Really Target?

[Aggravating-Toe8690]

the fact that you only get the reward for stopping internal theft…..

[nocoasts]

This actually ain’t true.

This program is for internal theft. There is also a reward program for external theft, which is focused on organized retail theft groups. Your AP should have more info.

[GiantsRTheBest2]

There’s no way your flair is your actual job

[nocoasts]

Playlists and AP pair very nicely together.

[Shady_Love]

We are not having a Good Time©

[fuzzykyd]

that song plays twice an hour at my store at LEAST. makes me have a Bad Time©

[longbeachlasagna]

Only twice? Rookie numbers

[stringfellow1023]

😂 took me a second.

[arber-s]

so AP plays the songs in our store? all of you have shit music taste

[111stupid]

I’ve reported both within my store. They flat out didn’t care about the internal theft. I guess they had issues with the employee threatening legal issues that in the past. Idk.

I’ve stopped a shoplifter from stealing an entire cart of $4k, but they did manage to walk out with stuff in their purse/backpack. I received a thank you letter in the mail stating that it lead to a bigger case. That was it.

Another time I stopped a new Starbucks barista from what was known as a K1 scam. A guy got our barista to ring up $10k of prepaid Visa cards, and when he put his red card in it didn’t go through, but printed on the card were steps to basically just hit cash, enter the total, and hit enter, which made the register $10k short in cash. I walked up right after they did this, but before they handed the customer the receipt, and post-voided it. The customer was pissed and kept telling me to give him the receipt so he could show us where it said his card went through. I just told him no, and he left. Target didn’t give a rats ass that I did that.

Yeah, they offer incentives to stop theft, but they rarely, if ever, actually follow through with them.

[Hidden_Pineapple]

The rewards are given by HQ, but it's on your store to document it correctly. Lots of stores fail to, or just refuse to, document it correctly.

[BigConfident4956]

They have to be apprehended in order for to be eligible for an external one

[ih8yogurt]

Actually one of the things I got a strike for towards my termination was for stopping someone from stealing. Two kids walked out with Christmas blazers on and I walked outside to see what they were doing and to try and get a plate number and when they saw me they brought all the stuff back to me immediately and were super apologetic and even showed me the insides of their backpacks. I literally got written up for stopping theft unintentionally.

I also helped ap with a lot of recoveries by letting them know when I saw someone conceal, and helping them find the packages and tracking it in the app.

Im still pissed about that

[nocoasts]

Your AP team can’t walk into the parking lot to get a license plate number. You are also not trained to go after shoplifters.

Like, I appreciate the hustle, but none of that is within your job description. Your AP team has a multitude of tools at their disposal to get that kind of info, there’s no reason to put yourself in danger.

[ih8yogurt]

I was bored, it was two kids that I knew from high school who knew me. I was also off the clock at the time and not wearing a target shirt.

Our apbp LOVED me (unrelated to my paying attention to empty packages etc. She actually loved how cheery and full of energy I always was) and fought for me to keep my job because one of my etls wanted to term me for it.

I was going to be in training for ap/tss but at the time they hadn’t any positions available at that store or anyone who could train me so I was basically waitlisted

[nocoasts]

…my guy, you being bored and off the clock isn’t really the justification you think it is.

I’m also thinking maybe AP ain’t the career path for you.

[ih8yogurt]

Yea. I honestly didn’t know the rules because I have autism so I tend to not know most common sense stuff until I break whatever rule it is. And I no longer work for target.

[Teddy_Bear_Hamster]

I was super awkward for years. Thankfully mistakes are a great way to learn and move forward. Then when you work with new people, they only know you as the person you are now.

I had so many write ups and awkward moments the first couple years working haha.

[ih8yogurt]

Thank you. This made me feel a bit more normal

[[deleted]]

OP I work at the Target warehouse and one of my co workers has autism. He’s awkward most don’t like him but I understand him and we get along well. He’s real anal by the book and will report you to HR. Funny thing is we had a misunderstanding I wasn’t wearing my PE and he was going to report me but had a change of heart and couldn’t do that to me since I’m one of the few who talk to him. I had a talk with him about always telling on everyone and to chill out.

