Coworker 1 tells me that she found a $10 bill left at the register counter coworker 2 was at. Coworker 2 doesn't know whether that $10 bill was a payment from a customer or change that was supposed to be given to a customer.

Coworker 1 tells me to take the $10 bill to the office and leave a note about it for the manager(s). I do exactly that, writing a note that says coworker 2 isn't sure.

In retrospect, I wish I left a note saying "Might be for register #_" instead of "ratting out" my coworker like that. I didn't mean to rat her out. I just wanted to explain the situation so no misunderstandings are made. Who knows? If I didn't, maybe they would have thought I was the one responsible for leaving the bill out.

But now I'm also thinking maybe I should have told coworker 2 to just put the $10 into the register even if that means we'd be over by $10 that day.

Did I do anything wrong or am I just overthinking it?

Your loss protection was trying to entrap you 100%

My mate was LP at a large retailer they would do s*** like this to see if you take the money then fire you. You did okay rest easy.

ur overthinking it

if the customer needed that 10 they would comer back for it

if ur 2nd coworker wanted that bill they would've taken it

if ur 2nd coworker was unsure then management rly wouldnt care cuz at least yal followed protocol and nobody took the bill

I'm almost certain OP was being set up

You a f***ing snitch OP

That literally was a test

Yeah but to see if she would steal not snitch

The manager is likely in on it.. take everything I say with a grain of salt I could be wrong

No test going on here. I know the people who work with me. The girl simply blanked out, probably overthought something, and got distracted when ringing up customers.

damn OP i ain't that talented in math class

No, man. I know the place and the people who work with me. The girl who left the $10 is constantly overthinking small stuff, so she makes clumsy mistakes like this.

I'm just wondering if I did the right thing by writing the note and specifically stating it was her who left the bill out without a clue where it's from. In other words, I feel bad about snitching like that since I could have just written "Might be from register," but that could have made manager(s) think I was the one who made the mistake, not her.

You’re fine

Snitching only applies to the streets and if you are a criminal

Snitching doesn’t apply in school or the workplace

You did the right thing

Yeah, I know what real snitching is. It only applies to the code everyone part of the gang/crime life follows.

Even if it's not "snitching" by definition, I'd certainly hate to make a mistake and find out a coworker tell the the manager I was specifically the one who messed up. I don't like coworkers who make a big deal out of nothing, and I'd hate to be the same as them.

In my case, I was simply worried about managers thinking it was me who messed up by leaving the $10 out, so I felt I had to write down exactly what happened and who forgot to take a hold of the money. In fact, my original note didn't mention the coworker's name at all, but I wrote a new one when I thought about how I might be blamed for all this.

You handled it correctly, you were factual and to the point.

They could have figured out who was at the register anyway very easily even if you didn’t say anything

Thanks, man. Work induces so much anxiety in me and gets me overthinking stuff because I know that different people could perceive things differently.

No problem fam, I’ve been there too so I get where you’re coming from

seems perfectly fine to me

This. The no snitch mentality only applies to people in the underworld. Common law abiding folk can go to the authorities or speak up about some issue or wrongdoing. Op you have a job so I take it you’re not involved in the streets, live your life you’re no snitch

I don't get why they would get you involved, if she made the mistake why not take it over herself. You shouldn't have been in this equation at all.

Handing a coworker money and telling them to do something would be suspicious to me but you sound like u know better than me. Idk still think my original hypothesis is right but maybe I'm too negative

I'm just too pessimistic these days tho trust issues