Dilemma being reviewed; at the store...

[Paul F.]

Ya done right...

[Beam Me Up Scotty]

"Apparently D & C is not a business owner/manager"

On the contrary yes I am. I just think there is some difference between someone stealing at work and (for some unknown reason) some total stranger getting a discount at the grocery store...

D & C

[Black]

cbelt3 wrote:
D&C ... I think that's the diff .. Urban " mind yer own beeswax " vs. suburban "takes a village" attitude.

We all come from different places. That's what makes the community cool.

What a bunch of hooey. As if people living in urban environments can't speak up or take action when they see wrongdoing.

[digby]

Do let us know where the party is.

...the one you're throwing for us with the reward money.

[RAMd®d]

If he had accused the checker then and there of stealing, that would have been jumping to conclusions.

Instead, he saw some thing that to a reasonable and prudent man seemed at odds with reality. Now if at that point somebody takes the "I don't want to get involved approach" that's their choice, but I'd say it was a poor one. But it's their's to make.

No, it's not rape, robbery, or murder, but it seemed suspicious to Buzz. He didn't see any of the offered legitimate actions take place that might have justified what he was seeing. What he did see didn't look right. And her body language may have betrayed her. At this point a friendly but pointed inquiry could have gone far in determining subsequent action.

My only faulting of his actions was that he didn't contact the local management first. I think it a stretch to assume that management should be watching every checker every minute. Management must certainly have other duties than constantly survelling employees, not to mention probably not having the staff to do so and still run the day to day operations.

The manager may or may not get back to Buzz. He's under no obligation to do so, though it would be nice. If there is some form of disciplinary action, then it's an internal matter.

I'd say that the Dilemma stage is over, and that Buzz did well.

[bazookaman]

What Would Baby Buzz Do???

[Ombligo]

I generally go shopping on Sunday at 7:30am (crowd? none) and my route through the store takes me to the meats first. Well I started finding single packages of nice cuts of meat marked at $1.99 - I'm talking Ribeye, etc.

There was only one and it was generally in the back.

I know the store manager on a first name basis and after a few weeks of seeing it, I brought it to his attention the next time I saw him. It wasn't accusatory, more of a might want to mention to make sure the price printer is set correctly before running stuff.

He thanked me, told me to enjoy the savings whenever I find them as the store stands behind the price as marked. However there was a new butcher the next week and I've never found another price like that.

Just saying......