co worker stealing

[skernsk]

What type of work are you in?  Are we talking about companies tendering work and this guy not awarding accordingly? 

At the very least document what was said and when and continue to document you interactions with this guy.  When you decide what to do
you can take that to the boss and have an off the record conversation and then it is up to the boss what to do.

[CAP1]

Careful with recording the conversation and make sure that you can do it legally. 

i understand there's different rules and laws(nj is a one party state btw) but if it goes to court......all you have to do is get the recording heard. legal or not, at that point the damage is done.

[allaire]

Hell even if the recording isn't legal it's damning.  If he lives in an "at will" employment state that would be enough to terminate.

[CAP1]

Hell even if the recording isn't legal it's damning.  If he lives in an "at will" employment state that would be enough to terminate.

that was my point. 

i have digital voice recorders in both my car and van...of course i have to turn em on, but they're there in case needed. i have a recorder built into my cell phone, and i have one on my shop phone line. 

[Reschke]

Some call it a "finders fee" in the heavy equipment sales businesses. I have made a few non-taxable $500 cash transactions on things like this. Generally in my line of work I am always talking with people who are buying/selling heavy equipment and they are always looking for someone to put the word out on the street and these guys that are selling the equipment may end up paying out a total of $2000 (for example) to 4 guys who helped them get the $400k piece of equipment sold. I have also gotten a few finders fee payments when guys have been turned onto a new equipment sale and that comes out of the sales reps pocket. Not a bad deal when they are getting a 3% commission on some piece of equipment from $100k up to $2.5million so it helps them to help those of us that talk with these users daily.

If they are getting dollars back in some other way that would have been company funds that is a different story.

[lowZX14]

that was my point. 

i have digital voice recorders in both my car and van...of course i have to turn em on, but they're there in case needed. i have a recorder built into my cell phone, and i have one on my shop phone line. 

I can tell you that in the great Commonwealth of Virginia you can record all you want as long as you are in the conversation.  It is completely legal to record a conversation here as long as one of the parties knows about it whether you participate or not.

get proof. record the conversations. then try to do it anomalously, but definitly turn his bellybutton in. 

Oh my dear friend CAP, you know I've got nothing but love for you but this one made me spew sweet tea all over the place

[allaire]

Good catch low 

[CAP1]

I can tell you that in the great Commonwealth of Virginia you can record all you want as long as you are in the conversation.  It is completely legal to record a conversation here as long as one of the parties knows about it whether you participate or not.
Oh my dear friend CAP, you know I've got nothing but love for you but this one made me spew sweet tea all over the place

 

wait?? i thought you were a marine???

since when did MARINES start drinking tea?

[lowZX14]

Let's hijack this real quick....yes sir I am a Marine, but I'm also southern which means I still drink sweet tea.

[allaire]

I'm willing to bet that it's good southern sweet tea not that poncey stuff.

[DMBEAR]

First, the office spys show up to thin the herd. 







Then... "The Bobs"

[FireDrgn]

Well I guess Ill be the ahole and sayit.  How did you get to the point were he can even feel confortable aproching you about this? He had to of tested the waters. Thats when you should have put him on notice.

If he never tested the water so to speak... Hes a tard that will just try taking you down when he goes anyways.

The fact is he is testing you one way or the other.

I would have a frank conversation with your boss....

Beware  boss may not have a problem with it and you may end up being branded  " not a team player"

[CptTrips]

In my own personal opinion...

Knowingly tolerating a thief is not much different that being one.

Regards,
Wab

[CAP1]

In my own personal opinion...

Knowingly tolerating a thief is not much different that being one.

Regards,
Wab

+1

[trigger2]

In my own personal opinion...
Knowingly tolerating a thief is not much different that being one.
Regards,
Wab

I agree...

And the Air Force Acadamy's honor code goes along with it...

:
We will not lie, steal or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does.
Furthermore, I resolve to do my duty and to live honorably, so help me God.