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Happy New Year, friends. I just wanted to let you know that you can read the Bunker Blog on your mobile device (iPhone, Blackberry, etc.) just as easily as you can on a non mobile web browser. The Bunker Blog is optimized for mobile viewing. If you are viewing this post on your phone or mobile browser, you already see what I mean. If not, you can see our mobile site simply by scrolling to the bottom of this page and clicking on the “Switch To Mobile Site” link. Once you are done, just scroll back down and click the “Switch To Desktop Site” link.

Also, if you have a QR Code reader on your phone, you can just scroll down to the QR Code in the sidebar and scan the code. You’ll automatically be taken to our Mobile Site on your phone.  We want to make sure that the Bunker Blog is accessible to you, even in today’s mobile age. So, go ahead, give out mobile site a look, and be sure to let me know how you like it.

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On December 15th, in Watertown, NY, Nicholas R. Peets, 25, and Misty M. VanEpps, also 25, got away with over $1000.00 in merchandise from their local Walmart. Apparently they forgot some things on their Christmas list, so they went back to the Walmart on December 20th to finish up their holiday shoplifting. Problem is, Walmart loss prevention had their pictures from the December 15th incident. When these two geniuses got caught for shoplifting $168 on December 20th, they were also charged with the $1000.00 from the previous incident.

Uhhhh, it’s called Closed Circuit Television, and video can now be saved indefinitely on digital media. If you were seen, you didn’t get away with it.

Another win for the good guys.

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Yes, you read that headline correctly. In Memphis, TN, on Wednesday, a fleeing shoplifter threw her 2-month-old nephew at loss prevention officers while she was making her escape. Apparently the female shoplifter (read: idiot, scumbag, piece of …., etc.) threw the baby, who was seated in a car carrier, at loss prevention as she made her escape from a local Walmart. The baby fell onto the concrete floor.  This all happened while mom was in the restroom. 

Officials are stating that the baby will be okay, but there is no word right now about the extent of any injuries, etc. 

All of this just to escape a shoplifting charge? These people never cease to amaze me by their absolute lack of concern for anyone or anything other than their own greedy wants. Even their own family means nothing to them. They will sacrifice anyone just to get away. This says a lot about where we are today as a society, I’m afraid. 

Our job is anything but safe, and it has always been dangerous to some degree. But in today’s world, we never know what we are going to be faced with each time we go out there to do our jobs. 

The local news story on this is here.

Anybody want to weigh in on this one?

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I just read a pretty good article about time theft that got me to thinking. I know that my company does indeed terminate for time theft on the first proven offense, but I have worked for companies in the past that did not. So, I ask the question: ” Is time theft really theft? If so, do you treat it as theft and interview, terminate, etc.? If not, why not? How do you treat it? Is it a disciplinary/corrective issue? 

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To me, time theft is unquestionably theft, and it absolutely causes a loss to the company when an employee sits around in the employee lounge while “clocked in”. Even worse, I consider it time theft when an employee is supposed to be servicing customers, but is instead nowhere to be found. 

Time theft can be hard to prove, but admissions go a long way, so a few instances on video plus a written statement after a good interview usually do the trick. It’s hard to deny the loss, and if the employee admits to intentionally getting paid for “not working”, then the case seems pretty solid to me. 

Simply put, the employee causes a loss to the company by getting paid for time when they were not working. So, read the article here, and then let’s talk about it. Should these be cases of dishonesty? Or, are they behavioral issues that should be dealt with from a corrective action standpoint?

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