So, I just had a really awkward/infuriating day. I got woken up by a call from my boss, asking me if I'd deposited a check in the last month. I said I'd deposited several, and he asked me a specific amount. I confirmed that yes, I had. Evidently that check had belonged to another associate who shared my fifst name, and had been given to me by mistake. Now, the check was a little more then the normal amount for my part time job, but it had been handed to me the day after everyone had gotten a yearly bonus, so I naively took it and deposited it after barely glancing at it.
Now, for this too happen, it had to go through my supervisor, through me, and then through the bank. None of us payed attention and caught it.
When I heard about it, I promptly took the exact amount out of my account and went in to work (it was my off day). The guy, who I'd never met, bulrushed me at the door, and basically accused me of stealing. He started by asking questions, and then implying that I had probably forged his signature, and that he would take it up with the police, even after I showed him the money I'd brought in. In front of customers in the store. Initially I tried to be nice, but at this point I lost my temper, and basically demanded that we get the manager. Things calmed down after that, but the guy basically stated that he didn't believe me, and there was no way it was a mistake. We even have the signature on the check, where I'd clearly written my name. Thankfully the manager has my back.
Now, I feel bad, since I DID make a huge mistake, but I honestly don't know what else I could have done. Furthermore, I feel like he was completely out of line in his behavior. How do you think I should have handled that, and what do you think I should do now? Have you ever been accused of something you didn't do, or that was an accident?
