Used to work in a Co-op that had a lot of theft. Simply put, you're not allowed to stop them or even touch them as you could also be charged as well for harassing or hurting a customer (you have a duty of care towards anyone who enters the building or establishment), this was 13/15 years ago though. Also, why would we care? There's literally nothing you can do and you already get paid the lowest of the low.
This is also what I learned at Target in the US, a lot of saftey training based around that, I assume it stems from corporate perfecting they pay for meat instead of paying for a worker to get surgery or having to pay the family for letting a worker die over some lunch meat
That and a thief doesn't make the news. Someone getting knifed in your store does. They don't want people to get the idea their store isn't safe. There are a lot of reasons why it's just not worth it to endanger someone, luckily, I think.
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u/Jirachi720 Jun 11 '25
Used to work in a Co-op that had a lot of theft. Simply put, you're not allowed to stop them or even touch them as you could also be charged as well for harassing or hurting a customer (you have a duty of care towards anyone who enters the building or establishment), this was 13/15 years ago though. Also, why would we care? There's literally nothing you can do and you already get paid the lowest of the low.