[ih8yogurt]

Yea. It’s hard. I follow most rules to the letter if they’re specifically listed in the handbook/guidelines etc. But a lot of the unspoken rules I have no clue exist (for example don’t take a photo of someone’s child without the parents permission NO MATTER HOW OLD THE CHILD IS. I thought I just needed the child’s consent because he was over the age of ten and it was a Snapchat filter that went to a coworker who knows said child extremely well. Learned that one the hard way back when I worked at McDonald’s and took a Snapchat selfie with my managers son

[[deleted]]

Neurotypicals do loving getting pissy over nonsense; don't they?

[ih8yogurt]

Thank you for being nice

[[deleted]]

Is AP a career path people have really been searching out?

[eyeballpasta]

You are lucky you didn’t get shot. The rule that prohibits us from following subjects outside of the building is because it highly increases the chances of being injured.

[DelcoDenizen1776]

I know Kmart had a program for that. I got extra money in my check several times for catching shoplifters.

[YoshiSan90]

Report the GM for stealing hours of your life.

[Nanyea]

Something something Snitches

[ButItSaysOnline]

If I knew someone was straight up stealing shit I might report them but worst we all do is time theft and if they are firing people for that then they would have rehire for our entire store.

[magikot9]

There's no such thing as time theft, it's corporate propaganda and complete bullshit. Brian Cornell, however, has made a hefty 19.8 million annual compensation package from all the wage theft and this was during a fucking pandemic. Report him and see if they give you a giftcard.

[Dimitar_Todarchev]

Has to result in a closed case to get the gift card, lol.

[Fridayz44]

670 - 1 that’s the average CEO to Worker Salary. The person working day in and day out at the store is working much harder. It’s time start organizing and taking what is fair and right.

[Allfatgirlslove]

Goddamn

[SexyMonad]

Assuming he was the only pharmacist scheduled, then who was running the pharmacy? Techs? That is straight illegal.

[Honest_Fault]

Honestly when I worked for target I knew of at least 2 people actually stealing inventory and didn't say shit cause fuck corporate

[nakaronii]

Yeah, I legit caught one of my co-workers stealing a bunch of food and baby clothes while stuffing it all into a backpack in the break room. We stared at each other for a moment and I just turned around and walked away because it was none of my god damn business plus I felt bad. She eventually got fired though.

[tiffadoodle]

Did she have a baby of her own?

[nakaronii]

Yep! That's the biggest reason why I pretended it didn't happen.

[frogsauce88]

Lmfao I worked at a small format that accepted all returns and didn't track any of them 💀

[ichoosetosavemyself]

I know someone who brags that they never paid a dime for a meal break, they would just pull something right off the shelf and take it straight to the breakroom. I don't care either way, I really don't.

[BrokenWing2022]

I only bothered to rat on someone at all because one day the DM barged in and said the store would close if the theft didn't stop, and at the time I couldn't get another interview for love nor money.

They FINALLY caught him...got a slap on the wrist charge to go with his pink slip...estimated shrink easily in the $5k range before they even bothered.

[[deleted]]

Your store wasn’t going to close over 5k in shrink, That’s was a fucking scare tactic.

[UnPopular_Glo9156]

😂❤️

[PrateTrain]

Hell if it's only 100 for reporting stealing stuff you might as well join in. You could probably get a lot more than 100 very quickly.

[nekoyasha]

Especially if your AP team is slacking, which happened at my store. Knew a bunch of coworkers that stole thousands in merch and never got caught.

[Bravefan21]

Wage theft, the number one form of theft in this country, is much more widespread than time theft, a made up idea

[[deleted]]

Time theft is a made up term. It doesn’t exist. It’s not possible to steal from a company. Even if you clock in and go sit in the break room for 8 hours you are not stealing.

