I’ve been had some past issues with till reconciliation slips showing as balanced at closing , when they were not actually balancing.
I had one cashier who would write the negative or positive dollar amount in the correct slot, but cirlce “Balanced” even though the till didn’t balance.
I have no idea why this was happening, the math was correct. but she would never circle over or short. I got that fixed, but I had some concerns.
So I started randomly altering till amounts by anywhere from $2.00-$30.00 (negative or positive) occasionally , and seeing what their reconciliation sheet says at the end of their till count. I’d do a till debit to account for it for my records.
I am happy to say that all of my current cashiers brought any discrepancies to my attention immediately.
I never told them that I was purposely altering their till amounts, , and they were honest about overages instead of pocketing the difference, so I would tell them that I added rolled coin, and forgot to credit it to the till so they knew it was not their mistake. then I’d thank them for their honesty, and usually get them a gift of some sort to make up for “My Mistake”
What do you guys do to verify you have an honest crew?
I had one cashier who would write the negative or positive dollar amount in the correct slot, but cirlce “Balanced” even though the till didn’t balance.
I have no idea why this was happening, the math was correct. but she would never circle over or short. I got that fixed, but I had some concerns.
So I started randomly altering till amounts by anywhere from $2.00-$30.00 (negative or positive) occasionally , and seeing what their reconciliation sheet says at the end of their till count. I’d do a till debit to account for it for my records.
I am happy to say that all of my current cashiers brought any discrepancies to my attention immediately.
I never told them that I was purposely altering their till amounts, , and they were honest about overages instead of pocketing the difference, so I would tell them that I added rolled coin, and forgot to credit it to the till so they knew it was not their mistake. then I’d thank them for their honesty, and usually get them a gift of some sort to make up for “My Mistake”
What do you guys do to verify you have an honest crew?
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