LIFTING AT (U)(L)(T)(A) TIPS, FROM AN EMPLOYEEđľđťââď¸ 2018
hey guys, since iâve started a job at the notorious Orange Beauty Store of Death, i decided iâd share some info!
so called store has waaaay upped their security, thereâs white boxes on almost all high end palettes, and stickers underneath those as well.
please donât be the idiot i was and leave empty packages behind. WE NOTICE! and managers keep track! in the back room, we have a âheat mapâ which is a layout of the store and we place a dot wherever an empty package is found, so we KNOW where yâall are hiding. especially at the end of the night when closers do a sweep of the store and get any empty packagesâ even if you âhideâ them.
so in the store i work at, we have two screens (that i know of) that monitor the cameras. one at the cash registers, and one in the managers office. so when iâm cashiering, i can go to the computer monitor and see what everyone is doing. i donât know if this is standard for all stores, but this is definitely prevalent where i live, which is a fairly unknown safe place. we keep eyes on EVERYONE
1. bags from other stores that arenât nearby
2. people making circles around the store
3. people looking around, esp at workers
4. if you go into fragrance, we say âfragranceâ on our mic so someone will go monitor that area
5. we also use our mics to say stuff like âlady in red dress by prestige haircare looks like she needs some helpâ etc., if theyâre sus, they WILL âhelpâ you out A LOT.
th ulta i work at gad no LP, or plainsclothes LP. managers have their own procedure of making sure theft doesnât happen, which i unfortunately donât know much about. i havenât seen anyoneâs photo or such hanging up in the back room, but if there has been a series of multiple thefts in a small amount of time, theyâll treat EVERYONE as a suspect. one time we caught a guy who, a few days before, had stolen $1800 worth of fragrances and stuff.
it is standard procedure to be greeted and asked if needed help so donât let that sus you, but if it happens 2+ times id evacuate
iâve found that the best times to go are mon-weâd. after 6 pm, when itâs usually left to just closing manager and one or two employees, one by the cash register and the other on the floor. thatâs when managers are busy doing clearance, reports, etc. and if it gets busy, weâre scrambling and not paying too much attention to others and just more on getting people out and finishing closing work as early as possible.
did this help?? lmk if yâall have any questionsđđ