Why do I feel so bad?????

Wow. I think I would have said, "Gee, I guess I'll know never to leave my purse out where you guys can get to it." I'm sorry for you; it must be depressing to work with the morally bankrupt. (I think Fran is right; one of the reasons you feel bad is that you thought more of your coworkers.)

You did the right thing. I've had it happen before and done the very same. What is wrong with those co-workers of yours?? They should be the ones feeling horrible, not you!

You did the right thing. I used to work in a bank. If our drawer was over or under by a significant mount, we had to find out why.

Once I shorted a customer by $100. I was 99% sure that I did and sure enough my drawer was over when it was time to balance. I called the customer, she didn't think I had, but I insisted that she come to the bank to collect what was rightfully hers.
As a bank employee, it was just as bad to be over as it was to be under. If we made too many mistakes, it could mean losing our jobs.

If my drawer was under, it was a nightmare.
Once I had to go to the basement to dig through a whole week's worth of trash to find a lost check!!

I agree with all the posts! You are a very special, honest person, and that means a lot. I'm sorry your co-workers are not as honest as you are. Very scary if you are all handling money for the company you work for!

I hope you are feeling better now, because you should be very proud of yourself!

Personally I think you did the right thing, but don't expect all of your coworkers to agree. Remember that although we're all in the same game, many people are playing by different rules than you and have different 'win' conditions....

Originally Posted by strykerx0

Personally I think you did the right thing, but don't expect all of your coworkers to agree. Remember that although we're all in the same game, many people are playing by different rules than you and have different 'win' conditions....

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The sad part is NONE of them agreed with me returning the money. Not even the manager! Now what does that say about our morals at my place of employment? nothing good I tell you. I feel better today, I am still disappointed about the way my coworkers told me what a "looser" I was for giving the money back, but I will get over it. I know deep down that I did the right thing and I guess I just needed some honest people to help me realize that. Brad kept telling me over and over last night that I did the right thing so I know he's truely a great person also, as well as you all are!!!!! Thank you for helping me get over a little disappointment. Truely everyday seeing those people now more then ever I will know in the back of my mind there's always a posibility of theivery, but I guess there's that possibility everywhere you go, just not as obvious. (and not from the crew AND management staff)

You most certainly did the right thing. I guess you feeling bad about it is more about how disappointed and surprised you are that your co-workers would so easily have kept the money as if they had deserved it. That person at the bank could have possibly lost their job over that mistake or got in trouble for it. It's even better that your husband agreed with you, because at the end of the day, that's who you need the most support from in the morals department.

I too agree with what all the others have said. A unexpected "windfall" for you would have meant pain for someone else. Feel good that you did the right thing.

Good for you fro doing the right thing! Karma is a B. If you would have kept the money it would have come back on you. But you gave it back and you will get something POSITIVE in return. Hey you should buy a lottery ticket, you may win!! You have made my faith in the good in people even stronger. THank you!!

I would feel terrible, too, if I were surrounded by people whose honor is of such little importance to them that they would sell it for a paltry hundred bucks.

You did the right thing. You work with slime, though.

I know i am late to this bit i wanna tell you something.
It is very easy for those folks to sit back and call you names and berate you for doing the right thing, because they were not in the situation, they have no idea what they would have done if it happened to them.
My guess is most of them would have NOT kept the money, it's always nice to dream of coming into what seems like free money.

I for one and proud of what you did, we all could use a little extra money however theft is not the answer.
Don't fell bad cause of them, you did right and in your heart you know, otherwise you would not have called the bank.

I say good for you and in time you will be rewarded for you honesty.