When your employees get a weapon shoved in their face by some deranged violent individual you don’t turn around and fire them because your pissed about losing some dollars. That’s total bull sh*t.
Wowza
Most small businesses like that have maximums they want in the ‘till. If she allowed that maximum to be exceeded, then she did not comply with her guidelines.
If it was after hours and the guy demanded she fork over all the case, then your thoughts could be more reasoned. You obviously follow orders.
If it was during the hours the business was open and he just demanded all the cash in the drawer, then she’s not quite so innocent.
Any restaurant I ‘ve worked in they always told us “do what the nice man with the gun tells you and if you resist you will be fired” Its only money not worth your life.