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Discussion Thread: Friday, 21 March 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 4 months ago by briongloid@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I want to know how many people door-workers stop from stealing tbh. People are gonna steal and that should be accounted for at a company level. Do door-workers really stop people from stealing? I'd be interested to see unbiased studies lol.

Isnt this what security guards are for?

But yes, the c-suite are so far removed, so out of touch, and don't get any flak for poor decisions. It's always the slave wager who cops it which is disgusting.

I think it takes a special kind of person to be successful at the c-suite level, and I think a prerequisite for those roles is either putting on an amazing mask, or lacking any traits that make them human lol

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I did security, there's very little legal power to actually address shop theft.

C-suite are lizard people in human skin.

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago

From what I've been told, the company has insurance for losses, and I don't think many reports go to the police.

We never had a door person until we got a new manager who makes sure we are in view of the cameras when standing at the door. Apparently it was because there was too much theft going on. Maybe having a door person does deter people from stealing, and the company seems to think that it drives sales to have someone greet you. Hmm...

I think personally, I'd be more likely to steal if someone wasn't standing at the door, but who knows about other people.