Posted on 07/05/2022 1:25:19 PM PDT by Zhang Fei
In a viral TikTok video, a former Walmart door greeter says he would not stop customers who stole expensive childcare items, like baby formula or Pampers.
Brandon Tamayo (user @brandontamayo02) stitched a video from user @commlion, including the audio, “If you see anyone stealing, no you didn’t.” He then goes on to share his experience working as a door greeter at Walmart, someone who greets customers as they enter and exit, and checks receipts as they leave.
“Every time I saw a customer, mostly a woman, and I checked the receipt, and I saw Pampers or baby formula that was not on the receipt, I just said, ‘Have a great day,’” Tamayo says.
He explains that he never stopped these customers because childcare products can often be difficult for people to afford. Walmart also did not offer any rewards to employees who stopped customers from stealing.
“Why? Because they’re expensive and kids are expensive, in general,” he says. “And my store, and the company in general, we didn’t really get a reward for the amount of stuff we caught people stealing.”
“Did I care? No, because I was making $11.50 at that time,” he says.
His video received over 1.4 million views and sparked debate about stealing in the comments.
Many users praised Tamayo for avoiding customers who stole baby products.
“Not all heroes wear capes,” one user said.
“We need to nominate you for the Nobel peace prize lol,” another said.
Some users echoed Tamayo’s sentiment that employees are not paid enough to deal with people who steal items.
“Walmart employees don’t get paid enough to fight with people who are stealing,” one user said.
“When I work for Walmart I didn’t care about it because I didn’t get enough money for that,” another said.
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Exactly.🙄
Reminds me of a story about Charley:
Charley, a new retiree greeter at Wal-Mart, just couldn’t seem to get to work on time.
Every day he was 5, 10, 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, really tidy, clean-shaven,
sharp minded and a real credit to the company and obviously demonstrating their
“Older Person Friendly” policies.
One day the boss called him into the office for a talk. “Charley, I have to tell you, I like your work ethic, you do a bang up job, but your being late so often is quite bothersome.”
“Yes, I know boss, and I am working on it.”
‘’Well good, you are a team player. That’s what I like to hear. It’s odd though you’re coming in late. I know you’re retired from the Armed Forces. What did they say if you came in late there?”
“They said, ‘Good morning General, can I get you coffee, sir?’’’
Do you have a point?
A person with good character does the best job he can no matter what the pay is. And he isn’t complicit in theft from his employer. If he wants better pay, then hit the pavement and find a different job.
I guess my opinion isn’t the popular one here.
One of the big things they are checking is that any expensive items are on the receipt. One method of theft is to work with the cashier and ring up a cheap item instead of the big one. If they see a cheap knick-knack instead of a $500 TV you have in the cart, they might have a “little chat” with your cashier about employment elsewhere.
I once overheard two Home Depot employees talking about a guy walking around their parking lot. He was looking for cash receipts on the pavement. If he found one he would go in the store and pick up some item on the receipt and return it for cash.
“Because they can just pass along that cost of doing business to honest customers; no one gets hurt.”
I knew as soon as I mashed the send button that I should have included a disclaimer and an explanation that I was being critical of pop culture.
Walmart is a private business, not a govt entity. They can set the rules for shopping in their stores, and if checking the receipt before leaving the store is one of their rules, either agree to the rule or don’t shop there, or prepare to go to jail and don’t expect the judge to consider Walmart’s property rights “small stuff.” You are completely in the wrong.
That’s the attitude that gets you 11.50 an hour moron.
My friend worked at Target Customer Service, and customers did that, too. They KNEW the customer was pulling a scam but at that time (the late ‘90s), Target had a policy to take any return for any reason, no questions asked.
Hiring three additional checker and doing away with self serve would pay for itself.
But no...they insist on self serve lanes.
They randomly scan 5 items to see if they show up on the receipt at Costco. If they do, they way you on.
Interesting - that makes sense.
Although the last time they must have had the new guy checking. There were probably 20 carts lined up behind him as he checked EVERY SINGLE ITEM! Then another person came up and just took a glance at the receipts and cleared the traffic jam.
He was trying to get the new guy on the other side to do the same, but...
You are not allowed to follow, fight or anything with a thief. Many tried and got fired. Screw the dumb corporations rules.
You would have crapped yourself when they went from a dollar an hour to a dollar ten an hour. I’m sure you would have predicted the end of the United States.
No. It’s up to them to prove I stole something. It’s not up to me to prove I paid for it.
Feel free to suck up to tyranny.
As Samuel Adam’s said: “If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”
Another way of looking at it, is that he is paid $11.50 for stopping the shoplifting, and he is not doing his responsibility.
I think (hope) he meant it as sarcasm...
I agree with you. In this instance, I consider it a good thing for stores to check receipts. Helps keep costs lower by preventing some theft.
I always thought it was a gesture, it never seemed like they were checking item by item. What you say makes sense though.
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