuiGeneris01 2
it's their fault for not doing their job and making sure it wasn't fake, ofcourse you couldve checked it yourself but it's still managers responsibilty.
rockstatic 0
FYL indeed. You should tell them they all yelled at you, but you don't want to piss them off further. Really they should train you to figure it out for yourself, it's not like they've got magic eyes or anything.
hawkloverr 0
why didn't you just check it? it's pretty easy. you just have to make sure it has the watermark by holding it up to the light..........
kpohil 13
I have seen counterfeit bills with the water Mark.common practice to have that on there
ashiiya 0
Well you could've just checked it on your own but I guess in the heat of the moment, it's.......possible....? Still, if it says that a manager is ABSOLUTELY required, then at least ONE of them should be available to help with this. Either that or take away the stupid manager rule. They're the ones who wouldn't do their job so if something does happen to you for this, you can't be penalized.
510lobita510 0
do you even know how to check the bills????