Theft, It's A Problem

When it comes to working in retail, I find it interesting that prices are unbalanced and tend to change consistently . After working in retail as long as I have, I have finally realized why this happens even though this is probably just one of the many causes that affect it. 

It never stuck me; just how much loss there is to a business when it comes to theft. I mean yeah, I figured it was a part of it and everything, but you’re never realize just how much until you actually are being affected by it. 

Being the one who works in a retail store, I am constantly finding product coming up missing, or numbers are not what there supposed to be for balance on hand. 

It’s almost to me like a losing battle; the more we try to prevent it, the more they out do us and find a way to steal. Some thefts are cleaver, some are not, some get caught, a lot don’t. That’s just it, people think once they do it, that they are invisible and can’t be caught. Well to an extent they get away with it, but eventually it will catch up to them in some sort of way. 

Its funny cause working in retail you almost can tell who comes in just to steal and predict the time they will too. I’ve always been fascinated by the courage these people have when it comes to stealing product. They could care less what time it is, what they are stealing and how it affects others. 

My fascinations has somewhat over the years been turned into a job for me and I actually enjoy finding the people who are trying to steal, only problem is, that it’s not my job to. I hope one day to advance in my level with the company and be one of our Loss Prevention Specialist. Those ways I can help keep those prices down.