I've a cousin that has been in retail for over 30 years with an impeccable work record.
She's been at WM (Florence) for the last 15* years and was making top money (considering it was WM)....until today. The other day she found a 50 cent piece of ribbon she liked in the crafts dept. and, as many other employees do with items, put it in her locker* and was going to pay for it on her break. Next thing she knew she was being called into the office and accused of stealing then suspended four days without pay and escorted out of the store.
Today she had to go in and talk to internal affairs. She pointed out that what she did was a common practice and no different than when people eat a candy bar while shopping then have the wrapper scanned so it can be paid for. Some even do it with things like popcorn chicken.
Internal affairs claimed people that do that are shoplifters and are always caught and charged. HA.
So today she was offcially charged with shoplifting, fired and escorted from the store, again. And her excellent work record is no longer excellent.
She's 49, never married, no kids, extremely intelligent and she has a wonderful phone voice. She's worked the WM phone-line for the past two years. Also, everyone that knows her knows she's a good person.
I told her i would spread the word about what happened and figured this would be a good place to do it.
:::end of rant:::
* please see corrections on page 2.
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