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There’s the bank teller who took a secret tip from a customer after work hours:
“I used to work for a bank that was inside of a grocery store. One day it was just me and my coworker in the branch, with no manager. A guy came in asking us to count and strap his cash. Because he did not have an account, I told him we couldn’t do it per policy. Trying to convince me to make an exception, he offered to tip us, which was also very much against the rules. We were not supposed to accept gifts or cash at all, even at Christmas when our regulars tried to give us presents or cards. However, my coworker agreed to it because he didn’t care. When we were done (like 20 minutes later because it was a LOT of cash), my coworker told the guy, ‘We can’t be on camera accepting anything, so let me walk out with you.’ My coworker held onto the tip until we both clocked out and closed up. He handed me my half when we were in the parking lot. The guy gave us each $100 just for counting and strapping it. We absolutely both would have been fired if our manager had ever known.”