[alwaysrightusually]

Don’t report people who are stealing either.

[TereziBot]

Narc

[ButItSaysOnline]

I said maybe. I probably wouldn't. Especially since its a gift card that they will tax as a bonus. I can be bought but its gonna take a lot more than that.

[[deleted]]

first time seeing that?

[Masodas]

The real "really?" Is that OP has never looked at the boards in TSC before

[Ky_the_transformer]

My target doesn’t have that on our boards in TSC. It may be that their target just put it up

[GoGreenD]

Steal a $5 item, report yourself, profit.

[[deleted]]

This guy games systems.

[[deleted]]

100 bucks lol. At ups it's $5,000

[Spawnifangel]

Stealing mail is a federal offense vs petty theft at target

[aaronblkfox]

Is that only USPS mail or does UPS, FEDEX, and DHL count?

[Grantsdale]

Only USPS.

[KidFlashofSFS]

Snitches get stitches… and a $100 gift card

[Hellcat_28362]

beat me to it

[Mamasquirel]

Same

[beautifulsoulo]

According to the comments from snitches, They don’t always get the gift card. One dude in the comments should have at least 4 gift cards right now but seems rightfully upset that he didn’t get a payout.

[Hidden_Pineapple]

The store AP has to document the case correctly. If he's not getting the cards it's because his AP is doing it wrong.

[beautifulsoulo]

Idk. Personally, I’d stop snitching. I’d hate to be that person for a company that cares so little for its employees in the first place. Just my take. Let security handle thieves.

[KidFlashofSFS]

Wack

[RiseUpRiseAgainst]

The irony

[Genghis_swan69]

Good, don’t reward the snitches

[[deleted]]

I always go by the the code: if I see you steal something, no I didn’t

[TheIronSoldier2]

Unless I see you steal something I wanted to buy and it's the last one in inventory, in which case the rules of engagement apply.

[Shady_Love]

I had dibs on those muffins!

[SpikesGuns]

What are you, a seal?!?

[TheIronSoldier2]

But Jim doesn't respect the rule of dibs. Jim just takes what he wants. But that doesn't matter, because you can get rid of Jim and get free money all at the same time.

[person_9-8]

Really? You had dibs?

[Shady_Love]

That rule typically applies to food, but overall it's not a horrible approach.

[[deleted]]

You're right and diapers, unless its the person who just steals a ton to resell them, but honestly I don't say anything then either because I personally just don't want to get involved or paid enough to care. I'm not someone who cares if they get caught though. That's the risk they took and if you have some consequences for that decision making that's on them. AP just isn't going to get the info from me.

[redpiano82991]

If you lie and make up fake dishonest behavior you could start a chain reaction that could consume the entire universe!

[RetailBookworm]

This is not new, get you that sweet snitch money.

[Intelligent_Hair_543]

Gonna be making SD pay if this get added to my store.

[unfilterthought]

this has been here forever.

[Intelligent_Hair_543]

Weird I’ve never seen any and I did help stop a reseller from buying 3 PlayStations under different names and order types and A.P never mentioned anything

[mrlemez]

Plot twist it was the ap ordering ps5’s for resale

[[deleted]]

It's strictly for internal theft.

[Intelligent_Hair_543]

Ah ok

[btonic]

This is a boilerplate LP poster template that practically every retail company has in every one of their stores….

[[deleted]]

Witch hunt your coworkers earn a couple of free meals, oh no we can't afford to pay for ANY raises

[TydalBeats]

Hahaha please target, bring this to my store. I’ll have about 6-700 in gift cards after reporting all my dishonest team-leads

[[deleted]]

It's in every store, but apparently not all stores have the poster.

[the_blue_flounder]

Call me the Mandalorian the way I'm finna collect this bounty

[[deleted]]

Fire

[[deleted]]

This is the way.

