So this is a bit of a unique one for this group I think. I work in a luxury retail shop with open cabinets. Items range from $150-900 and are pocketable, that's all the details I'll give as I've been stalked and harassed by previous employers and I will NEVER make the mistake again.
A group of kids come in. I know these kids. Security knows these kids. The police know these kids. I knew they were in the centre. I am asked them to not touch anything. I ask them to give stolen items back.
Legally I can do nothing more. How do you deal with it when a shithead 16 year old earns in 3 days at the same store more than you did in the last 2 months where you've worked as many hours as possible.
My biology wants to hit them. My biology wants me to go to the back and cry. I want to do psychedelic mushrooms and soothe some soul ache, but I've got to have a clear head at work.
My head is absolutely spinning at work because my biology and my company policy do not align. How do I come to terms with the fact that if I just grew a pair of nuts and lost my own personal values I would have an easier life?
Criminal politics and shady business gets by with no ethics and they seem happy. I guess the real issue is that if I don't pay my taxes or if I steal, my own government WILL hunt me down, but if I ask for mental health support, covid supplemental pay, proper staffing levels, more prevalent security or anything like that all of a sudden there's no resources for me.