Revenge Stories When People Get Way Too Personal

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One of my earliest jobs was working at a petrol/gas station.

It only sold fuel and oil. The reason people used it was much cheaper than others. In those days companies could deduct shortfalls in your takings from your pay. Each pump had a running meter showing the total gallons through the pump so at shift changeover the two attendants would take the readings together.

One particular shift at the time of the changeover the person, call them Pat, taking over volunteered to do the reading on their own. Me being very busy serving customers a trusting soul agreed to his offer. That week my pay was down quite a bit.

Now I love numbers so I thought I’d check where I was losing. I started taking note of the reading just before the changeovers. Then it happened again I was extremely busy and Pat again volunteered to take the numbers. When he came in, I checked and the readings on the sheet were significantly higher than the numbers I’d noted. I had also made a note of the sales so I could adjust the numbers.

The next time he tried it I told him I can’t afford to let him steal any more from me. A couple of weeks later he tried it again, I accused him of being a jerk. The next week was a disaster. The manager told us he was leaving.

He was an okay manager and told me who my new boss would be. I gave him my week’s notice there and then. I think you can guess who it was.

The next week was difficult. I did spoil his thunder when he told me on Monday I was sacked. It visibly annoyed him when I told him I’d resigned. I kept a close eye on my takings.