TO CATCH A THEIF
Now that I have retired and only work one day a week I am a People Greeter, yes this job started off as greeting people when they enter the store now we check receipts of customers when they are leaving the store.Times have changed for sure there was this time when people could be trusted and now it is where all eyes are on you with cameras in store and now you get checked leaving the store.
You come across three kind of people, one are honest and don't care if you check there receipt and the second get upset with you cause you make them think they are stealing, and the third is just stealing.
It has come to a sad time that a few can make the rest of good people feel that the times has come to no trust no matter what.
Now it has also come to the time that you just can't really know who is honest and who is not, I don't know if it is the economy and people just don't have money or is it just people that times have changed.
This is a true story
A elderly lady was coming toward me and I was thinking what a lovely sweet looking elderly woman I just know is someone sweet loving grand mother, and as she came to me I asked can I see your receipt ? she hesitated for a moment and then gave me here receipt and I looked at it but not really looking at it cause she was so honestly looking and handed back the receipt and said to her Thank You.
She took a couple of steps away then turned back to me and said.....JACK a**.....
yes sometimes you don't catch a Thief but you get another nick name
Comments (72)
You're right Wen.
Things have changed.
In a profit driven world, it's all about shrinking losses and of course raising revenues.
These documents will provide justice in job creations of receipt checkers.
42 billion lost every year from shoplifting.
On the other hand, the revenues of these stores specifically Wal-Mart alone, reaches the astronomical level of unheard heights that shoplifters are not even prosecuted. I heard this from my nephew who is employed as a shop lifting prevention team.
Now as the economy of any country gets worse, the higher the number of thieves become, for survival purposes.
In the US, we know welfare system is created to ensure good quality of life for all citizens. As a matter of fact there should be no one who needs to steal or starve to death.
We all know there are many of them who are in this situation to be abusing the system.
But going back to the changes that are happening, it's part of a culture that is evolving. Unstoppable changes.
I can recall back to the day when ground beef and chicken were cheap but through the years the cost of it went up.
To be honest, I am really going with the thought of drug test to receive Welfare. We all know and see here, do you know what I mean
If only we lived in a prefect but obviously we don't.
Thanks for your comment.
"For That Exact Reason Wenny"
"There i Was...At The Check Out"
"Right In Front Of The Guy..... Who Checks Receipts"...(10 Feet Away)
"He Can See Me There....(We Made Eye Contact)..... Paying For What I Was Getting"
"Then............ When Im Leaving?'
"He Has To Look At My Receipt????!!!"
(Frig That!!!)....................
"I Know They Are Just Doing There Job"
"But I Dont Need To Be Giving The Look...As If Im A Conniving Thief..................................................................And His Look Is?"
"Im Going to Check You Out...You Look Suspicous!!"
("Of Course...If All The World")
("Was Full Of Wennys?")
"It Would Be......... A Drastic Improvement.................................
Sometimes we have to open our handbags.
I don't mind, I have nothing to hide
Those who object just have guilty consciences.
The often cause a scene to give a partner a chance to leave undetected.
This past week I decided to approach a Walmart lady greeter cause I was curious.
I asked her how many incoming/outcoming customers ever took the time and courtesy to ever stop and wish her a good day too and said Thank You to her?
She responded to me that not many people even smile back to her they just keep walking on.
The store keeps changing, when I posted this blog we was checking receipts, then we stopped now we are back doing it and I hate it.
I am retired but still work here one day a week, I like to keep my foot in the door you just never know that I might need them one day and that one day does help me with my income.
I now have to make a decision, I am miserable there and am thinking about giving this one day up. I have been battling with this for a month or so. I am trying to look at the pros and cons, but the most that comes to me is I am just not happy with this job and I have been with the company for 14 years
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BW, Ladyimp, you might have been another sign for me. Thank you
Thank you for commenting and I do listen to what you say, it was just the other day when you said close your eyes and jump, and that is what I am thinking.
Thank you.
That´s the attitude! Go for it Wen...keep the good but do not let them get you, never!
Got to go now need to pick up my mother for Church,
Sad that the store's execs have made your job into policing the public...a greeter is not supposed to ask people to look into their bags or ask for proof of purchase...
Costco does that here but I do not buy in bulk so never had to give in to their demands...
The stores are losing money that is the main reason for this type of tactic...but we shoppers pay for shoplifters...prices do go up for this reason...let secret shoppers or security find the guilty and leave the general public alone...
Sometimes employees are stuck with lousy management decisions...and it can affect the workers and it's customers...so if your voice is not worthy regarding management decisions...the paying customers will revolt...boycotting is very effective...
Cheers
I really got to get out of it, didn't take retirement to be miserable for one day.
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In your case with the alarm going off when you have paid for the product it is embarrassing to them cause everyone is looking. I don't like when that happens cause it is not the customers fault or problem.
Thank you for your comment.
There are two Walmarts on North and South end of the main street and one is open 24/7 while the other one closes at midnight.
I was told that people will come in their first night after they are hired but never return again.I was also told that Walmart is low on help.It's obvious by the look of all the empty checkout lanes.
You have a good rest of your day.
Enjoy your day also.