Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Breaking News / Kotz The Wal-Mart Theft Index: How to Tell if We’re in a Depression
Posted by Pete Kotz on Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 5:29 AM
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It really is the economy, stupid! When you live in the government-subsidized state of Alaska or have a billionaire wife, it takes a bit longer for you to get it.
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This seems like a good time to thank belatedly the Scene for discontinuing its clueless "Suspect Behavior" column, with its emphasis on sneering at poor people caught shoplifting groceries.
No security? I though Walmart had loads of security personell? Someones gotta be monitoring those hundreds of cameras!
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Rats! I thought the article would provide stats or Walmart's 'shrink percentage'. @TC: Insulin was might have been picked up at pharmacy then stolen.
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Matthew 6:19-20
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
this should be reported to wal mart by as many people as possible. it raises the prices for all of us
Just start stealing too... =X
Hey, it's Idiocracy, the movie. It's ok, you still understand each other, dontcha? Must be kind of hard to be so smart with all those toxins like Mercury and Aluminum in your veins, and Fluoride in your bellies.
Just like the motherfuckin Nazis. Except 10x the WUSS! Truly is Nazis in America. Like that Tool song, I sure hope it is the fucking end of the world. Tired of this shit.
@Jeff Oh, it's not just Wal-Mart. Many many MANY retail (most?)stores do basically nothing about shoplifting because it is cheaper to take a loss on the merchandise than it is to prosecute and/or deal with all the lawsuits where people countersue for being falsely accused. People walk out of the store where I work every day with bags full of stolen crap, corporate knows about it, they do nothing, and empower us to do nothing.
Rats here too..LOL I was looking for articles regarding Wal-marts treatment of employees, especially older ones and the chronic depression it causes.
I work with good people at Wal-mart that talk about suicide. They are severely depressed from doing the work of 4,5 and 6 people on one shift. Their shifts and schedules are inconsistent.
They are not allowed to talk to other employees except in the breakroom or for only a couple of minutes and only about work. They are watched at all times on a camera by security hired to watch the employee work output as well as theft.
It seems to me that the amount of shoplifters in itself may be less of an indication of negative market condition than the amount of revenue that mass merchandisers such as Walmart are getting. While many business are currently experiencing a decline in sales, Walmart's is in fact increasing. When people have less money, they will not stop buying necessities - they will just buy these necessities (or in some of these noted cases, shoplift them) for less, and Walmart offers lower prices than most or all other stores on necessities.
I work at wal-mart. We do have security. You just don't see them. They wear regular clothes, and bust people daily. The only catch is...they bust people at home. We get the tag number of the theif, and the cops bust them at home. So be careful stealing out there
