HMV was a goldmine to work in
a couple of xmas's ago. I was one of the labelling gimps that worked upstairs.

My job consisted of scanning the codes on the parcels we got in, then printing the labels out, putting them on said items, and some other lackey would ship them off downstairs.

After a few weeks of being made to do ridiculous overtime by the boss, I decided to take advantage of the system. I was the one who had to put the security tags onto items that bleep if you try and run out the door with them.

Funnily enough, anything I liked ended up not being tagged. Even stranger, it tended to end up in my sports bag. Yes, of course I was going down the gym after work..

Even better was using the stock system to order expensive and rare items, box sets, consoles, all of which mysteriously disappeared..

And as for actual shoplifiting, I even managed it whilst working on the floor! Glancing across the room to the games section, I noticed one young chav being very unsubtle whilst peeling the security tag off a game, so I marched over, grabbed him by the hood, held him til the security guard got over, and pocketed the game myself during the confusion!

Even better was him being held in our stockroom by said guard, then the cops, then his mum coming in and belting him one across the face!

Length: 8 weeks, and about £600 of xmas shopping free..
(fantomex, Fri 11 Jan 2008, 12:38, 5 replies)

LOL!
You cunt! ;)
( ..wil, Fri 11 Jan 2008, 13:33, closed)

THE WORLD DOES NOT OWE YOU A FAVOUR!
Oh, I'm such a killjoy this week:

Once again, we have another example of someone who thinks that the world owes them a favour.

Doing overtime doesn't give you a right to steal. Feeling underappreciated or undervalued doesn't give you a right to steal.

I doubt you were 'made' to do the overtime either. It wouldn't surprise me if you were paid by the hour. Either way, I very much doubt you were forced to work.

What shames me is that it seems to be acceptable to behave like some kind of grasping little thief.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Fri 11 Jan 2008, 15:26, closed)

Sanctimonious arse
He doesn't have a /right/ to steal, but it didn't do anyone any harm and is precisely 0% of your business anyway. Why not turn your self-righteous indignation to, ooh, I don't know, poverty and starvation or something?
(stalinism, Fri 11 Jan 2008, 16:06, closed)

Oh, come on.
Firstly, I'll start with an apology, because I did not want to come across as sanctimonious, but I suppose it's hard when we are talking about a topic on which we all have such different opinions.

I also agree that it has nothing to do with me - however, there is a 'reply' button, which invites me to make a comment if I so wish.

Regardless of whether or not anyone was hurt, crime was still comitted. I suppose that all boils down to your own view, is it ok or isn't it? It's just that in my opinion, stealing is wrong, especially under the banner of "I was made to work longer than I usually would". That's just a weak excuse.

Of course I would like to sort out starvation and poverty (as you so sanctimoniously replied to me) - but being as I'm not a philanthropic multi-billionaire I'll stick to impotently trying to convince people that it's not OK to break the law, even if you feel you're owed something more than you're worth.

Truthfully though, I expect no support on this one.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Fri 11 Jan 2008, 16:54, closed)

You got my support, Devil
This is a public message board stalinism, much like youtube, on which I am assuming you are a regular poster.
( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Sun 13 Jan 2008, 14:20, closed)