Would you report coworker theft?

[MTG#10]

This guy Ive been working with for the last couple years has been robbing my company blind lately, and does it right in front of me. It started out as just a couple < $10 items here and there, but recently Ive been noticing him taking much higher priced ($20+) things out to his car almost every day. Ive told him before he better stop before he gets caught but he just laughs and says something like "Why are you gonna rat on me?"

This guy isn't a really close friend or anything, but I do open with him every morning and he has been out to my house for cookouts a few times...not for a couple years though.

Its really bothering me, I don't want to be a rat but at the same time this shit is wrong and while I cant stand my current boss I do like the owner and his family. Ive told this guy more than once not to do it in front of me but he doesn't listen.

Should I say something to the owner or live by the rule "snitches get stitches"? He would certainly get fired and he has a wife who cant work and three kids at home so that would bother me as much or more than his stealing. And even if I did say something I don't know how to go about it...I cant do it anonymously because I'm the only one there in the mornings with him so they would know it was from me.

In a tough spot here.

[crazycoffey]

Originally Posted by Valiant

The whole snitches get stitches concept is stupid and moronic.

You know people get pissy when corporations do evil things.

When he gets caught, the first thing he is going to do is say you knew about it. You are the only one that is there with him, how do you not know about the theft? How much do you like your job? I can understand a little if your company and boss are evil and screwing you over. But you already said you like your owner.

Do the right thing. You already gave him a chance.

How come "snitches get stitches" is remembered and lived by, but not "don't do the crime if you can't do the time" or "there's no honor among thieves". Both also equally practiced

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Don't take this the wrong way, but, you're a lowlife dumbass piece of shit for watching this go on without shutting it down. Did you vote for Obama? Of course you did you dipshit. Listen, these are the exact types of things thats wrong with America. You should have been on this guys ass day one, but you're just wondering if you should be doing it too. The only good thief is a dead ****in thief. And **** you for being a scab on society !

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by MTG#10

This guy Ive been working with for the last couple years has been robbing my company blind lately, and does it right in front of me. It started out as just a couple < $10 items here and there, but recently Ive been noticing him taking much higher priced ($20+) things out to his car almost every day. Ive told him before he better stop before he gets caught but he just laughs and says something like "Why are you gonna rat on me?"

This guy isn't a really close friend or anything, but I do open with him every morning and he has been out to my house for cookouts a few times...not for a couple years though.

Its really bothering me, I don't want to be a rat but at the same time this shit is wrong and while I cant stand my current boss I do like the owner and his family. Ive told this guy more than once not to do it in front of me but he doesn't listen.

Should I say something to the owner or live by the rule "snitches get stitches"? He would certainly get fired and he has a wife who cant work and three kids at home so that would bother me as much or more than his stealing. And even if I did say something I don't know how to go about it...I cant do it anonymously because I'm the only one there in the mornings with him so they would know it was from me.

In a tough spot here.

It is a tough spot for sure. Your ass is on the line in a lot of ways.
Because of inventory and other things this theft will be noticed. The "company" will be trying to locate these losses.
You might be being looked at or could be looked at for this theft, not just the other guy.
If you go straight to the owner you may be at risk for reprisals from your current "boss" for not going through the normal chain of command. Is your current boss all on the up and up or might he have something that he wouldn't want to come to lite, if things were looked into?
You definitely have to say something, but you need to be prepared that even though you are doing the right thing you might not get the outcome you would think was appropriate.
You may have to answer questions yourself about why this was not brought to lite any sooner and for how long have you known. You could very well lose your job because you didn't say anything long before now.

[BossChief]

What exactly is keeping you from just outright telling the owners directly?

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Originally Posted by BossChief

What exactly is keeping you from just outright telling the owners directly?

He voted for Obama thus his confusion about whats right and whats wrong and the way society is supposed to work in general.

[cabletech94]

still waiting on what is getting stolen.

are we talking food for the dude's kids? or is he stealing boxes of ladies depends. just curious, i suppose.

[stanleychief]

Originally Posted by COchief

- As a finance/IT/business process consultant to fortune 500s as well as a small business owner with 15 employees I am more than qualified to comment on this crap sandwich from both sides. I also love nothing more than setting up stupid employees for theft/firings, I stress that I will fire and call the police in the interview and it is reinforced several times throughout the training period. I run a service business with many long term customers, I ask them to throw out the ole "how much if I just pay you cash direct" line and then fire the shit stain while laughing. The best is that these stupid ****s throw away a $1k per week job for as little as $20 extra in their pockets, my closer for them: "hope it was worth the $20, someone else will be cashing your $1k paycheck next week".

I would be suspicious immediately. If your customers were smart enough to negotiate a cash deal for services, they likely wouldn't need a finance consultant in the first place.

[ShortRoundChief]

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

He voted for Obama thus his confusion about whats right and whats wrong and the way society is supposed to work in general.

[Bwana]

Originally Posted by cabletech94

still waiting on what is getting stolen.

are we talking food for the dude's kids? or is he stealing boxes of ladies depends. just curious, i suppose.

It really doesn't matter, I hate a low life thieves. Nothing but a useless drag on society.

[MTG#10]

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

He voted for Obama thus his confusion about whats right and whats wrong and the way society is supposed to work in general.

You masturbate swine.

And no dimwit, I actually can't stand Obama. Im a Libertarian...Im normally not one to get into other people's business and I'm hesitating.

Originally Posted by cabletech94

still waiting on what is getting stolen.

are we talking food for the dude's kids? or is he stealing boxes of ladies depends. just curious, i suppose.

One of those is close but not exactly.

When I was an idiot kid, I used to drop a 12 pack out the back door now and then. That was stupid and I've always felt bad about it. This guys takes it to a whole new level. There's no debate, dime him. It's the only way, especially if you've already expressed your disapproval. The technicalities of "doesn't have inventory control" or "you don't have loss prevention in your title" are stupid. It's still stealing. It's still a cost of doing business. It still limits your own income potential.

Originally Posted by MTG#10

Im normally not one to get into other people's business and I'm hesitating.

It IS your business. Do you think your raise is going to be larger or smaller next year if the company has a $40 per day inventory leak? That's $8000 - which doesn't seem like a ton of money but when I sit down and figure out what kind of a bonus or a raise my top performers are getting on the year, the performance of the company is the #1 deciding factor. $8k is going to put a big dent into your bonus/raise pool.

[HoneyBadger]

Originally Posted by BossChief

This kinda reminds me of a time when I was like 16 or 17 working for Montgomery wards.

There was a coworker that I saw stealing a couple times and he would always use the same computer to ring up his sales and was kind of a jerk about it being his computer. One day, I took about 10 of those sticky little security tags upside down by his computer on the floor sticky side up.

When he was leaving the store at closing, the alarm went off and security was always by the door at closing for this exact kind of thing.

He was asked to take his wallet and keys out of his pockets and was asked if he had purchased anything and forgot to disable the security tags.

As he was pulling his wallet out, a bunch of jewelry fell out of his pocket that he had stolen that day and he had the wards card numbers of at least 5 customers written down, too.

I told the girl that headed up loss prevention that I had put those security tags by his computer and they gave me a bonus check (even though I didn't technically tell them he stole anything, they still gave me the bonus) for 500 iirc the next day.

You son of a bitch!!

[Dayze]

just tell him to stop that shit going forward or you'll have to report him; you don't want to be a part of that crap. tell him if he's going to do it, not to do it in front of you etc.

[Pablo]

Do people honestly need the opinion of CP to make decisions like this?

Jesus.