On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:19:03 -0500, George >
wrote:

>Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
>
>>
>> When I worked for Walmart as a Customer Service Manager (mid level
>> management) I was told that we could physically 'observe' someone stuff
>> goods into a bag and walk out with it but could do nothing. Corporate
>> policy was that an "Assistant Manager" or higher had to see them steal
>> before they could be stopped. Find an assistant manager on the floor at any
>> time.....Good luck. So it got to a point that in the break room the
>> cashiers and the floor associates kept a tally of who saw how many people
>> steal. But come bonus time, there wasn't one because 'we allowed
>> shrink'.......go figure.
>
>
>Big box stores know that with the deep pockets they have it is cheaper
>to let someone walk away with $100 worth of stuff than to be involved
>even in token litigation for say $12,000 which I understand is the
>current amount your "council" can pretty much ask for and you will get a
>part of simply to go away.
>

bullshit, george. how about a cite?

your pal,
blake