In my case, I figured out that my manager was pocketing $20 from my drawer every time because I always had a perfect drawer.

I was supposed to have a 30-min lunch, and after I ordered my sandwich, my boss comes in and tells me the rules have changed and they need me back on the floor immediately. I was so pissed. So in my head I was all, "Fuck it, they're gonna pay for my (now cold) sandwich" and took $10 out of the drawer.

The next shift, I saw my name had been flagged. It said I was off $30 for that shift. But curiously, I wasn't written up or spoken to. Hmm....

I tested it again and took $5. This time I'd been flagged again for $25. The manager came and spoke to me, but he didn't seem mad. Just like, "What's going on?" I turned it on him, "Yeah, what IS going on?"

Apparently I learned after working there for awhile that it's a thing the managers do to nick off the top just enough not to raise the alarms. And my streak of perfect drawers made me an easy mark.

I can't say I was mad. I was earning minimum, my manager was earning that +$2 and working 60 hours a week.

I blame capitalism.