What to do if I have shoplifted many items from my place of work and they have been systematically firing employees and I think I’m next?
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What to do if I have shoplifted many items from my place of work and they have been systematically firing employees and I think I’m next?
My co-workers have described a “statement” in which they had to list the the things they stole, their price, and that they am willing to pay it back, and my co-worker talked to the manager and told him what happened, he was like “when’s your date of birth?” They told him then he said “unfortunately I have to terminate you”. Should I get a lawyer?
Asked on November 10, 2014 under Criminal Law, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have an employment contract protecting your employment, you are an employee at will and can be fired at any time, for any reason. There is really no point to getting a lawyer to try to protect your job, since without a contract, if your employer wants to fire you, they can--there simply is no guaranty of a job with an employment contract.
However, you do not have to answer any questions about what you did or did not steal. If asked, you are probably best off not answering, since if you do tell them that you stole anything, they can take that information right to the police--and fire you anyway.
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