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Re:I got an FBI record at age 11 from dabbling in cryptograp... by deburo on Saturday January 29, 2022 @12:38AM (#30124066)
In smaller stores (fast food restaurants for sure), when the cash doesn’t balance, the employees pay the difference i think. does it hurt walmart or does it hurt the employees in that case?
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Re:I got an FBI record at age 11 from dabbling in cryptograp... by xyzzy_plugh on Saturday January 29, 2022 @01:09AM (#30124170)
Who is at fault for that harm? The customer? The employee? The employer? Regulators? Society??

I'm not even sure this is relevant. We're not talking about a cashier returning too much change. In this scenario, there is nothing to not balance. The item wasn't scanned, isn't on a receipt, was simply given away. The balance in the till is still correct.

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