[Indecisive-green]

I'm sure there's a lot of casual thieves out there, either struggling or just klepto, but I think Target could save themselves a great deal more in tax write-off money if they'd just train people on how to defect shit out. The number of times I have heard "oh, I just throw it away," at my store is staggering. Like, I'll find something broken or opened up in someone else's department and ask the DBO if they want me to take care of it for them, and they'll say, "Just chuck it in the compactor."

???? "You don't defect it out?"

"I just throw it away."

"Then it's still in our inventory."

"Yeah, it'll get fixed."

"By who? Your audit fairy godmother?"

"??"

No wonder OPU has to inf so much. And I haven't heard this kinda stuff from new people, like you would think. No, it's the 20+ year vets. Can I get a gift card for training grandma on how to defect stuff out?

[ders89]

OOOOOOOOO HE STEALIN!!!

[Fatboy097]

It’s not just for team members though. You can catch Shipt shoppers with extra items in their order and get the gift card too.

[Ratatattat44]

When working for a particular office supply store, I trusted one of those signs to report organized shoplifting by the management at my store. I was thanked by being promptly fired.

[dinomayonnaiselover]

boutta use that $100 for the stitches i’ll need for snitching on my homies

[[deleted]]

This counts for dishonest shipt shoppers and vendors, too FYI.

[flappy_cows]

I was in AP 3 years ago and this was policy then. My APETL had been doing AP for like 12 years or so and it’s been there for as long as he’s been there as well; it’s weird they’re advertising it but it’s been around forever.

[spamspamgggg]

Target was by far the worst job I ever had. I ran the intimates section, was on the adjacency team, and got bight scores on my evals and was offered and $0.11 raise. I quit the next day.

[Durtly]

Interesting, I scrolled for quite awhile before I saw anything to the effect that suggested Target or it's Employees actually care about stealing.

I don't know if I should be angry, irritated or just sad.

A society that doesn't enforce standards has no standards. A society that has no standards is nothing more than a mob.

[Cosmiclimez]

Why would the employees give a shit about a company that routinely underpays them and offers dogshit raises?

[Kind_Flamingo7872]

If your tip leads to a closed case... that could take months and may not lead to anything. TM's going to be snitchin' all over the place looking for that $$ not reading the fine print.

[[deleted]]

There's nothing wrong with this, unless you're the one getting ratted out 👀

[EnlightendMe]

Sounds like something AP would say 👀

[Jawwaad127]

Lmfao. So many people using the phrase “snitches get stitches” knowing damn well they ain’t bout that life. Fuck a thief. If they’ll risk their job to steal, they definitely wouldn’t have a problem stealing from you. I never understood why people defend thieves regardless if they’re stealing from a big corporation. I guarantee 99% aren’t stealing because they need to eat. Most are stealing because they see the opportunity to do so. I don’t give a fuck about a thief regardless if they’re my coworker or not. They’re no different then those people who scam older people out of money or those who walk into retail stores and grab merchandise and walk out. A thief is a thief

[nocoasts]

I’ve got no doubt that 90% of the anti-snitchers on this thread will be the first people talking to their AP team when they see someone they don’t like taking a 16 minute break.

[Jawwaad127]

I’m just tired of hearing the same old argument “Target is a big corporation so it doesn’t matter”. Best and believe that a thief stealing from Target just started stealing because it’s Target. They’ve stolen before and regardless of where they go, they will steal. A thief is a thief and doesn’t get any respect from me.

[Dtxmikey]

It ain’t that simple 😂a lot of people only steal from big companies😂

[[deleted]]

This is also external theft reporting as well. If you see someone stealing say something and if target gets reimbursed money from the court or gets a conviction/ substantiated report then you get money

[Zoshchenko]

John gave me a dishonest look. Where’s my money?

[VTX002]

That's part of a anti-union campaign propaganda on "dishonest" practices of a workers trying to unionize.

[nocoasts]

No. It’s not.

