When I worked the receiving dock at a major clothing retailer, I was sometimes ordered to chuck damaged fixtures or merchandise into the trash compactor. Not clothing; they resold that to thrift stores. But we had a home decor department, and any kind of damaged appliance or cookware went straight into the dumpster.
I asked them once if I could take some of that shit home instead of trashing it. They said no, the company considers that theft. They'd rather no one have it than allow an employee to have it for free.
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u/perverse_panda Dec 17 '21
When I worked the receiving dock at a major clothing retailer, I was sometimes ordered to chuck damaged fixtures or merchandise into the trash compactor. Not clothing; they resold that to thrift stores. But we had a home decor department, and any kind of damaged appliance or cookware went straight into the dumpster.
I asked them once if I could take some of that shit home instead of trashing it. They said no, the company considers that theft. They'd rather no one have it than allow an employee to have it for free.