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Today someone walked into the store asking if we were hiring. Problem is, he was in a t-shirt, extremely baggy jeans with his underwear hanging out, very distinctive clothing, and had facial tattoos. Plus he absolutely reeked of weed. Manager on duty told him to apply online, he said okay and left. She commented to me that she had a bad feeling about the guy - you don't typically see "urban youth" (for lack of a better term) in this area. She also commented she wished she'd gotten his name so she could tell bossman who not to interview.
About 10 minutes later one of the drivers walks in with a busted lip, a ton of cuts and scratches, blood on his shirt, and his shirt was ripped.
We ask what happened, he said he was in the parking lot looking at something on his phone when "some kid snatched my phone and took off running". He chased the kid, lost sight briefly, then saw him again and... shall we say, forcefully retrieved his phone in a very unpleasant manner - judging by his bruises and swollen knuckles, I'd say fists were used quite liberally. We ask him what he looks like, he describes tattoo-boy perfectly, including the logo on his hat.
Police show up pretty quick, they take a bunch of photos of our driver (who was scared shitless, he has a warrant for an unpaid ticket and he was also afraid he'd get in trouble for the rather forceful manner he used to get his phone back), his injuries, and the phone. Turns out tattoo-boy made a call while he had it, and left the number in the call log. They even took the driver out in their car and drove around for about 20 minutes to see if they could find the guy.
Did I mention we have a fancy new camera system that records on a hard drive? Not a cheap one either, this is all Honeywell equipment. The video got the guy coming in and talking to us, and also his friend looking in through the window - in crystal clear 720p. Bossman also keeps a blank flash drive handy in case he needs to copy video or images - the police now have both still and video images of the guy, along with the phone number he called, photos of the driver's injuries, signed statements from several of us, etc etc etc.
So our driver is a bit shaken up, bloody and bruised, but has his phone and the cops are actively looking for this guy. The guy they're looking for, I'm told, is in far worse shape than my coworker - coworker is a skinny guy, but you really don't want to piss him off.
What did another coworker say? "You know he probably beat himself up to get out of work early, right? Now I'm going to have to stay late!"
I've worked with both of these guys before, now I remember why I hate whiny coworker so damn much. I turned around and told him "You're a fucking asshole, you know that right?" and he started whining about how he always has to stay late, I just told him to stop talking. The driver who almost lost his phone happened to be in the same apartment complex as me when someone tried to rob me several years ago, and scared off the guys that thought they were about to help themselves to my wallet.
Also, Texas has some very property-owner-friendly laws - coworker isn't in any trouble even though it sounds like he beat the shit out of tattoo boy. The story corporate is getting will leave out the, uh, forceful tactics used in retrieving his property.
About 10 minutes later one of the drivers walks in with a busted lip, a ton of cuts and scratches, blood on his shirt, and his shirt was ripped.
We ask what happened, he said he was in the parking lot looking at something on his phone when "some kid snatched my phone and took off running". He chased the kid, lost sight briefly, then saw him again and... shall we say, forcefully retrieved his phone in a very unpleasant manner - judging by his bruises and swollen knuckles, I'd say fists were used quite liberally. We ask him what he looks like, he describes tattoo-boy perfectly, including the logo on his hat.Police show up pretty quick, they take a bunch of photos of our driver (who was scared shitless, he has a warrant for an unpaid ticket and he was also afraid he'd get in trouble for the rather forceful manner he used to get his phone back), his injuries, and the phone. Turns out tattoo-boy made a call while he had it, and left the number in the call log. They even took the driver out in their car and drove around for about 20 minutes to see if they could find the guy.
Did I mention we have a fancy new camera system that records on a hard drive? Not a cheap one either, this is all Honeywell equipment. The video got the guy coming in and talking to us, and also his friend looking in through the window - in crystal clear 720p. Bossman also keeps a blank flash drive handy in case he needs to copy video or images - the police now have both still and video images of the guy, along with the phone number he called, photos of the driver's injuries, signed statements from several of us, etc etc etc.
So our driver is a bit shaken up, bloody and bruised, but has his phone and the cops are actively looking for this guy. The guy they're looking for, I'm told, is in far worse shape than my coworker - coworker is a skinny guy, but you really don't want to piss him off.
What did another coworker say? "You know he probably beat himself up to get out of work early, right? Now I'm going to have to stay late!"
I've worked with both of these guys before, now I remember why I hate whiny coworker so damn much. I turned around and told him "You're a fucking asshole, you know that right?" and he started whining about how he always has to stay late, I just told him to stop talking. The driver who almost lost his phone happened to be in the same apartment complex as me when someone tried to rob me several years ago, and scared off the guys that thought they were about to help themselves to my wallet.Also, Texas has some very property-owner-friendly laws - coworker isn't in any trouble even though it sounds like he beat the shit out of tattoo boy. The story corporate is getting will leave out the, uh, forceful tactics used in retrieving his property.
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