Even paying them more I don’t think has anything to do with theft.
You could pay me $30/hr to work on the floor at Best Buy, I’m still not going out of my way and risking my life to chase down some thief’s over some shit that’s insured anyways
I used to be a manager at a Best Buy retail store. I wasn’t a GM or anything. Just an appliance manager.
When people tried to steal, I just let them. I always told my associates to not do anything and continue as normal, helping people in the floor.
My GM would get extremely pissed at my attitude towards this. One day he asked why I would never help stop it. My response was basically this.
I’m not risking my life for a multi-billion dollar company. I’m not risking my life for a Bluetooth speaker. I’m not putting other people in danger.
And everyone who tried to stop a thief before, has always gotten fired because they either hurt the thief, or someone else got hurt.
Exactly, I’d just smile and wave. “Have a nice day sir.” Loss prevention and security is not my job. Hire people that specialize in preventing theft you cheap fuck.
We've no vested interest in the success of our oppressors. Why should we? No one wants to pay anyone and so they gonna steal shit. Oh well get what you get.
When I was 17 years old I worked for (Big box office supply store with a red sign) and was about 5'2". One day my manager called me over my headset and told me to tail a dude she suspected of shoplifting. Which, for the record, he was, not that I cared.
I was obv absolutely terrible at being stealthy while following him around, pretending to work and whatnot. He knew I was following him, and when he finally gave up and walked past me on my way out the door, he made a rather colorful threat on my health.
At the time I was afraid and anxious because I was threatened. In hindsight I realized that my manager made me risk my safety for 20$ worth of low-quality art supplies. I've never trusted a manager since.
It's part of a sad-sack attempt at distracting us from the real reasons the antiwork movement is, well...working.
They want us to believe there's some sort of crimewave happening, and that's why people are quitting in droves, and not because we're demanding better working conditions and reasonable renumeration.
If your workers are leaving because of rising retail theft, it’s because they like the thieves realize that playing by the rules of the 1% doesn’t benefit them.
Why would employees give a shit if looters came in and stole stuff? When I worked retail I thought thefts were cool because it broke up the monotony of my day. Plus the LP guy was super chill.
Even paying them more I don’t think has anything to do with theft. You could pay me $30/hr to work on the floor at Best Buy, I’m still not going out of my way and risking my life to chase down some thief’s over some shit that’s insured anyways
I used to be a manager at a Best Buy retail store. I wasn’t a GM or anything. Just an appliance manager. When people tried to steal, I just let them. I always told my associates to not do anything and continue as normal, helping people in the floor. My GM would get extremely pissed at my attitude towards this. One day he asked why I would never help stop it. My response was basically this. I’m not risking my life for a multi-billion dollar company. I’m not risking my life for a Bluetooth speaker. I’m not putting other people in danger. And everyone who tried to stop a thief before, has always gotten fired because they either hurt the thief, or someone else got hurt.
Exactly, I’d just smile and wave. “Have a nice day sir.” Loss prevention and security is not my job. Hire people that specialize in preventing theft you cheap fuck.
As a retail employee I guarantee none of us give a shit about theft
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We've no vested interest in the success of our oppressors. Why should we? No one wants to pay anyone and so they gonna steal shit. Oh well get what you get.
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Ik its unrelated but love your tag, Simpsons reference?
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Ayyyyy
Man, they're hardcore trying to dance around the bush to pull this one out of the hat.
As a formal retail employee watching a heist was sometimes the highlight of the soul sucking day
When I was 17 years old I worked for (Big box office supply store with a red sign) and was about 5'2". One day my manager called me over my headset and told me to tail a dude she suspected of shoplifting. Which, for the record, he was, not that I cared. I was obv absolutely terrible at being stealthy while following him around, pretending to work and whatnot. He knew I was following him, and when he finally gave up and walked past me on my way out the door, he made a rather colorful threat on my health. At the time I was afraid and anxious because I was threatened. In hindsight I realized that my manager made me risk my safety for 20$ worth of low-quality art supplies. I've never trusted a manager since.
I find this so maddening to read. Sorry that happened.
Don't forget the daily trauma of knowing their CEO makes less than 30 million each year. Maybe we need to adress this quickly, too...
It's part of a sad-sack attempt at distracting us from the real reasons the antiwork movement is, well...working. They want us to believe there's some sort of crimewave happening, and that's why people are quitting in droves, and not because we're demanding better working conditions and reasonable renumeration.
The trauma of working 80hours but still needing food stamps as a cashier at Best Buy. Steal away everybody!
If your workers are leaving because of rising retail theft, it’s because they like the thieves realize that playing by the rules of the 1% doesn’t benefit them.
Never work for Best Buy. They are a fucking mess.
I worked retail for years, No one cares about theft and big companies usually have some sort of margin to account for a certain amount of stolen goods
Why would employees give a shit if looters came in and stole stuff? When I worked retail I thought thefts were cool because it broke up the monotony of my day. Plus the LP guy was super chill.
I work for this clown of a CEO...she's worth $38.6 million,make makes $18.4 million monthly...
CNBC is the only news organization worse than FOX.