Who would be left to stop a cashier from pocketing a few hundreds on the final day of a closing store? I would never do such a thing, but I’m sure someone out there would. If the store no longer exists, who would be left to build a case? Also now that I think about it, does the cash office person come in one last time the next day to count bags?
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I am going to assume the OP either took something the final day they worked or was planning to.
1) register cameras aren't always detectable
2) your own actions establish patterns long term .
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If true, I hope they arrest you. Thieves like you are scum. Bragging about a "talent" like that is just as bad.
How about you let the liquidator and the local police department know about what you did that last week? No, you would rather just bump your gums about it on an internet forum instead.
Idiots like you always get caught, sooner or later.
SHLD sure does seem concerned when associates take things from the company. Why doesn't SHLD seem equally concerned when they take things from the associates? Over the years SHLD has taken away pay raises, vacation time, personal holidays, associate discount, 40 hour fulltime status, severance time, 401k match and the pension plan.
Ha ha i stole stuff the last week i was there. And i deserved everything i took
I use to work LP at another company (very high volume) we ONLY monitored those drawers that were always spot on even. Most people make the occasional mistake, most drawers are off a little at least one or two days a week. Not the thieves they manipulate the drawer so every day is perfect.
If you haven't stolen, don't start now even if your store is closing. Do you want to be the one person that is made the example? Because you could be and it's not worth it. We are all on the brink of a new future and criminal charges aren't the way to go.
Sears is well aware of employee thefts, both at the registers and in the Back Room. Sears monitors cameras in a remote area as well, but the real measuring stick about theft at Sears is whether to pursue the numerous (and obvious) cases of theft.
When considering Sears has no better of a record in actually pursuing most (employee and outside) theft cases than they have skill in actually managing a Retail business -- the Store thefts will simply continue regardless of an impending store closing. In short, but not as eloquent: No one cares.
Employee theft is already high, even before liquidation, as is shoplifting.
I have never seen registers so consistently short like I have now. $20 here, $5 there, $100 here. I don't buy that it is "incompetence" and not knowing how to make change or being in a hurry.
I am pretty sure sure someone is taking stuff out of the backdoor in our store, as well as others. We have a bag check policy but it is unenforceable, everyone comes and go as they please.
Kmart former ASM who worked the store closing process in 2013... Camera equipment wasn't uninstalled under AFTER the final cash office balance and final money pick-up from Loomis. Money was counted and LP reviewed final day video to ensure that employees weren't pocketing money or merchandise on the final day.
Just because the store is closing doesn't mean that LP isn't watching you. My store had 4 internal cases of theft during the liquidation process, including one on the final week. And they aren't just watching for theft, but really look for underringing and additional mark-downs.
I’m sure the liquidators would have their own AP people in the camera room and looking for all the cash registers live!!
Just because the store no longer exists doesn't mean that footage of you pocketing merchandise return cards or customer credit cards wasn't saved. And, those cards you thought to use at another store 40 miles away? Smile for the camera.
That's easy. Get a customer who is busy and has exact money, ring them up, take their money, as they are leaving in a hurry and don't care about the receipt, total void the order. Pocket the money.
The camera system cannot be removed until a few days AFTER store closing. So video review of each register can still definitely be completed to resolve any shortage.
Go for it. You'll not have to worry about food costs for the next three to five years, as prisons are required to feed you.
The cameras would most likely still be set up until after the last day open to the public, and it's painfully easy to tell when somebody's drawer is short. Yes, the office person obviously comes in to do cash one more time; what would they do with the bags otherwise? If the store still has an APM or there is a higher level AP working multiple stores, they would be notified. From there it probably depends on if they feel like pursuing it and just how blatant the theft was. It's not like they don't have your address.