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Let me be direct: you are being set up as a scapegoat, and you need to fight back — strategically and immediately.
Here is my honest, frank assessment:

You Are in a Significantly Strong Position
The company's case against you is riddled with procedural failures that, in any fair tribunal or court, would severely undermine their ability to hold you liable. Here's why:
1. No formal assignment = No formal accountability
You cannot be held to the standards of a role you were never officially given. Accountability follows documented authority. If they never gave you a letter of appointment, job description, or formal onboarding into the Storekeeper role, they essentially never gave you the legal responsibility that comes with it. You were performing duties informally — that is their negligence, not yours.
2. The keys issue is potentially your strongest defense
This is critical. Custody of keys is not a minor administrative detail — it is the primary instrument of control over warehouse stock. The fact that the cashier held the keys and took them home daily means that at any given moment, stock could have been accessed, moved, or manipulated without your knowledge or presence. You cannot be accountable for inventory you did not have exclusive, secured access to. Full stop.
3. No stock count for 6 months is a red flag — against them
A responsible company conducts regular stock counts precisely to identify and isolate variances early. The 6-month gap is a massive operational failure on management's part. That delay makes it virtually impossible to pinpoint when the variance occurred, who was responsible, or even whether the variance existed before you arrived.
4. No signed documentation of the stock count = No valid baseline
A stock count that was never formally communicated, documented, or signed off is essentially inadmissible as evidence against you. You cannot be held accountable for a discrepancy derived from a process you were not formally made part of.

What You Should Do — Right Now
Immediately:

Write a detailed, dated memo to HR and your line manager (or Regional Manager) formally restating all your concerns — no formal appointment, no job description, no key custody, no documented stock count. Put it in writing. Email is best, so there is a timestamp.
Do not sign anything that suggests you accept responsibility for the variance.
Do not make any verbal admissions, even casually. Anything you say can and will be used against you.

Collect evidence:

Any messages (WhatsApp, email, etc.) showing you raised concerns about your role or access.
Any witness who can confirm the cashier held the keys.
Records showing you were never formally onboarded.

Seek legal advice urgently:

Consult a labor lawyer or employment attorney as soon as possible, especially given the threat of "pressing charges." In many jurisdictions, pressing criminal charges for stock loss without evidence of personal culpability or theft is extremely difficult — but you need a professional to assess your specific legal environment.
Contact your country's labor commission or equivalent body. What has been done to you — holding you accountable for a role you were never formally assigned — may itself constitute an unfair labor practice.


My Bottom Line
The Regional Manager is attempting to transfer the consequences of management's operational failures onto you. The lack of formal appointment, the absence of key custody, the undocumented stock count, and the 6-month delay are not your failures — they are the company's. You did not create this vulnerability; they did.
Do not be intimidated into silence or guilt. Protect yourself assertively, document everything going forward, and get legal counsel. You have more to stand on than they want you to believe.

Note: This is my strong opinion based on the facts as presented. I am not a lawyer, and this does not constitute formal legal advice. Please consult a qualified legal professional for guidance specific to your jurisdiction.

Niceguy0004:
Good day everyone,

I would appreciate professional advice regarding a situation I’m currently facing at my workplace.

I have been working with a distribution company for about 8 months, performing duties in the capacity of a Storekeeper. However, during my first 6 months on duty, no stock count was conducted. When a stock count was eventually carried out, no variance was communicated to me, and the process was not formally documented or signed.

It is also important to note that although I have been functioning in a Storekeeper role, I was never formally onboarded into that position. I was not issued any official letter of assignment, nor was I given a job description to review and sign.

In addition, I did not have full control or security over the warehouse stock. I was not in possession of the warehouse keys; instead, the cashier retained custody of the keys and took them home daily. My understanding is that the previous Storekeeper had full custody of the keys.

Recently, a stock variance has been discovered, and the Regional Manager is holding me responsible and has indicated an intention to press charges. I have raised concerns regarding the lack of formal role assignment and absence of full control over the inventory, but these concerns have not been acknowledged.

Given these circumstances, I would greatly appreciate guidance on:

- My level of liability in this situation
- The implications of not being formally assigned the Storekeeper role
- The impact of shared or limited access to warehouse stock
- The best steps to take in protecting myself professionally and legally

Thank you in advance for your insights and support.

Fighting Temptation

Report the scammer to the fraud unit of her bank with details of the transactions and the transactions ID copying your sister's bank and CBN.

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Give your life to Christ

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I am happy for you. Just move on.

Run for your life. These are the danger signs, choose to ignore them at your own peril. A word for the wise is enough...

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My friend, mind your business.

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