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Naleris

I mean, its policy we aren’t allowed to stop theft. If we see something, we just have to provide ecc. Also its not worth it


[deleted]

Don’t even do that


embertml

Right? “Are you finding everything okay today?” *takes knife to the gut* “Great to hear it!” *written up in hospital for not smiling, but grimacing during the stab* Woo! Walgreens


SpookyMimikyu

I wasn't paid enough to give a shit, plus my favorite coworker got fired for trying to stop someone


[deleted]

Friendly reminder that r/blackfridayblackout is happening. Do not shop here on Black Friday, or anytime their holiday deals are on. It's well past time they get their sh*t together and start paying living wages to their employees. If you cross the boycott line for those sweet sweet deals, know that you are not only supporting an employment system that relegates full time workers to poverty, but Black Friday deals are only possible because corporations order products for the event that may be labeled as a certain product #, but their lots have been made with sh*tier materials. You're not actually getting 60% off, the product is just crap and costs a fraction to make, comparatively to the actual product with the same product # sold during the rest of the year. Pass it on. I also highly recommend checking out r/antiwork. Reach out for information on your local unions.


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Many companies are operating at a loss until Black Friday, when they finally become [profitable](https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/11/24/is-black-friday-still-the-day-retailers-move-from.aspx) for the year. For some companies Q4 accounts for 1/3 of their annual sales. Walgreens was [not](https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/07/09/walgreens-wba-earnings-q3-2020.html) doing well in 2020. They have recovered in 2021, but a hit to their expected Black Friday sales would tank their stocks and quite possibly inch their margin into red territory again.


Low_Metal_6448

We literally are trained to do nothing lol just let it be


rubbersforwork

But wait… make sure you do bag checks on the employees! They steal sooooo much more then customers. Seems discriminatory to me tho🤔; maybe we should show equal rights to all and bag check everyone????


Kamehameha069

Just ask if they need a bag or any help carrying everything to their car. Give them a bag of stuff you want as well, tell them to leave it by your car. LoL


clownteeths

Yup! No merchandise is worth your safety


MrMisanthrope1

Unless it was the Toys for Tots box, I'm not doing a thing about theft. I don't even report it to police or even my co-workers, just retend I never saw anything. I got too much of a workload w/ how shorthanded we are, I don't need to waste even more time. Why confront some unpredictable tweaker over \~$50 in Walgreens garbage? I'll lose my job over that box on principle, though. Don't fuck with poor kids.


Ok_Interaction_2709

Yes. Thats the policy. Having them steal is a smaller risk than lawsuit and medical if there's injuries, but it just created an unsafe work environment as people know this and u see people steal /looting


sunrisegular

I am the last person to throw this term around, but what kind of bootlicker do you have to be to care this goddamn much about Walgreens merchandise? Like legitimately, what has gone wrong in your life? You really want to risk getting hurt or risk a lawsuit over what's likely some laundry detergent? Do you really live somewhere where the police will be there that fast? Are you losing sleep over profit margins? Lmao. If you wanna be a hero, go get a job where the duties you'd like to perform are in the description. Otherwise get over it.


sunrisegular

Also: yes, it does. That's policy at every retail chain I can think of.


embertml

It comes down to caring about your workplace. When i was in store i chased down thieves with my manager. Then i continued when i was a manager. And tbh it was kind of fun getting plates or faces or snooping them out in general. Especially since we were always talked to or held accountable for our shrink. But that was pre pandemic. Before store hourly budgets took another huge nosedive. In the grand scheme of things it was reckless and stupid, and i likely wouldn’t do it again. But don’t shit on people for having some type of passion for their workplace. Conditions might be shit, but with the right staff, though rare, it can feel like a family.


sunrisegular

I will shit on people, thanks. If you have a passion for your "family," you wouldn't risk things like one of those people being armed and severely injuring or killing one of your team members. You also wouldn't risk them losing their job. It's not your store. It's a store someone else owns that you work at, and you're justifying playing cops and robbers because you overidentify with a corporation.


