If handling the bank deposits isn’t specifically part of your job description then it’s a terrible idea to take it on. If something goes wrong it’s your ass and technically you weren’t supposed to have the money to begin with,

I thought the story was gonna end with the person not making the deposits ever again and the cashiers or whoever is responsible of this activity having to juggle their other work and this and the OP just looking at the ensued chaos, not them taking 25 min of the work time, to do a chore that is not part of their responsibility in the first place.

... if I explained this to my boss, he'd be ok with it. He even is with shifting minutes or even hours between days (not actual work, but work booked to my company - all in my writing only, trust-based - and never abused ... abusing trust you are met with just ain't ok) to not have to book the longer brake at every longer day. As I don't really take a major, one and only long brake, ... that's pointless anyway. Anyway, I get to the impression that bosses in the US like powertripping a lot more than they do around here, and that is neither good for them, nor the company, nor the employees, it just fücks up the work environment.

As a small business owner I would do the same tbh, you don't just walk out with company cash during your break. You go on company time with a company vehicle, that way any loss or worse, accident, is insured. What would happen if you get mugged on your break (Insurance wise) I don't know and wouldn't want to find out...

This person was never actually doing anything good, they were taking on a job no one asked them to, a sensitive one at that, without asking their manager AND they used it to get paid for extra time away from their desk. Id be CHOKED if I were the manager.

Depending on the employee's insurance policy they may not be insured using their personal vehicle for business use. My insurance policy does not cover it unless I add in the additional rider.

My first job out of the military was with a cheap ass company, but even they had a courier come pick up the daily deposits ($100K+ daily).

Doing a job that isn't yours on company time in the slowest, most inefficient way possible isn't "malicious compliance." It's malicious, sure.

Ya don't work for free... I'd be annoyed as a coworker that you're taking longer lunches because you chose to bring the cash to the bank. Stay in your lane lol

ONLY an hour? Only??? What sort of privileged world do you live in? At my first job we had ten minutes. At my second we ate while typing. At my third, 15 minutes. At my current one, thankfully, we are free to snack whenever there's enough time to grab a bite.

This is akin to someone saying "in my factory all forklifts drivers are too busy to do x, that's why I (a person without a license) wanted them to help them and now I move cargo around, but my boss told me off so naturally... I do it at night when no one is watching, yeah! Take that silly boss" Even if it's a made up story, which I don't think it is, as no one would be so dumb to roast himself like this, but oh well it's the internet 50/50 chance

The issues here go so far beyond OP and their not-win.

NEVER EVER work off the clock no matter what! Secondly, don't do something that isn't part of your job...especially when company money is involved.

I'm surprised the cashiers allowed an unauthorized employee to take cash out of the office that they were responsible for. Naive of them. Silly of her to think that it would be okay to extend her lunch without permission just because she took it upon herself to "be nice" with nobody asking her to. If any of those deposits ever came up short, she set herself up perfectly to take the fall. Dumb.

I know Reddit loves the "hur dur all managers are big dumb meanie heads" bandwagon but this is actually super reasonable. I've worked at plenty of places (especially retail) where the company was sued because employees were having to work during their breaks. I'd much rather have one of my employees spend 30 minutes of on work time to make the deposit vs opening myself up to a lawsuit when OP decides they now want to sue for lost wages. Especially since it sounds like OP has a pretty cushy job (they have an office and get hour long lunch breaks).

I agree, don't handle money unless your boss instructs you to do so. If something goes wrong, (stolen money or the cashier made a mistake), your both getting fired. Doing the deposit on the way to lunch is a more complicated than you or your boss may realize.You must have a continuous break of at least the time required by law. Nonexempt employees MUST be paid for that time it takes to do the deposit.. If your an exempt employee, he may be making himself a problem by tracking your time TOO closely. A nonexempt employee is paid hourly, so their time is tracked carefully. A exempt employee is hired to do his or her job. As long as all the assigned work gets done it shouldn't matter how long it takes. Many employers get dinged and have to pay back overtime because they track time to closely on so called salaried employees and thus its decided they are deliberately misclassified to avoid paying overtime. It gets expensive fast.

It's one thing to go out of your way and do 120% for your job. Some people got noticed or promoted this way. But if it become a problem, simply stop doing it. What's the problem here??

I had similar issue when I was a secretary. I was taking mail with me every day to the post office, on my way home and leaving 30 minutes early for it. Cue new boss, who didn't like me leaving early (even though my work shift ended 1 hour later than rest of the office, so technically I want even needed in for that time, I used it to sort things for the next day). So I stopped taking mail with me and some days I just didn't have a break in regular duties long enough to go to the post office during the day. Mail started piling up. Boss was unhappy again. I told him he can't have it both ways, because I can't be at two places at once. We parted ways soon after.

That task is critical and if it's not your task, you shouldn't do it. And second, that's your lunch break. Only use your lunch break for work related stuff if you are having a specially busy day

To whomever it concerns anyone steals from me is blocked. Seen similar bs on Google community and other areas. I recognize hackers etc and didn't fool me. Person or persons can't use my Gmail accounts, name or anything to do with me in the USA and around the world. I encrypted my own stuff correctly while whomever stole files from me. Tried to claim the businesses were whomever. Whining, lying talking crap about me but I never married anyone lol. If I was with anyone that man might fight with me but he will tell you that I am loyal, not a liar and I can spot you out in lightening faster than you can think. Missouri was of interest near Springfield and Dallas Texas. Banks etc blocked you off . I have my ID my birth certificate etc and you never did contact me on the phone or in person. You met her not me lol. I don't need your money. In fact I wouldn't marry a liar and I don't want to consort myself with thieves. All IMAP, pop etc are blocked and you or nobody stole work

Boss: make's new contract Boss: States employé got a additionel task in his job discription Employee: works more efficiënt Employee: new responsibility, happy with it? Cause this can pile up😂 Dont work more Then needed, cause they can make a workhorse out of you.

The boss was right. You're not supposed to be doing company work off the clock. You really didn't show the manager. Now you're doing it the legal way. If you do company work off the clock, you put in a time adjustment, not extend your lunch hour. You were in the wrong the whole way, even if you were helping out the cashiers.

This kinda reminds me when I worked for a small restaurant business. I was the only one with a working car most days (I was also the youngest at 19) so it was my job to take the deposit down to the bank and pick up change when needed. Thankfully it was just down the street but as a teen it was nerve wracking.

Blame labor laws

They weren't doing it for free. But I agree if you arent taking an armoured car i hope the cash drop was only a very small amount.