June 2015 – Page 28 – Rei

cheapplussizefashionblog:

agirlcalledfrost:

lumpyfashionsnowflake:

I used to work for Asda who is owned by Walmart and work in the same way. I actually used to work in stock control. If the numbers on the computer did not add up with the numbers of the product we actually owned then I would have to go searching for it. If i could not find it I would have to knock it off which would reflect badly on my work.

Also when things are stolen and the numbers have to be knocked off then its called shrink, the more shrink you have on your individual store then lower your bonus will be and the budget for things like the Christmas party or something nice in the staff cafe. Things like the Christmas Party does not sound important but for some people it can be the highlight of their year.

If everyone thought it was okay to steal a £4 tube of lipstick or something small then the more stock that store has to knock off. In my store the shrink got so bad that all the staff had to line up and be frisked before leaving the store.

Also another thing is it is normal practice for a store to let you think you keep on getting away with stealing from them so they can collect evidence to prosecute you for a bigger sentence so its really not worth it.

I actually buy my liptick from Superdrug, their £1 selection is fantastic, I wore a purple lipstick and it stayed on all through a night out!

The shrink at my store was so bad that we had inventory every couple months. Instead of a couple times in a year.

Every employee had to show what was in their pockets and each compartment of their purse, wallet, or shopping bag before exiting the store, even for lunch. If you had leftovers from lunch you were taking home with you, you had to open the bag up and show the closing manager everything inside. She had to do the same thing with you.

And our shrink didn’t result in loss of bonuses or Christmas parties. It resulted in cuts to payroll, which means deliberate understaffing and loss of hours. If the store doesn’t make goal because the shrink is too high, they’ll cut from payroll until they get their money back. Corporate always gets their money back.

So yes, it does have an effect on the employee when you steal “a tube of lipstick from Walmart.” Someone somewhere was instructed to deter you from stealing that lipstick. They were told they were responsible for that lipstick. When you take that lipstick, they don’t really care about finding you and getting it back. They care about holding someone responsible and getting their money back. If getting their money back means taking someone down to part-time (which can mean a total loss in benefits, either Company wise or State wise) or demoting them or transferring them or firing them entirely, they’ll do that. If it means closing a store that’s reporting loss too regularly, they’ll do that. Their main priority is getting their money back.

The company will always get their money back.

So there you have it folks. If you think you are okay hitting the big businesses when stealing then you are wrong. You are making other people pay for your crime. Or are you just that selfish that you don’t care?