| In "this is not a serious country" news 00:02 - Apr 6 with 2446 views | baxterbasics |
Depressing. Not just the individual case (Shame on Waitrose) but the general tolerance of low level crime like we just have to accept it. Feels like managed decline.
https://www.theguardian.com/bu |  |
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| In "this is not a serious country" news on 11:58 - Apr 7 with 310 views | Libero |
| In "this is not a serious country" news on 11:55 - Apr 7 by giant_stow |
(sorry, just as a side comment...)
One that shocked me locally - our Tesco Metro now has these little clear plastic slidey cover things over things like pots of jam or large bags of chocolate. I think the idea is that you can't swipe the whole shelf in one go, but the fact that people are trying that is very revealing I think - it's not just booze or meat. |
Aye, I noticed a while ago the correlation between Supermarkets making more money and an increase in measures like you say there, as well as gates, etc- many of which just weren't there before.
I guess the argument will be, well, people are stealing more- which having studied the statistics, is actually debatable- but regardless, take that at face value, okay, people are stealing more because they're unable to afford the food- you're making RECORD profits, have you thought about, I don't know... lowering prices? [Post edited 7 Apr 12:00]
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| In "this is not a serious country" news on 12:16 - Apr 7 with 268 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| In "this is not a serious country" news on 11:58 - Apr 7 by Libero |
Aye, I noticed a while ago the correlation between Supermarkets making more money and an increase in measures like you say there, as well as gates, etc- many of which just weren't there before.
I guess the argument will be, well, people are stealing more- which having studied the statistics, is actually debatable- but regardless, take that at face value, okay, people are stealing more because they're unable to afford the food- you're making RECORD profits, have you thought about, I don't know... lowering prices? [Post edited 7 Apr 12:00]
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Most of the profit is just from sheer scale though, the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) report into profiteering found the typical margins on supermarket products to be between 1.8pc - 3.2pc. Do you really think knocking 1p off a pint of milk is going to impact someone’s decision to shoplift? Or 11p on some chicken is going to impact whether they steal it or buy it? |  | | |
| In "this is not a serious country" news on 12:19 - Apr 7 with 266 views | Libero |
| In "this is not a serious country" news on 12:16 - Apr 7 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
Most of the profit is just from sheer scale though, the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) report into profiteering found the typical margins on supermarket products to be between 1.8pc - 3.2pc. Do you really think knocking 1p off a pint of milk is going to impact someone’s decision to shoplift? Or 11p on some chicken is going to impact whether they steal it or buy it? |
Broadly, no - but you're being reductive about it, but I do appreciate it's a complicated subject.
So many Supermarket workers are essentially subsidised by the government via Universal Credit, again, something that just doesn't get spoken about, because apparently it's way worse to have disabled people "scamming" the government, than it is the government essentially paying out billions to ensure that people working for highly profitable companies can survive... | | | |
| In "this is not a serious country" news on 12:49 - Apr 7 with 241 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| In "this is not a serious country" news on 12:12 - Apr 6 by NedPlimpton |
Pedants corner, but Waitrose is hardly a soulless multinational |
This is the point which has been missed in reporting and this thread.
Waitrose is part of the John Lewis Partnership and is owned by the employees, not shareholders. This (former) employee is a partner in the business. He, along with the rest of the staff, are encouraged to be motivated by this partnership model, but here he is being punished for taking it personally when someone steals from him.
They absolutely shouldn't have sacked him, and probably should have moved him to a role away from frontline interactions with customers. | | | |
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