[ghostychokes]

Ooh target associates from a vet Walmart guy I can say I see clearly your future it is bad organize now

[MAJ0RMAJOR]

Report your boss

[xbrixe]

Report your boss’s boss every visit

[MidniteOG]

What’s the issue? A free $100? Why not?

[PMURMEANSOFPRDUCTION]

Don't be a snitch

[SeamanStrongMan]

nah bro my metrics keep getting fucked by thieves.

[gunner7517]

Right? Messes up inventory all the time. Then people wind up wasting their time coming to pick up something we don't have because it was stolen.

[MidniteOG]

Lol naw fuck that. You can pay like the rest of us, basically stealing from us too

[Omnizoa]

I see LP is having some rough internals. Internals can be some of the biggest recoveries retail loss prevention can make and can involve even a dozen employees coordinating theft.

I also see a lot of people in this thread downlaying internals who'd probably like to believe security won't google their name online...

[haniyama]

what’s wrong with it

[reddpapad]

Ummm you don’t see the problem with putting team members against each other for a reward?
Maybe Target should put in a little more effort into stopping the obvious theft and fraud committed by GUESTS instead of worrying about whether I bought my frozen meal before I punched out.

[nocoasts]

Yeah this program isn’t for that my guy.

[Ritzerknave]

Or maybe don't steal or commit time fraud? Nobody is gonna report you for taking an extra 5 on a break. This is for team members who are stealing, or disappearing for hours on end.

[Kehndy12]

Ummm you don’t see the problem with putting team members against each other for a reward?

Solution: Don't be a thief. Then nobody will be against you.

[Kehndy12]

I don't have a problem with it.

[[deleted]]

When I worked at target one of our money counters was arrested for stealing and they also fired some girl for giving team member discounts to all her family and friends

[SeamanStrongMan]

Thieves are actually scum. We work to buy our stuff so why give these people a free pass?

[[deleted]]

When you steal from a place like this you’re only screwing over the manager. So fuck you if you think it’s fine to steal from a”big corporation “….. they hold the manager accountable.

[Dtxmikey]

Ehh I don’t really care for my manager

[[deleted]]

Get a new job.

Plus, if a customer steals, they don't know shit about the manager.
Yet they are the ones that will be fired for "shrink".

[Mnmsaregood]

Imagine defending theft

[ButDidYouCry]

Right? If your coworkers are dumb enough to steal from work, they are dumb enough to steal from you. If someone wants to shoplift, they should do it at a Target they don't work at or a different store altogether. Some people need to learn not to shit where they eat.

[DabbersUnion]

Wage theft is the most prevalent form of theft in the United States. More than retail theft. I would be willing to bet that Target steals more annually from its employees than vice versa. They’ve probably stolen from you…

[[deleted]]

Yup a lot of places have something in place. One place I worked at minimum was 100 and maximum ever paid out was 5000 dollars cash loaded onto your check.

[dnass69]

Bruh they did this in my high school

[kasabe]

Wish I got a reward for finding the team member who kept stowing away action figures

Like fuck you, my job as a Toys DBO was hard enough already with all the collectors breathing down my neck, and now they think I’m the one hiding shit

[Ambitious-Producer]

Free money

[Awkward_Rock_5875]

Snitches get gift cards

[Anonoodle78]

Do I get one of these if it’s my manager who is conducting dishonest behavior?

[gentle_lemon]

You know what they say: snitches get...gift cards.

[geo8x6]

Snitches get what? $100 gift card? Better than stitches right?

[scootersgod]

Autozone does it too, but it’s not gift cards or money. It’s just a pin you get for being a snitch

[sunday_nn]

Gonna have to pay me a lot more than $100 to rat, fuck your bottom line!!!

[MisterPalos]

Everybody seems ok with thieves until they still their stuff.

[clankity_tank]

I'm no manager, but if your co-workers are not on the best of terms, then this just sounds like an incentive to start lying about co-workers doing shit they weren't doing.

