There is a mint here in Denver, and I've chatted with some of the mint employees on the bus and light rail a few times. I'm going by memory here, so things migh

There is a mint here in Denver, and I've chatted with some of the mint employees on the bus and light rail a few times. I'm going by memory here, so things might be a little messed up (some things they mentioned were fascinating to me at the time, others were boring and forgotten). This mint makes coins and there is no "employee discount." One of the security procedures is that you are not allowed to carry money into the facility at all. Basically, you empty your pockets at the locker room and if you have more than about $20 in cash, it has to be documented and held by the shift supervisor. All entrance and departure is through a sally port at regular times. If you're late for work, they're not letting you in. Randomly, people are stopped and searched. Finally, they take a no-mercy stance when it comes to prosecution, as theft from a US Mint has draconian penalties (like 18 years in the pen for stealing $100). Any arrests and prosecutions are covered quite well to the other employees (probably to remind them to "don't do this"). One of the thefts involved someone with one of the larger music players (it might have been a CD player) who had hollowed out part of it to be able to stash dollar coins in them, taking out about $20/day. A friend of a friend worked at one of the large megachurches in Colorado Springs. People working in the mailroom would be required to change into pocketless jumpsuits before their shift as many people mail cash to the ministry, and opening an envelope with thousands of dollars in cash was not rare. With casino-grade surveillance cameras and pocketless clothing, this made it difficult by design to pilfer cash. People worked in pairs (someone in front of you and watching you makes it hard to stuff cash down your sleeve) and the pairs were rotated (so you could not make deals with some partner).