He was reminded to „act his wage“ but he didn’t listen and now he has no wage….
Neddlings55 on
I wonder if he has had other warnings in the past. Seems a weird thing to be outright sacked for.
Prestigious_Spot9635 on
He should move to a security role as this article would make great experience
HeftyVermicelli7823 on
After being told REPEATEDLY to not tackle or go after alleged shoplifters. He grabbed their bag while in the store which is a no, no for one thing and they have to pass the doors to be proof of shoplifting, which again is not his job to do and told not to touch and then broke the products and threw the pieces at the person he tackled.
So he accuses a person of theft IN the store, grabs a persons bag, attacks them and then throws products at them and complains he got fired. Yeah.
Then cries that „Waitrose is like my family“…..
If that is the case you never listened to your family
Busy_Mortgage4556 on
He was previously told not to approach shoplifters. Sounds like he’s done it more than once.
D3004W1976C on
Walker Smith? Sounds like he should have been in the crisp aisle…
aeroncaine22 on
Ethically speaking the act of stopping shop lifters in a vacuum is okay a sense of doing the just thing, and disregarding all his continuous acts, I don’t think he gets fired for one incident.
That being said the reason to stop employees from being „heroes“ is the very fact that it could lead to very dangerous and unsafe situations that could potentially be life threatening. Not because they are soulless and want to encourage you being placid.
It isn’t worth throwing your life away for a stolen packet of crisps, that wasn’t even yours in the first place.
InMyLiverpoolHome25 on
He was sacked because he lost control and threw an item across the shop, not because he stopped a shoplifter.
Waitrose is not „his family“, he needs to get a grip and a life
LuridWaters on
So this guy – who is not a security guard – broke company policy, had previously been told not to approach shoplifters, and even admits in the article that „We’re not allowed to do anything“.
While I am not suggesting for one moment that I am on the side of the shoplifters here, I’m not remotely surprised that he was dismissed.
Spikey101 on
I don’t agree with sacking these people, no matter the reasons about insurance or anything else. 17 years for the company and that’s how it ends. Sad.
ReplacementFeisty397 on
Lucky escape. Literally one of the worst employers I have ever had where management training starts with making a collage about how good the partnership is, rather than „this is how you follow your own staff handbook“.
Funny to see the same people there 12 years later working in the same team leader positions thinking they’ve made it.
Ok_Crab1603 on
After reading this and the Tom Boyd story this morning, I will not be shopping in Waitrose again
Euphoric-Brother-669 on
outrageous – employee is protecting stock and has a backbone, spineless corporate types just have a free for all, recouped by charging people more for the product, as if £13 for a chocolate bunny is not enough, for his services to the commuity he gets the boot. And reading the comments the majority side with the wrong doers and thieves. This is why the country is in the state it is in
Valten78 on
See, I get angry when I read about companies having policies that forbid people from stopping shoplifters.
I feel like we’re just just giving up and allowed ‚petty‘ crime to be normalised, and in doing so, the country just feels that little bit shitter.
theartofnocode on
If Reform have got more than two braincells they’ll be on the phone to him as we speak. £94 grand as an MP is a lot more than he would have been earning at Waitrose.
zennettac on
I have some sympathy for this guy since he’s seen his store fall victim to this repeatedly and increasingly during his 17 years there. However the policy is clear, Waitrose do not want employees risking (potentially) their lives, the safety of other employees or shoppers by having physical confrontations with shoplifters, for the sake of a few bits of stock. They presumably have insurance, why put yourself or others in danger? Let’s just imagine for a moment that the policy was the other way around – that employees are expected to put themselves in danger to protect Waitrose bottom line. Is that reasonable? No. That’s why it is not the policy.
Electrical-Face9198 on
Why don’t all these shoplifters get their groceries delivered like most people ? /s
JoelMahon on
you’d think with how he says he’s seen shoplifting every hour of every day he’d be a lot more chill with it given it’s not his responsibility nor does it really negatively effect him. Whilst indirectly his salary could be argued to be impacted by shoplifting since Waitrose is a large business the impact on his salary of a single shoplifter is tiny.
like I get less pissy when I see litter and that’s a lot worse and I see it a lot more often (when outside).
xxx654 on
I suspect they’ve been looking for a reason to get shot of him. Throwing stuff around the shop is crazy behaviour. He’s been warned before.
A bystander potentially gets chibbed because they’re in the crossfire with a shoplifter and a have-a-go merchant? When you’ve been told not to?
