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Brother got fired from his first job

#22
The only one "power tripping" was your brother. He is the one who felt above the law.

Learn that companies are in business to make money, not to deal with potential shenanigans. They don't take that lightly.

I even got fired from my first job scooping ice cream - I gave my friend an extra scoop and only charged him for a single at 10 cents instead of charging him .20 cents.
 
#23
God I love the Talkbass Boy Scout Brigade.

I got kicked out of the Boy Scouts.
My scoutmaster asked, "how did you get so beat up?"
I replied, "helping an old lady across the street."
He said, "how did that get you beat up?"
I answered, "she didn't want to go."
 
#24
mellowinman said:
God I love the Talkbass Boy Scout Brigade.

I got kicked out of the Boy Scouts.
My scoutmaster asked, "how did you get so beat up?"
I replied, "helping an old lady across the street."
He said, "how did that get you beat up?"
I answered, "she didn't want to go."
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Everyone with an ounce of common sense knows that companies don't like it when employees use their discounts to do what amounts, essentially, to double dipping.
 
#28
Employee discounts offer prices at or above cost. Years ago it was either SportMart, Sports Chalet or someone similar sized that had some employees doing the same thing. They had no written 'resale' policy, pre dating online...nothing they could do but create a policy and stop the practice. Unless it's a mom and pop, any incorporated business would have that as a standard.

Finding loopholes is by some consider entrepreneurial and genius. Don't forget the original credit card mileage loophole that didn't revoke purchased goods mileage even for returned goods. Many many folks traveled the globe until that was stopped. A bit unethical yes...illegal, no.
 
#29
LiquidMidnight said:
Admit it; you just posted in this thread because you saw it as an opportunity to say "shenanigans." :ninja:

As others have said, dumb mistake, not life-ending; your brother can learn from it and move on.
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Partly. BUT, seriously, one thing I have truly learned in the workplace is not to **** around. None of the companies I have ever worked for had any tolerance for SHENANIGANS whatsoever.

;)
 
#30
Back in the day, a buddy of mine worked at Zumiez. I was sporting fresh new kicks weekly thanks to his discount. I don't think I was the only dude he was hooking up as he lost his job a few months later.

-Mike
 
#31
I gotta look out for my brother. He made a stupid mistake that he probably didn't know was.stupid. And he never stole from anyone. What do you do here?

What do you mean by looking out for him ? Siding with him, condoning what he did or calling the manager names because he fired him is not looking out for him.
Look out for him by making sure he understands what he did was wrong, at least unethical, and this kind of stuff will always come back to bite you. ( as it did him )Teach him to have integrity and character. Then you will be looking out for him.
 
#32
MJ5150 said:
Back in the day, a buddy of mine worked at Zumiez. I was sporting fresh new kicks weekly thanks to his discount. I don't think I was the only dude he was hooking up as he lost his job a few months later.

-Mike
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My former band leader worked the MI section of our local Best Buy around the time I had some cash and was in need of a new amp. He used his store discount and marked the amp down further as it was a floor model. I saved at least $150 on that deal.
A few months ago they decided to phase out the MI section altogether. His bandmates all got new gear really cheap.
 
#33
All your brother did was take potential profit from the hand of a big corporation.

To them its a loss or "shrinkage". Because that extra few dollars of Employee discount is a "loss" to them. An employee discount, just makes your paycheck smaller , depending how often you shop where you work.

I worked retail for way too long to have a real jaded bias.
 
#35
aborgman said:
Maybe "above the rules", but not "above the law" - no laws were violated.
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#37
Were I your brother, I would learn from the mistake and omit that employer from my resume.

Yes, what he did was shady.

And yes, I have carte blanche to make moral judgments about it. We all do. Some will condemn, some will blow it off.

My judgment is that he screwed up, can learn from it, and should move on. But he should be smart enough to learn not to do it again - or any variation thereof.
 
#39
MJ5150 said:
I struggled with that too. My first reply was a jerky comment about trying to be a tough guy, but I deleted it and said something socially acceptable.

-Mike
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Truthfully, I can't tell if this is a sincere comment, or an innuendo. but whichever, The O.P. asked "what would you do" ? I answered accordingly. Winning a popularity contest didn't even cross my mind. As always, Your approach may vary. :D
 
#40
SnowCal said:
The manager then promised my brother that he'd report him to some national database as an employee who stole from the company and that he'd ruin my brother's life.
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The national database exists. It's called a criminal record.

As far your brothers case is concerned, I don't think he's committed any crimes, so the manager would be hard pressed to get a conviction I'd have thought.
 

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