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devilgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-18-07 11:08 AM
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48. I'm willing to bet petty employee theft is nowhere near as costly as to what Corporate CEO's steal
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  -You could lose everything within an eighth of a second. Sugar Smack  Dec-18-07 08:35 AM   #0 
  - Yep. I watch my back and put out feelers for a new gig. nt  iconoclastic cat   Dec-18-07 08:37 AM   #1 
  - That's what I'm doing, babe.  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 08:41 AM   #2 
  - Hate to hear that Sugar Smack.  gatorboy   Dec-18-07 08:44 AM   #3 
  - gatorboy! I'll try *hug!!!*  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 08:51 AM   #7 
  - I been through the same, hang in there, I cant talk about it now.  8643   Dec-18-07 08:45 AM   #4 
  - Naw. I'll hang in there.  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 08:57 AM   #11 
     - thanks Sugar (-:  8643   Dec-18-07 09:15 AM   #22 
  - no matter how hard it is to do remain positive about it all  madokie   Dec-18-07 08:46 AM   #5 
  - Madokie.  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 08:54 AM   #10 
  - Still fighting to the surface  shadowknows69   Dec-18-07 08:48 AM   #6 
  - The best of luck to ya, boyo.  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 09:04 AM   #14 
  - How do you cope with DUer's who wholeheartedly endorse surveillance of employees?  devilgrrl   Dec-18-07 08:52 AM   #8 
  - OMG  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 09:02 AM   #12 
  - We have those....?  gatorboy   Dec-18-07 09:04 AM   #13 
  - Yes, we have those  devilgrrl   Dec-18-07 09:07 AM   #17 
     - Some people are thieves. Some people are not.  IdaBriggs   Dec-18-07 10:15 AM   #46 
        - I'm willing to bet petty employee theft is nowhere near as costly as to what Corporate CEO's steal  devilgrrl   Dec-18-07 11:08 AM   #48 
        - You would be on the losing side of that bet.  IdaBriggs   Dec-18-07 12:23 PM   #55 
           - I guess employers should pay better, then maybe people wouldn't steal so much.  devilgrrl   Dec-18-07 03:01 PM   #56 
           - Hope the popcorn is good, because the logic isn't.  IdaBriggs   Dec-18-07 03:23 PM   #60 
              - Yeah, well you're logic is downright frightening!  devilgrrl   Dec-18-07 03:26 PM   #61 
                 - and you're really messed up  DS1   Dec-18-07 03:33 PM   #65 
                 - Where am I defending employee theft? You're equally messed up chump!  devilgrrl   Dec-18-07 03:36 PM   #66 
                 - Post #56 read that way  DS1   Dec-18-07 03:49 PM   #70 
                 - Oh really. And where are all these 'better jobs' of which you speak? /nt  readmoreoften   Dec-18-07 03:55 PM   #73 
                    - Besides the point  DS1   Dec-18-07 04:02 PM   #75 
                       - I think so, too. I think tattling on people who have a run in their hose is wrong, too. Here:  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 04:07 PM   #76 
                          - I think I have that same comforter  DS1   Dec-18-07 04:09 PM   #77 
                             - Hawhaw!!!  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 04:15 PM   #79 
                 - My father spent 30 years in law enforcement, and I spent time working  IdaBriggs   Dec-18-07 03:39 PM   #68 
           - That's what happens when you pay your employees minimum wage with no benefits  nonconformist   Dec-18-07 03:05 PM   #57 
              - You are wrong. Paying people more money doesn't stop those  IdaBriggs   Dec-18-07 03:31 PM   #64 
                 - Yeah! LET'S PUT CAMERAS EVERYWHERE - WATCH EVERYONE'S MOVE - IT'LL SOLVE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS!!!!!!  devilgrrl   Dec-18-07 03:39 PM   #67 
                    - Perhaps your name should be "dramaqueen" instead of devilgrrl.  IdaBriggs   Dec-18-07 03:47 PM   #69 
                       - Perhaps you're name should be IdaAuthoritarian instead of IdaBriggs  devilgrrl   Dec-18-07 03:56 PM   #74 
                          - ROFLMA! I like it!!!  IdaBriggs   Dec-18-07 04:11 PM   #78 
        - You are WRONG. I used to work in a restaurant in the 80s & the owners put a camera  TheGoldenRule   Dec-18-07 03:15 PM   #58 
        - So, let's go over this slowly:  IdaBriggs   Dec-18-07 03:54 PM   #72 
           - "Theft" accounts for $31.5bn in losses; how much are CEOs paid?  Tansy_Gold   Dec-18-07 06:18 PM   #84 