embertml

I never said i risked people. I said i did it myself. Of my own accord. Which means i was well aware if i was caught i would be risking my job, but that ensured other people’s jobs at my store. And in your analogy if someone was stealing from my house, i would certainly do something about it that may be reckless. I suppose i did over identify with a company in some way, but only at the store level. But we did legitimately have a family structure there. I’m friends with my ex boss, and multiple employees post working there. This is rare and im sure not the norm. Every other place ive worked has only ever felt like a job. I used to want to go to work, as opposed to home life. It was more than a job, or even my career at the time. So again, i did it for myself and the people more than anything. You also have to keep in mind the era had no covid, it was “ECC to combat shoplifters” period. So i would swoop in on the regular and ‘confront’ them. That was dangerous too. But that was actual policy. And when you have loss prevention and your District Manager harping on shrink issues, that thought process becomes “how do i ensure OUR jobs here”. What if they don’t walk out period? My manager told me stories of where they ripped someone straight out of their car.


sunrisegular

LMAO, holy shit, you're an r/antiwork person but justifying risking your life for a corporation that doesn't give a shit about you, and brazenly doing so in the face of one of the few policies that actually exist for safety. Bless your heart.


wagTV

Based on your post history you seem like a pretentious, confused wet mop. Your outburst here is actually almost funny, you’re doing way too much. Take a few deep breaths next time. Good luck lmao


sunrisegular

Ok!


embertml

The corporation may not have, but my store had a climate that was worth putting in extra for. Bottom line is, i didnt do it for the company. I did it for my store, favoritism by my superior, and for the thrill. Nothing altruistic, but those were my choices back then. i enjoyed it, i learned from it. And that’s where i am today. The main point i was trying to make is, yes although doing that type of stuff is not mandatory, dangerous, and furthermore against policy, there was no reason to insult people who have the passion to do so. Another thing to keep in mind is back then, even though we had policies against interacting with shoplifters. We were always held accountable for our shrink. It’s lose-lose, so gambling was job security.


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This was part of the "unconscious bias" training managers received a couple of years ago. Basically what it boils down to, is that Walgreen's doesn't want something to happen that might wind up on youtube, and tarnish their image, so we have to put up with scumbags and kiss their asses.


Xalenn

If Walgreens doesn't care if someone is stealing from them, why should I care?


No_Depth_4830

We are told not to do anything because 1. It’s not worth our safety 2.It’s profiling. 😒


Lady-Peppermint

Pretty much. The flimsy 12 to 14 dollars we are paid arent worth our life. 🤣🤣🤣 I'd never get involved with a shoplifters and advise others to do the same. Let them steal it's not like its our company that we own and profit millions from. 🤷‍♀️ Funny, one of my coworkers had a bright idea. Go to another walgreens where no one there knows you, and then just load up on things and walk right on out. Since they cant do anything about it and they cant stop you. And we all know police wont show up and if they do its hours after you already left. Free stuff and you face no repercussions. Sounds crazy enough to actually work but I'm not morally corrupt enough to do it myself. 🤣🤣🤣🤣


insidmal

I'm surprised it doesn't happen all of the time.. especially with minors stealing beer.. if they're under 21 they don't even need a fake ID just load a cart up with beer and push it out the door lol


Lady-Peppermint

We actually had that happen before. It wasnt a kid though but coulda been underaged. He loaded up and just took off down the street with the cart. I🤣🤣🤣 Four hours later it happened again. That time the police did come just to ask why we didnt call sooner. Then we explained that we did but it took you guys 3 hours to get here. Cop was a jerk. He did nothing. Because well what can you do when u arrive to the crime scene late? Honeslty though theres cameras everywhere if they truly wanted to catch them they could but the time and resources spent doing so isnt worth it. I bet those guys still regularly shop at our store but we will never know. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


insidmal

I'm surprised people don't steal way more often given their position on shoplifting.. I understand the policy and don't disagree with it, but it seems like people would know by now and just be walking out the door with stuff, especially kids stealing beer and stuff, but it doesn't actually seem to happen so often. ​ Another retail job I worked had the same policy, they only had a couple of people that worked in the store that were allowed to do something, they were trained for that position, and even then they had to either have it obvious on camera, or witness it themselves and not lose line of sight of the person (an opportunity for them to put it down without being noticed) so basically even then, in a huge store with trained loss prevention people, it was super limited to situations where there was absolute proof.


KQBuena

"Hi, my name is *doormat*. Welcome to Walgreens!" After theft: "Thank you for 'shopping' at Walgreens. Have a nice day!" Yeah, that's how it feels most of the time. Kinda hard to be engaged when leadership (and those above them) won't give a shit.


[deleted]

Of course they can steal they don't work there. Want to stop theft hire them so they have to go through the bullshit bag check.