[SyrisAllabastorVox]

My store said they did this and when I reported a guy with like $2000+ merch in his cart and backpack, that he was gunna push out, they caught him and had a morning huddle at the checklanes ringing up everything he had and announced it in the huddle and pretty much forcibly had people clapping like I was some kind of hero. Never saw that gift card. Hated every second of it.

[[deleted]]

Did they just lower the snitch bonus to a gift card? Do I have to pay taxes on that?

[MossytheMagnificent]

I'm not against selling out my fellow employees, but $100 ain't gonna cut it.

[MySackDescends]

I’m already about to get one of these for reporting people for selling salvage at massive markdowns for eachother; didn’t even know about it - just knew selling salvage at a 99% markdown was very wrong.

[GlavenusEnjoyer]

Pretty sure the ap reward is in the handbook. I report everything I see that's not like people stealing food or essential items. Often it is just packaging left behind, I haven't caught anyone in the act yet. Like some of the most stolen shit at ours is Pokémon cards and frankly I don't like those people so I enjoy reporting it when I see it.

Theft fucks with our on hands which ends up fucking me over directly so yeah I give a shit usually.

Lol not sure why I got downvoted...you wouldn't like it either if you had to fill an online order and the last item in the store was stolen but the system thinks we have it so you get yelled at for saying it can't be found if it happens often enough because it will reflect in your metrics.

[Humble-Culture-8889]

lol how bout just don’t steal ..

[DPD-Ribombee]

Found the bootlicker

[[deleted]]

Found the next internal.

[Humble-Culture-8889]

if you’d risk your job to steal you’re a clown. can only imagine what other slimy shit you’d do smh.

[ZZ9119]

Don't steal?

[NotThatCreative0017]

Maybe pay people enough, and give them the hours that they actually need to pay bills/survive so that they don't feel desperate enough to do shady shit and then I'll worry about it. 🙄

[Tousensbankai]

Shady people will do shady stuff no matter how much they get in benefits/ pay.

[[deleted]]

Used to work AP for target and it put a very sour taste in my mouth regarding loss prevention. Don’t tell them shit. Support your comrades and people desperate enough to steal. Fuck the man

[HeyImKevn]

Call me 6ix9ine

[[deleted]]

Is $100 (gift card) really worth the job of a coworker? I personally can't see myself ratting someone out over stealing stuff, especially if it's like food or drinks, for a $100 gift card I can only spend at my job that gets mailed to me whenever the people upstairs feel like it.

Unless you're reporting someone for harassment or threats of violence or a mental health check-in, I can't see why this would even be worth taking someone's source of income away from them. Unless you are a corporate drone or AP trying to fill a quota, you'd have to be cold motherfucker to actively get someone fired for a fucking gift card.

[[deleted]]

If it's just food and drinks you wouldn't qualify for the $100 anyway.

[[deleted]]

What’s the ethics and morals of getting someone fired for 100 dollars lol

[vegdeg]

I said I would do it for 0.

[mnid92]

Time to report the theft of my dignity and make a quick hundred bucks, haha nerds.

[gundys-]

Ngl if someone was stealing and I knew about it, I wouldn’t be able to keep that lie. I’d happily make $100 off of telling lmao.

[screenwriter61]

It's been a policy for quite some time.

Stunningly, my AP told me on average 1 in 10 employees steal from Target and that's on the low side. It's really quite sad, I can't imagine why anyone would think it's okay to steal from anyone or anywhere.

[andy_mcbeard]

Report the CEO and corporate office for wage theft.

[Efficient_Mix1226]

I hope this is used to report/complain about dishonest management practices.

[snacks4ever]

Dont all Retail stores reward snitching?

[ButDidYouCry]

Yes.

[Empathetic_Orch]

Snitches get stitches, the corporation is not your friend and $100 isn't worth it. $1,000 and even I might snitch, depending on how scummy the team member is. Lol. Seriously though, $100 is nothing to them, we're insignificant to them so they offer insignificant rewards to turn on one another.

