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.

[Dayze]

Originally Posted by MTG#10

Im not going into details, but our inventory control is non-existent. Our suppliers will deliver us pallets of our product and we wont even check it, we just sign for it and they leave. They could easily be ripping us off too and we wouldn't even know. The product he's taking is miniscule when only taking a small amount, Ive even been told by my old supervisor to grab some when I needed it and not to worry about it. But this dude is taking it to a whole other level...taking case after case of the most expensive shit everyday. Sometimes so much he has to dolly it out to his car. In a way the company deserves it for being so stupid but its still not right.

I think the way I'm going to go about it is to tell the owner he needs to put a camera in the parking lot and have it recording in the morning. Hopefully that will be enough and he'll get the hint.

offer up to your boss to revamp an inventory process to limit loss etc. maybe use it to your advantage? no idea on the size of the company you work for though.

[keg in kc]

Yeah I would. I wouldn't want to be considered complicit.

[Chieftain58]

I agree, you probably could get into trouble by not saying anything...

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by Pablo

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

Jesus.

Yeah. It's ridiculous.

Go to your boss and tell him you believe the guy is stealing.

Originally Posted by Pablo

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

Jesus.

Some people didn't have a person to teach them so it's a gray area for them. It's a simple concept.

It's stealing.

If you see it and do nothing about it, you're just as guilty and deserve whatever you get when that time comes. It's really stupid not to do something about it. As an employee, you want your employer to make a lot of money. If they do, you stand a better chance of doing well for yourself. If they don't, you stand zero chance of doing well at that job. If you see the tires on the company vehicle running low, air them up to proper operating pressure even though you don't have "tire pressure engineer" in your title.

[TrebMaxx]

FFS MTG! Do the right thing. I would hope you know what that is.

[stevieray]

is this a trick question?

[Brock]

I probably would not, but I would distance myself from that person entirely.

[CanadianChiefs]

Subway doesn't monitor their inventory in my city, I was with a girl and she would make me free subs and even bring them to me sometimes. Sometimes I would text her that she should bring me a sub for dinner. Conspiracy to commit sandwiching?

But yeah, report him.
Who knows, it could come down you you vs him, regardless of seniority.

[MOhillbilly]

Do you know how hard it is to unload 164 cartons of camel lights?

Stealing is hard work.

[The Bad Guy]

Yes, you call him out and report him.

But I'm not shocked you need advice on this. Teenagers were running trains on your wife and you probably licked her from head to toe the next day.

[Brock]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Yes, you call him out and report him.

But I'm not shocked you need advice on this. Teenagers were running trains on your wife and you probably licked her from head to toe the next day.

jesus.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Teenagers were running trains on your wife and you probably licked her from head to toe the next day.

Damn. For realz?

[TLO]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Yes, you call him out and report him.

But I'm not shocked you need advice on this. Teenagers were running trains on your wife and you probably licked her from head to toe the next day.

I am intrigued.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by Big Smoke

I am intrigued.

Just do a search. That thread has to be in the Hall of Classics.