Mom thought this was horrible

[cichlid]

Is it bad to take money offered by a co-worker to finish working a shift?

 

My shift was supposed to end earlier than another employee I work with. But she wanted to go home to sleep (since she and her BF were up all night if you know what I mean). She offered me $10 to work her last hour. I took the offer and worked her last hour. She was excited that she got off an hour early and happily walked out the door with her BF. $10 isn't much really but my mom was surprised when I showed up an hour late and someone gave me $10 to work an hour.

 

This was her cigarette money (she's in her thirties) more than likely. You think it was bad to take her offer? I see this kind of payment all over work and it seems fine and pretty normal to me. Last minute bribes are the only way to get people to finish working shifts and take shifts that people procrastinated trying to switch or ask off. Though my sister, who also works at this part time job, has yet to see this going on. It's mostly an evening shift thing...all the daytime workers are fulltime (like this employee that I took the hour from).

[luvursmile]

If its common practice where you work, I see nothing wrong with it.

[Beec]

I think it's quite normal and not immoral at all. If it cost your employer nothing extra, both econoically and in terms of the work that was done, and both workers were happy with the arrangement, then why not?

 

I grew up with a father that worked on a rotaitng schedule. When jobs can up, the person at the top of the list got the job, then the next ne down, etc. When you finished a job, your name went to the bottom of the list. When one person did not want to go to work, he could switch with another person. Sometimes you jumped up to got to work earlier and have a certain day off, sometimes you dropped down. It allowed everyone to manage their schedules and worked to mutual advantage. When someone wanted a day off and could not get it otherwise, they paid for it. My father paid several hundred dollars once to get off Christmas Eve and morning, and to our family it was worth it.

 

Who is this switching thing hurting, if it costs no one anything but the two people invovled?

[BellaDonna]

If its common practice where you work, I see nothing wrong with it.

 

I agree.

 

I don't think there's anything wrong with taking the 10 bucks if she offered it to you. Besides, she wanted to go home early from being up all night with her BF the night before- it's not like her family member was dying or she was sick or something. The reason she wanted to go home was a frivilous unecessary one.

 

Take the money and run

 

 

BellaDonna

[Honey Pumpkin]

I think it's more straightforward if you're paid cash in hand. Because your co-worker is likely to feel more comfortable asking you again, whereas if you had done it as a favour, she probably wouldn't. I think it's easier on her, to be honest, because she doesn't feel beholden to you. So in a weird way, letting her pay you was a more gracious thing to do. Just be matter-of-fact about it, obviously if it were a crisis/emergency you wouldn't ask for payment, but this seems a straightforward swap.

[cichlid]

I think it's more straightforward if you're paid cash in hand. Because your co-worker is likely to feel more comfortable asking you again, whereas if you had done it as a favour, she probably wouldn't. I think it's easier on her, to be honest, because she doesn't feel beholden to you. So in a weird way, letting her pay you was a more gracious thing to do. Just be matter-of-fact about it, obviously if it were a crisis/emergency you wouldn't ask for payment, but this seems a straightforward swap.

 

Yes, your point is probably what my mom would understand best. I mean had it been an emergency or something...hey, no problem, she's one of my friends at work. But this was just so she could go home and fool around with her BF.

 

My mom demanded I give the money back, but she has forgotten all about it so I tucked the money in my "money for a rook piercing" piggie bank (LOL...$20 from my grandpa for xmas went into the piggie bank. I think I am going to tell him I am going to spend it on jewelry or something. ). My mom is so funny at times.

 

But yeah...I agree that this payment wasn't affecting anyone but my coworker and I. I mean if I was paid to keep my mouth shut about something or do something bad...then that would be a completely different story.

 

Thanks y'all! If my mom remembers and brings this situation up, I'll remember the points you all mentioned. Maybe she will not see this as being immoral as she thinks now.