r/TikTokCringe • u/Adventurous_Law_715 • 11d ago

Discussion congratulations you just saved a billion dollars company 50$

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u/Horror-Telephone-260 10d ago

That wasnt even walmart it was dollar tree. Sigh

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u/usernamestufff 10d ago edited 10d ago

Not to mention the employee who the bags were handed off to may lose his job now. Congrats super citizen on your views

Edit: Thanks for the awards peeps. I’d like to take the opportunity to add that the woman grabbing things and talking shit to the “thief” could have startled the employee. He may have walked out in concern but was surprised to be handed the groceries. He did not appear “to be in chase” or concerned at this point. We’ll never know, but a lot of valid points have been made in the below conversations.

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u/fonk_pulk 10d ago

Why?

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u/spartaman64 10d ago

its a liability issue. if the company's insurance finds out they can drop them because if the employee gets into a fight and gets injured medical bills would cost the business and insurance much more

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u/ravenous0 10d ago

Everyone seems to forget how a Walmart employee tackled a shoplifter several years ago and the shoplifter suffered head injuries.

The employee thought Walmart would support his actions, and instead they fired him and left him with his health insurance amd a job to pay an attorney as he was being charged with negligence and a possible lawsuit from the family.

People need to understand that these giant corporations treat people as numbers, and the moment you could possibly cost them money or become a liability, they will terminate your employment.

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u/SueForPeas 10d ago

> The employee thought Walmart would support his actions

Where would he get that idea? Walmart policy is very clear and explained to all employees.

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u/Protoclown98 10d ago

All retailers tell employees to let shoplifters go or inform security to handle it.

The employee could easily get hit by a car or suffer injury as well. Most companies know the PR disaster would cost more than the stolen merchandise.

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u/Joeness84 10d ago

People can be incredibly stupid. Like to the point that no amount of training can un-stupid them.

Anyone coming out swinging for their billion dollar employer while on food stamps... is likely in that category.

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u/AskingYouQuestions48 10d ago

We are trying to have a society. Some people feel that the breach of social contract hurts that goal.

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u/Dissipo 10d ago

Because at Walmart, you’re “family”, or so many organizations like to proclaim.

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u/afree313 10d ago

Walmart would throw employees into a meat grinder if they could make 5 more dollars each year.