Oh man! I had tons of fun yesterday at work! Let me start at the beginning.
I walk into the store and I see one of my managers standing there with a girl from my french class. The manager is holding a few shirts and I kinda of knew what was going on. I was really surprised to see that girl had stolen, but at the same time, nothing surprises me after I have seen people steal $80 sex toys. Well, before I can even clock in, the girl takes off running and the manager runs through the mall after her yelling "STOP!!!" I look at the other manager and tell her that I'm gonna go help because I know the girl and I throw my bag and jacket down and take off after them. I'm not bragging or anything, but I'm a damn good runner. i have been since i was a kid. They made it to JC Penny where I caught up with them. The girl had gone around into the interior design department and I was asking people which direction she had gone in because it's really easy to get turned around in that store. The clerk moved her head in the direction of the girl behind a display of curtains and I walked around the other side. "Please Monica, just let me go. My friends talked me into it. Please!" She knew it was over because I knew who she was and she was going to be in trouble anyway. She walked right up to me and by that time, the manager that had chased her walked up. We started back toward our store when 2 mall security guys walked up. One has a bit of a thing for me, so he knows who I am, but the older fella walked up and said, "alright, which one is it?" as he pointed at me and the girl who had actually stolen the stuff. My manager laughs and says, "NO, she's one of the good guys, she was helping me! She works there too." I realized i hadn't but on my name tag, so I looked just like random person. Then a third guard walks up and starts to take me away, so we had to explain who the thief was again. I guess i just look bad or something. It's the septum ring, I'm tellin ya. Well, we get her back to the store and sit her behind the counter and the guards stand where she can't run. I go and get me and manager some drinks and clock in. It was sooo much fun.
I hate that I had to catch someone I kind of like, but I'm really sick of shoplifters. We get in lots of trouble because I shoplifting rate is sooo high. The company is blaming the employess because at other stores, they have high internal theft. I'm sure that it's isn't us, but it's the little punks that mommy and daddy just drop off at the mall all day. I'm not a babysitter. Take care of your own damn kids people! I don't get paid enough to chase they asses down or deal with their shitty attitudes. I'm to the point where I tell the brats to do what I ask them or get the hell out.
anyway, that was pretty much the fun of my work day. Today, my dad and little brother went to the zoo. We had tons of fun. Not as much fun as bustin heads in at the store, but still it was fun.
I walk into the store and I see one of my managers standing there with a girl from my french class. The manager is holding a few shirts and I kinda of knew what was going on. I was really surprised to see that girl had stolen, but at the same time, nothing surprises me after I have seen people steal $80 sex toys. Well, before I can even clock in, the girl takes off running and the manager runs through the mall after her yelling "STOP!!!" I look at the other manager and tell her that I'm gonna go help because I know the girl and I throw my bag and jacket down and take off after them. I'm not bragging or anything, but I'm a damn good runner. i have been since i was a kid. They made it to JC Penny where I caught up with them. The girl had gone around into the interior design department and I was asking people which direction she had gone in because it's really easy to get turned around in that store. The clerk moved her head in the direction of the girl behind a display of curtains and I walked around the other side. "Please Monica, just let me go. My friends talked me into it. Please!" She knew it was over because I knew who she was and she was going to be in trouble anyway. She walked right up to me and by that time, the manager that had chased her walked up. We started back toward our store when 2 mall security guys walked up. One has a bit of a thing for me, so he knows who I am, but the older fella walked up and said, "alright, which one is it?" as he pointed at me and the girl who had actually stolen the stuff. My manager laughs and says, "NO, she's one of the good guys, she was helping me! She works there too." I realized i hadn't but on my name tag, so I looked just like random person. Then a third guard walks up and starts to take me away, so we had to explain who the thief was again. I guess i just look bad or something. It's the septum ring, I'm tellin ya. Well, we get her back to the store and sit her behind the counter and the guards stand where she can't run. I go and get me and manager some drinks and clock in. It was sooo much fun.
I hate that I had to catch someone I kind of like, but I'm really sick of shoplifters. We get in lots of trouble because I shoplifting rate is sooo high. The company is blaming the employess because at other stores, they have high internal theft. I'm sure that it's isn't us, but it's the little punks that mommy and daddy just drop off at the mall all day. I'm not a babysitter. Take care of your own damn kids people! I don't get paid enough to chase they asses down or deal with their shitty attitudes. I'm to the point where I tell the brats to do what I ask them or get the hell out.
anyway, that was pretty much the fun of my work day. Today, my dad and little brother went to the zoo. We had tons of fun. Not as much fun as bustin heads in at the store, but still it was fun.
I used to love catching people shoplifting when i worked retail - never anyone I knew though babow. there was one guy who had a pile of levi jeans in his arms and was trying to walk out with them. I was like, can I help you there? and he was like, ummm, I'm looking for a catalogue, and I was like, well I can tell you the jeans are not on sale.
people are not smart.
yup.