It started with noticing the clear employee bags at Ulta. The woman I saw carrying her bag was clearly ashamed of it, and was trying to carry it in such a way that her arms could provide a little privacy. She didn’t look like she was hiding stolen items, she looked like someone who didn’t want her tampons on display. I decided I was done giving my dollars to the company who decided this woman was trustworthy enough to hire but not trustworthy enough to have any personal privacy.
Now whenever I notice employees being forced to use them for their personal possessions I just cross that business off the list of places I’m willing to spend my money. There is an absolute insinuation that “this person cannot be trusted to not steal” with a see-thru bag policy, and it tells me a lot about the management culture of that company. I’m betting the C suite folks at Ulta HQ aren’t carrying clear plastic tote bags into the office.