So a work question

[why?]

Originally Posted by carnageehw

So what's stopping people from "missing" an item every now and then when their friends come through. A store being anal over under balancing every now and then can be annoying, but actually missing an item? That's pretty bad.

True. Many policies are horrible.

Wait, we are talking about the same thing right? How do they catch the fact that you forgot to scan an item before the transaction is over?

If cashiers are constantly not scanning items, the store SHOULD be turning over it's employees. Because they suck.
Just quit.

You can't have a cashier who does not scan items regularly.

It really isn't. you might be misunderstanding a little. It is one of those warehouse places, where they check everything at the door. So someone else looks at the receipt before the customer leaves the store. There is literally no way to know if the customer chose to add an item after they were rung up, and the store would blame the cashier in that situation.

Trust me, something else is going on. It is probably attempts at theft, and people might get things by the people at the door at a regular basis. Because when they don't get by, they don't get blamed, the cashiers get blamed.

I have over a decade of experience as a cashier, in grocery, bookstores, all over. I don't miss items. The majority of the cashiers that were fired were not brand new people, they were the few people that chose to stick it out for the long haul, probably the only few people who have been with the company for a few years.

If it was one cashier, ok they might stink. But when it is many cashiers, most who were with the company a long time, something else is going on.

Not to mention punishing someone when the company did not lose any money at all. Especially such a minute percentage. A union would change that policy...

Originally Posted by JumpmanYaris

Why?

that is not always true I know lots of people who got fired for breaking company policy and still get unemployment checks not to mention filing for extensions and getting it

hmm, that is interesting. I wonder, I do live in Mass, maybe this being one of the most left leaning states around might pay off.

[carnageehw]

Originally Posted by why?

It really isn't. you might be misunderstanding a little. It is one of those warehouse places, where they check everything at the door.

So the cashiers are not right by the exit like a normal place? The customers pay and then its still easy for them to walk around the store?

Okay, that definitely makes it likely people are just stealing and the store is blaming the cashiers. Seems like if its a fireable offence they should be willing to check security cameras to back up the cashiers story though.

And a union won't work. Not for a retail chain store anyway. Working retail is a hard, thankless job, but let's face it, it isn't a job where you need a high level of training. Unions only work if its hard to replace the talent.

Stores will always have a long list of students looking for part time jobs.