shall i severe the friendly relations?

You say you have known this friend since childhood and therefore the fact that you stayed as friends shows that she had the qualities that you desired a friend to have. Now she is going thru hard times and this led her to do what you call breach of trust. Where is breach of trust here? She is desperate and when one is desperate they do unimagineable things. I would suggest that you try and help her out in whatever way you can You could initiate a drive to get her out of her present condition such as collecting funds from well wishers, etc.

Hi Ann you are her close friend, you are right in your attitude in recommending the job, well poverty and greed can change a person totally, one forgets what is good what is bad , you should take a linient view of this, well was she reinstated? Bhuwan

hi ann, every body must face problems in life,but that person must be strong in good faith,she/he does not loose faith with the friend,due to your friend you have some to face regrets from your company,you can help her if she asked you regarding money for repair of her house,findout she is surely spent that money for house purpose only,or she purchase luxury things,have a nice day

if she hasn't involved in that theft you should help her(as she is your friend for many years so you must have an idea about her character) for sure coz its you who have refered her to your office so its your responsibility to take care of her and help her to get out of this situation standing by her coz it might have some impact on you as well coz you are the one who refered so try to help her.gud day.

It's very subjective. You have known her for so long so was she a person of such a bad reputation since years ago?

any one who has self-fish reasons will do everything in their power to bring her down? for what reason it is and it was? too bad for some one who has kids. it's hard to deal with a lot of people now that most like every one is a LOOSE CANNON.

Hi Ann, From what you say, it has not yet been proved that she was taking from the company, so we only have one side of the story. I wouldn't rush into this, but if she is guilty, it would be very difficult for you, and also hard for you to show her any compassion. Good luck. Mike.

If you are her boss then you have to act as her boss when it comes to the work situation. If you are not her boss than I would distance myself to avoid suspicions onto you. I know when I had a friend who was my BFF up until such things happened at my work. She got me the job and a few months later she wrote a bad check to work and did not pay it back, played dumb that someone else was supposed to put the money in her account ect. Well turns out she didn't have a drivers lic and a few other things came out that put her in a very bad light. Then my boss had questioned me since I was new on the job about what I knew. I didn't know anything about her actions and asked to stay out of it. It's like the person I grew up with was nothing but lies. Now days I don't associate with her other than exchanging holiday cards once a year.

Hi, Ann! She must be someone who you can count on and have known for many years, that's why you have referred her to work with your company before. So, I think you should not leave the matter if you care about her as a friend who helps a friend when in trouble. It doesn't mean that you support her action, but if it makes you feel better, investigate and listen to what she has to say about this, and then decide from there.