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It seems like a well-drafted company policy posted and pointed to by the local store staff would be the right way to back up their customers and staff. “Here’s
by sokoloff 3y ago
It seems like a well-drafted company policy posted and pointed to by the local store staff would be the right way to back up their customers and staff.
“Here’s the phone number to corporate who is, by this policy, the only ones equipped and permitted to satisfy your request.” This also makes it so you don’t even send a car out anymore, but can handle the request electronically from the station.
- AndrewKemendo 3y agoHere’s how that would play out: You’re the only store manager out of all of the chain to have this policy. The Sherriff calls the Mayor who sends a “concerned” email to your VP of Sales. You standing up for your team not only gets you fired but now you’re on a list against the police. 2023 United States baby. Land of the free.
- gruez 3y ago>Here’s how that would play out: You’re the only store manager out of all of the chain to have this policy. The parent post specifically says that it wold be company policy, so that wouldn't apply. >> It seems like a well-drafted company policy posted and pointed to by the local store staff would be the right way to back up their customers and staff.
- AndrewKemendo 3y agoThe same power structure exists irrespective of where you jump into the value chain - The police are a legal gang that goes all the way to the President Instead of the Mayor, the Sheriff will go to some State Rep or congressperson and the same results happen. I've seen similar moves play out in the past in real life
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- serial_dev 3y agoCorruption and bending the rules will probably happen even with this system, but it raises the barrier, and if it's inconvenient enough, it will be only done for the most important cases. If every local sheriff can intimidate and bully a local pharmacist to get the information it's very different than if you need a congress person to call in a favor with supposedly one of the few people who have access to the information.
- AndrewKemendo 3y agoI mean you’re not wrong it’s just the fact that this structure exists in the first place continues to be disheartening. Not new…I’ve been disheartened about this for 35 years at least.
- barbazoo 3y agoWhy would a Vp of sales, who’s presumably in another part of the country, give in to the demands of a mayor of one of the towns their stores are in and fire a manager? That sounds far fetched to me.
- Loughla 3y agoThe problem with that is that is shifts the burden from the clerk to the company. Right now, these places can claim ignorance and/or take whatever is the highest moral high ground. At that point, the company itself is under scrutiny in the public eye. They can't blame their front-line staff.
- ilovetux 3y agoThat's a feature, not a bug.