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You shouldn't steal. Let this be a lesson that you can learn from, because you obviously didn't get it before.
Oh, and you're boss is an incredibly gracious person if he only fires you instead of also reporting you to the police.
Look at what you gained and what you lost here. You gained maybe a week or two's worth of salary and will most likely lose your job. You probably won't get jail, or anything legal thrown at you if you're lucky. You also hurt yourself for the future because not many people will hire you. So you're basically starting fresh in the job market.
There's two ways you can do this. Play it off as a mistake, and probably get fired for suspected theft. Or, talk to your boss and admit what happened and tell him this is how much you stole and give it all back. Explain you were stupid and didn't know what you were thinking and your conscience got the better of you. This has the chance of you keeping your job. Be very apologetic.
Be ready to take your punishment, because what you did was really bad, seriously, if they have proof of you stealing you could get legal/criminal stuff thrown at you. It's petty crime, but enough where it might impact you.
If it were me, I'd do option 2, tell your boss, admit your mistake, tell him you take full blame and are willing to accept any punishment because you're an adult and that's what adults do, you made a terrible choice and you're truly sorry.
People are probably going to angry, or talk about you, but that is probably the best thing for you to do. If the gossipy coworker starts a rumor... oh well. Rumors happen, don't feed into it. You will be your own worst critic, and no one will remember it but you after enough time. But this is something you have to live with for the rest of your life, knowing you did those terrible things.
Call your boss, but preferably go in person. Don't bullshit him. Don't tell him that you only did it for two days. If he's not wholly incompetent, he's going to go back months to check every invoice you did to see whether they were fraudulent as welel. Don't go into the conversation expecting or hoping to keep your job. Give him the money back before he even has a chance to ask for it.
If you're lucky, he fires you. 250 pounds probably isn't enough for criminal charges, but don't be surprised if he wants to take you to small claims court if you don't repay it.
IANAL: You can plead with him not to tell anyone, but according to https://www.gov.uk/work-reference there's nothing legally which stops the owner from giving bad references as long as it's accurate.
Summary:
1. Go in person.
2. Apologise profusely.
3. Don't bullshit him. Tell him exactly how much you stole from him.
4. Bring the money to repay him back with you.
5. Tell him you'll never even go into his shop again.
6. Beg him not to tell anyone.
If you're being taped you can probably bet the tapes will be gone over after you are reported. And your extraneous dicking around with the register will probably be seen as suspect. Lying your way out of it simply won't work if they have tape. If you are going to come clean then come clean completely.
They're going to scour their books to look for lost money the second they find out about this, so they'll know exactly how much was taken anyway.
You're out a job, but if you're lucky they might not call the police.
And don't steal.
Yea man, you're boned. I suggest when you confess you also return all the money you've stolen. And beg. I hope you're good at crying without looking like a dick.
I agree with this. Your entire post basically comes down to this:
"Help, someone probably caught me stealing, how do I make sure I get away with it, or at least make it less problematic for me?"
The answer is, you don't. You might be able to con them and get away with it more, but unless you have a damned good reason why you were taking that money (which I doubt), prepare to get fired and lose them as a reference for any future employer as well as them telling others they know not to hire you.
You did something bad. You should feel bad for doing that, not just because you got caught.
In the future, don't steal. If you are in a position bad enough to need money so desperately that you steal it, talk to your boss about getting some money in advance, etc. But realize that means real emergencies. Not because you spent all your cash on stupid stuff, or have something you really want to buy, etc.
For this situation. Get in touch with the boss as others stated. Say you were dumb, were not thinking. APOLOGIZE greatly, and absolutely have as much of the money you took as you can get together to pay him back.
I wouldn't even ask him to not tell anyone. It makes you look even worse, and even more selfish than you already seem to be. Just apologize, say how dumb you were (which you absolutely were), and that you will accept whatever judgement he wants.
If lucky you might keep your job long enough to pay back what you owe. If REALLY lucky and you have actually learned your lesson here, you might even keep it.
But I'd expect to be out a job along with the money you owe him. It's well within his rights to try and get that back via whatever legal options he has available there.
And in case its not obvious enough. I stress sitting back and thinking on this. Why did you do it? What possible reason did you have? Do you feel you deserved more money? Did you just think they were too stupid or you too smart to get caught? Whatever the reason, toss it ASAP. If you want to make more money, then earn it. If that job won't do it, then you can quit and go to another one. No one owes you a good paying position, you have to go out and get one.
If your life would be this damaged by doing a thing, why would you do that thing?
Come clean, return the full amount you stole, and expect he will fire you. If he doesn't file a police report, that will be a blessing, and if he doesn't fire you, he's nuts but you'll be the luckiest person alive.
Not only did he steal repeatedly on camera he posted on the internet admitting in detail to his crime.
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