Home Depot fires workers for catching shoplifters

arbilad · Head Chef

Home Depot fires workers for catching shoplifters

nitasmile · Senior Member

That is terrible. I can respect if their concern is the safety of the employees- ie maybe not wanting people to get injured if the employees try to catch a criminal.

That is just as bad- not worse- but a different type of bad- as the school who due to the cheering of their family & friends, refused to allow a few students to receive their high school diplomas.

TitusTodd · Senior Member

This is somewhat similar to an Albertson's incident Ray linked to. Many retailers have similar policies. Report theft to a supervisor and leave it at that. Liability issues encourage employers to ask their employees not to apprehend or assist in the apprehension of shoplifters. Lawsuits can fly from many directions with the retailer being on the receiving end if the policy is not followed.

nitasmile · Senior Member

for a quick derail, here is a link to an editorial about the graduation incident:

http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_6083226

salesortonscom · Wise and Revered Master

If I was an employer in that city, I'd try and pick up one or two of those guys. All they did was call the cops and point them out. Of course we are talking about Home Depot. The place has the worst customer service in the world.