              - Great smack down  devilgrrl   Dec-19-07 01:36 PM   #85 
                 - Sorry, I have babies to take care of, and just got back to this thread.  IdaBriggs   Dec-20-07 12:14 PM   #86 
                    - Pot kettle black...  devilgrrl   Dec-20-07 01:16 PM   #87 
        - The thing about all the Big Brothering is that it's not just about reducing shrink.  backscatter712   Dec-18-07 05:09 PM   #82 
  - Me also, I'll support any human over any corporation.  8643   Dec-18-07 09:17 AM   #24 
  - I just don't get it. If someone doesn't trust someone else, why did they hire them?  bob_weaver   Dec-18-07 09:37 AM   #34 
     - Unless it's your business - you are a thief until proven otherwise  devilgrrl   Dec-18-07 03:27 PM   #62 
  - Retail widower, here.  rucky   Dec-18-07 08:54 AM   #9 
  - Will do, rucky.  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 09:06 AM   #15 
  - The FIRST 'job' of every worker is knowing where the NEXT job is.  TahitiNut   Dec-18-07 09:06 AM   #16 
  - I've GOT a journal *bounce*  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 09:09 AM   #19 
  - Can you repeat that?  BushDespiser12   Dec-18-07 09:15 AM   #23 
  - Those are all great suggestions.  raccoon   Dec-18-07 09:36 AM   #32 
  - Excellent advice, and one of the reasons I'm sending 15 past and present  Lorien   Dec-18-07 11:50 AM   #54 
  - Who Moved My Cheese?  dpbrown   Dec-18-07 09:08 AM   #18 
  - Dude!  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 09:11 AM   #21 
  - Great Book.  OPERATIONMINDCRIME   Dec-18-07 09:41 AM   #40 
  - OMG, retail is a hell of paranoia  graywarrior   Dec-18-07 09:10 AM   #20 
  - Hey, guess what?  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 09:20 AM   #25 
     - Stein Mart. Jesus, you poor bastid.  graywarrior   Dec-18-07 09:25 AM   #27 
  - It's easier if you start at the bottom.  redqueen   Dec-18-07 09:20 AM   #26 
  - Thank you, sweetness.  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 09:27 AM   #29 
  - I'd have to wear "fuck you" undies if they watched my every move  Solly Mack   Dec-18-07 09:25 AM   #28 
  - SOLLY BABY!  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 09:30 AM   #30 
     - He's on holiday. My "elf this" elf is filling in while he's away.  Solly Mack   Dec-18-07 09:53 AM   #43 
  - Oh, I've been there  Lydia Leftcoast   Dec-18-07 09:32 AM   #31 
  - Oh, Jesus. Will ya back me up when I walk out?  Sugar Smack   Dec-18-07 09:38 AM   #36 
  - "Busy work" they say as they rub their palms together like Scrooges.  graywarrior   Dec-18-07 09:40 AM   #38 
  - Where I worked, 6 consecutive weeks with 36 hours+ automatically  SoCalDem   Dec-18-07 09:46 AM   #42 
  - That happened to my friend.. She was 53 and had started there at 18  SoCalDem   Dec-18-07 09:37 AM   #33 
  - Hope you find something else. nt  raccoon   Dec-18-07 09:38 AM   #35 
  - I'm glad my retail job is pretty lax about that stuff  Saint Etienne17   Dec-18-07 09:38 AM   #37 
  - You're in Chapel Hill?  Stephanie   Dec-18-07 09:41 AM   #39 
  - Sugar Smack, best of luck to you....  antigop   Dec-18-07 09:44 AM   #41 
  - The emotional toll of working for jerks-high paying or low paying can destroy your health  terisan   Dec-18-07 09:54 AM   #44 
  - Independent mouse trap maker and breeder of the white-footed mouse.  0007   Dec-18-07 09:59 AM   #45 
  - House cat business?  JustABozoOnThisBus   Dec-18-07 10:22 AM   #47 
     - House cats to chase and get rid of the mice.  0007   Dec-18-07 11:27 AM   #49 
  - You will get through this.  missb   Dec-18-07 11:33 AM   #50 
  - About 600 of my coworkers went through the same. Making about $120,000  Lorien   Dec-18-07 11:40 AM   #51 
  - #1 - I went on unemployment for awhile.  FlyingSquirrel   Dec-18-07 11:43 AM   #52 
  - Your definitely not alone SS  supernova   Dec-18-07 11:46 AM   #53 
  - Start your own business. Sell on ebay or etsy and find other ways to sell your designs.  TheGoldenRule   Dec-18-07 03:21 PM   #59 
  - I did it after my academic career ended  Lydia Leftcoast   Dec-18-07 03:51 PM   #71 
  - Oh, yeah,...been there. I got through it by repeating one mantra: it's temporary.  sicksicksick_N_tired   Dec-18-07 03:31 PM   #63 
  - Work Part-time For a Great Indie In Your Field  Crisco   Dec-18-07 04:17 PM   #80 
  - Life is a shit sandwich. The more bread you've got, the less shit you have to eat.  backscatter712   Dec-18-07 04:59 PM   #81 
  - A couple of the most human people I know  lwfern   Dec-18-07 05:50 PM   #83 
 

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