@j_roby posted a Gravel Institute tweet that deserved its own post.

This is the story that tweet was based on.

[Image description: picture of a tweet from @GravelInstitute stating "Someone stole $950 worth of items from a Walgreen’s - there were 309 stories about it. Walgreen’s was caught stealing $4.5 million from employees - it got just one single story.]

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      1 year ago

      I know a lot of people are going to look at this and conclude that wage theft is a big issue, but can we talk about the REAL issue at hand…

      Y’all not shoplifting enough. I mean I’m sure some of you are doing your best, but times are tough and we need to pull together as a team, as a family, to hit our targets this quarter. So get out there and think big. I don’t want to hear about packs of gum and candy bars, I wanna see TVs, iPhones, laptops… We’ve got this, go team!

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    I wonder if the average “loss prevention” professional prevents as much loss as they earn in wages…

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        if it’s intentional, absolutely. but when you get paid 80k a year to stop losses that don’t amount to half that, then your entire position exists as a big fat middle finger to poor people.

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    Both wrong. One doesn’t justify the other. Given the power of having millions, the shoplifter would also steal from the poor.

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      1 year ago

      Do you know what the post is actually about or did you just see the title and comment without thinking

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      Although I desagree with the two sentences in your first line. You are right when you say that when people get privileges they use it. Especially when they have shareholders expecting you to deliver the higher profit you that you can come up with.

      And poor people are more than right to take back what was stolen from them, regardless if others disagree and think it is not correct.