I always thought I was a pretty honest sort of a guy but reading and thinking through this weeks writing prompts had me questing myself and my integratory.
My first thought was from a long way back, it was when I was filling up the second car I had ever owned, an V8 HX Holden panel van, originally a tradesman vehicle but soon became cool and popular with teenagers like me.
Anyway I filled up the car with petrol at my local 7/11 takeaway store, walk inside to pay, Cash only back then. As I walk out and jump in the car, I am checking my change but I seem to have more than what I started with. At the time I just thought I must have paid with a $50 but driving home and thinking it through I was pretty sure I only had $20 on me but drove out of there with $30 and a full tank of petrol.
First off I thought cool how lucky I am but then I thought, maybe I should return and try and sort it out as the petrol station attendant would probably get in trouble but I was not sure and had no proof either way of what happened.
In the end I took the easy way and just let it be. Honest or not? I call it the grey zone. Not an easy black and white yes or no.
Another time I found some money while working at a supermarket. It looked like somebody's weekly grocery shopping money. I handed it to the store manager. He looked surprised. The following week he gave it back to me and said "nobody came in and ask about it". So he reckoned it was mine for being honest!
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The good old days! A full tank of gas for your car under $20 and getting handed back found money. I am sure either situation would not play out like it did back then.
Cards and transfers seem to simplify lots of the errors with cash transitions and it more like time theft issues at work now with cameras everywhere.
I hope everyone had a good weekend!