Would you report coworker theft?

[Rasputin]

Here is some legal advise for your friend.

[Rain Man]

I don't understand why people are recommending talking to the employee. I figure all that will accomplish is that the employee won't like you and will wait to steal until you're looking the other way. It won't solve the core problem and will create another one.

Just tell the boss quietly. Don't do it anonymously because otherwise you place all employees, including yourself, under suspicion. It's the boss's job to terminate thieving employees and if it's a small business he/she won't mind doing it and will be grateful that you're looking out for the company. If he/she knows what they're doing, they'll set up a small camera, get the proof they need, and confront the employee without ever saying a word that you informed them.

[ShortRoundChief]

Honestly, due to the length of time it's been going on the easiest solution is to sit down with the honor and talk about it in a way that makes it seem you suspected but had no concrete evidence and then something came about that makes you absolutely certain.

This gives you a reason why you didn't come forth until now and a way to separate yourself from his acts.

[MTG#10]

Originally Posted by J Diddy

Honestly, due to the length of time it's been going on the easiest solution is to sit down with the honor and talk about it in a way that makes it seem you suspected but had no concrete evidence and then something came about that makes you absolutely certain.

This gives you a reason why you didn't come forth until now and a way to separate yourself from his acts.

That's a great suggestion. I still think I'm going to go the hint to the owner about cameras in the parking lot route but if he questions me about it after he catches him I'll use this.

[ShortRoundChief]

Originally Posted by MTG#10

That's a great suggestion. I still think I'm going to go the hint to the owner about cameras in the parking lot route but if he questions me about it after he catches him I'll use this.

Did I just really type honor in the place of owner? You might take my advice with a grain of salt. I'm sick and all hopped up on nyquil.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by J Diddy

Honestly, due to the length of time it's been going on the easiest solution is to sit down with the honor and talk about it in a way that makes it seem you suspected but had no concrete evidence and then something came about that makes you absolutely certain.

This gives you a reason why you didn't come forth until now and a way to separate yourself from his acts.

This.

[KCrockaholic]

Well if he questions you about knowing all along after the guy is caught just be up front about it with the owner and tell him your feelings about why you didn't want to just say it blatantly.

[cosmo20002]

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?"

Question:

Are you hiring?

[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.

[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

[Katipan]

Just record him yourself. I'm assuming you have a cell phone?

[Valiant]

I will say, you do need inventory measures and tracking when product is delivered.
Delivery companies and those distributors are notorius for messing up and stealing product. You do need to advise a tracking method started.

[Mojo Jojo]

Without a doubt report him. If you had to ask you know it's the right thing to do.

[mdchiefsfan]

Inventory shrink takes money out of your pocket. The first cuts to regain losses are associate hours and raises. You're doing yourself a grave injustice by not reporting it.

[COchief]

This thread should be titled "What type of planeteer are you?"

We have:

- The absolute shit-stains and obvious trailer trash with the "who cares" and "snitches" etc, have some ****ing morals you pieces of shit, pretty obvious who changes oil for a living...

- The morons condoning "handle dat shit yerself brah" with warnings and what not to the thieving POS, this should be the absolute last thing MTG should do btw. Sets off the POS radar and he would probably try to blame it on you or take you down with him.

- The accounting/inventory morons that don't understand small business. I especially like the chiming in with "hire me and I'll fix er up", what the owner has is essentially a $2500 per year problem ($10X5daysX50weeks) at this point. So your suggestion is to implement inventory tracking and pay the dumbass accountant to research all this shit and the owner ends up with a still unsolvable $2500 problem and then a minimum $10-20K bill that probably doesn't even really affect his business. Then he has to pay for the software and someone to run it all for what? Brilliant!

- 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".

One question for the OP, if the owner saw and knew everything regarding all of your actions would he fire you immediately?

My favorite poster was "thief that has 3 kids and a wife that can't work and is blatantly stealing and risking his families well being might not be such a bad guy" (mutually exclusive guy).