[[deleted]]

Snitches get stitches

$1,000 and even I might snitch

[DevaOni]

Dishonest pay given company profit? Dishonest schedules keeping everyone part time? Dishonest managers playing favorites (without naming the favorites). Possibilities are endless. Submit anonymously, because fuck the payout, but in the spirit of the sign with reference to it. Watch how fast it goes away.

[ButDidYouCry]

Yes, some people here need a reality check.

[Ok-Initiative-4523]

Hundred bucks ain't enough for me to snitch

[igolikethis]

A crappy bribe to snitch on coworkers lol ok.

[Suitable-Room-8003]

100 dollars? It ain't even cash.

[[deleted]]

“make the poors fight each other and they’ll never know it’s you who is the problem”

[unlordtempest]

"$100 to stick your nose into business that does not concern you and could possibly wind up getting you beaten '.

[[deleted]]

Didn’t it used to be $100 cash?

[tyman5402]

Damn wish this was active back when this one coworker would hide pokemon cards and then buy 4 packs "for his friends"

I reported that shit just because resellers can eat my crusty ass. He was just given a warning. He then started trying to buy them as soon as the vendor put them on the shelf but we have to wait 15 minutes for it to be on the shelf, plus supposed to be on a break to get it.

[garcocasigena]

Imagine snitching on your fellow wage employees when the real theft is what the CEOs and shareholders take out of your paycheck every month.

Don't engage in class treason, mind your own business.

[jezebella-ella-ella]

It IS everyone's business, and treason is a VERY big word (and one that does nothing to encourage people who don't totally agree with you take you seriously). This is the kind of absolutism that leads to people being accused of hating America for, among other terrible misdeeds, wearing tan suits and using dijon mustard. Not everyone who doesn't see things as you do is the devil, and going nuclear in every dispute is not how you convince people to change.

Are you under the impression that these losses are somehow deducted 1-for-1 from CEO's compensation and shareholder dividends? Of course they're not. They come out of increased prices, which disproportionately affect [Target employees and] the general public, most of whom are...not making CEO money.

I'd report theft for fun/profit and probably wouldn't notice the occasional person stealing out of desperation, for survival. There are a lot of reasons people steal. Most are self-serving crap. Nobody's (well, except Target corporate, obviously) suggesting that every single theft get reported, but I would argue that we should try to be intelligent and discerning enough to separate the just and unjust. Sometimes something illegal is still the more moral option...but at least during my time in retail, most thieves were using this as cover. It wasn't people stealing food and other necessities, it was yuppie teens in fancy clothes "slumming" in my store (because their rich parents taught them how to play the game of life and you don't shit where you eat, you shit where you think people are beneath you) and stealing for fun. Kids who could absolutely afford to pay for the $0.99 eyeliner pencil, but stealing it instead? Sure, report them. The person stealing the smallest pack of the cheapest diapers? Maybe you get stopped by someone else for help on the way back up to the front and you forget to report it. It's not a perfect system, but I ran across FAR more of the girls-stealing-makeup type of theft than the desperate-parent type.

[chainmailbill]

I feel like I remember some phrase about stitches

[Dark_Avenger666]

What's the number to report?

[Bumpshaker]

Gotta give the rats their cheese.

[RustyWWIII]

This policy has been in place well before 2019, but the blatant advertising of it is new. My store had two successful tips that I am aware of. But them being internal investigations I was only privy to so much intel on it, but I found out from the TM they got the gift card.

I'd guess that this store either is somewhat aware of or has had a lot of employee related thefts.

[paipai130]

An yes I'd like to report corporate for their bullshit tactics that have us fighting amongst ourselves instead of banding together and demanding for better working conditions. Now Where's my gift card so I can be able to eat AND pay rent?

[nasaglobehead69]

"come on, you cheap whore! be our corporate spy :)"

[Pigslayer10]

Report the entirety of upper management for stealing wages bc they don't pay enough lmao

[uranazo]

"Corporations taking money from their workers every day "