That said, at government level, there needs to be something done about persistent shoplifting. And not just a warning or community order.
RekallQuaid on
Stop chasing after shoplifters ffs. The company you work for doesn’t give a fuck about you and if you get stabbed, you’ll be replaced the following Monday.
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He was reminded to „act his wage“ but he didn’t listen and now he has no wage….
I wonder if he has had other warnings in the past. Seems a weird thing to be outright sacked for.
He should move to a security role as this article would make great experience
After being told REPEATEDLY to not tackle or go after alleged shoplifters. He grabbed their bag while in the store which is a no, no for one thing and they have to pass the doors to be proof of shoplifting, which again is not his job to do and told not to touch and then broke the products and threw the pieces at the person he tackled.
So he accuses a person of theft IN the store, grabs a persons bag, attacks them and then throws products at them and complains he got fired. Yeah.
Then cries that „Waitrose is like my family“…..
If that is the case you never listened to your family
He was previously told not to approach shoplifters. Sounds like he’s done it more than once.
Walker Smith? Sounds like he should have been in the crisp aisle…
Ethically speaking the act of stopping shop lifters in a vacuum is okay a sense of doing the just thing, and disregarding all his continuous acts, I don’t think he gets fired for one incident.
That being said the reason to stop employees from being „heroes“ is the very fact that it could lead to very dangerous and unsafe situations that could potentially be life threatening. Not because they are soulless and want to encourage you being placid.
It isn’t worth throwing your life away for a stolen packet of crisps, that wasn’t even yours in the first place.
He was sacked because he lost control and threw an item across the shop, not because he stopped a shoplifter.
Waitrose is not „his family“, he needs to get a grip and a life
So this guy – who is not a security guard – broke company policy, had previously been told not to approach shoplifters, and even admits in the article that „We’re not allowed to do anything“.
While I am not suggesting for one moment that I am on the side of the shoplifters here, I’m not remotely surprised that he was dismissed.
I don’t agree with sacking these people, no matter the reasons about insurance or anything else. 17 years for the company and that’s how it ends. Sad.
Lucky escape. Literally one of the worst employers I have ever had where management training starts with making a collage about how good the partnership is, rather than „this is how you follow your own staff handbook“.
Funny to see the same people there 12 years later working in the same team leader positions thinking they’ve made it.
After reading this and the Tom Boyd story this morning, I will not be shopping in Waitrose again
outrageous – employee is protecting stock and has a backbone, spineless corporate types just have a free for all, recouped by charging people more for the product, as if £13 for a chocolate bunny is not enough, for his services to the commuity he gets the boot. And reading the comments the majority side with the wrong doers and thieves. This is why the country is in the state it is in
See, I get angry when I read about companies having policies that forbid people from stopping shoplifters.
I feel like we’re just just giving up and allowed ‚petty‘ crime to be normalised, and in doing so, the country just feels that little bit shitter.
If Reform have got more than two braincells they’ll be on the phone to him as we speak. £94 grand as an MP is a lot more than he would have been earning at Waitrose.
I have some sympathy for this guy since he’s seen his store fall victim to this repeatedly and increasingly during his 17 years there. However the policy is clear, Waitrose do not want employees risking (potentially) their lives, the safety of other employees or shoppers by having physical confrontations with shoplifters, for the sake of a few bits of stock. They presumably have insurance, why put yourself or others in danger? Let’s just imagine for a moment that the policy was the other way around – that employees are expected to put themselves in danger to protect Waitrose bottom line. Is that reasonable? No. That’s why it is not the policy.
Why don’t all these shoplifters get their groceries delivered like most people ? /s
you’d think with how he says he’s seen shoplifting every hour of every day he’d be a lot more chill with it given it’s not his responsibility nor does it really negatively effect him. Whilst indirectly his salary could be argued to be impacted by shoplifting since Waitrose is a large business the impact on his salary of a single shoplifter is tiny.
like I get less pissy when I see litter and that’s a lot worse and I see it a lot more often (when outside).
I suspect they’ve been looking for a reason to get shot of him. Throwing stuff around the shop is crazy behaviour. He’s been warned before.
A bystander potentially gets chibbed because they’re in the crossfire with a shoplifter and a have-a-go merchant? When you’ve been told not to?
That said, at government level, there needs to be something done about persistent shoplifting. And not just a warning or community order.
Stop chasing after shoplifters ffs. The company you work for doesn’t give a fuck about you and if you get stabbed, you’ll be replaced the following Monday.