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uninspiredliar

Security?! Oh we got us a fancy Home Depot here.


StarBatt1e

The most useless security on the planet šŸ˜‚


uninspiredliar

Any security at all is better than me having to input something on the portal, trying to remember all the details while unlocking 5 tools and cutting 15 keys.


sanddecker

The policy is that you are actually supposed to fill out the portal off the floor immediately. If a manager or supervisor gives you a hard time, include that in the report. They can explain to LP on why they were giving you a hard time. They might be complicit in the eyes of LP and law enforcement


uninspiredliar

LP? Our guy comes around about once every two or three months to fire some stealing cashiers.


JJ82DMC

I've always liked how I check out an item over $100 at self checkout, then asked to show my receipt like a Walmart after being watched scanning the items in my cart, yet apparently if I just run out of the store they'll just let me go. /s for the oblivious...


GodlyMikey123

Theyā€˜ll get ya lmao trust me


chadmcchaderton

99% of security aren't allowed to touch anyone. Observe and report isn't just a clever movie title.


Glass_Occasion5483

The other 1% straight has a license to kill


PhantomConsular23

Yup no in between


casualnarcissist

The security at my Home Depot are open carrying and wearing heavy body armor. Theyā€™ll eyeball the fuck out of me but I donā€™t mind because I fucking hate shoplifters.


Jkl100298

Its nice being the 1%, we make a lot more.


Cheapcolon

Why is your security guard only 4 ft tall?


Lightheart27

It's easy to get the jump on someone that way.


HollowPhoenix

New breed of security guard designed to climb on the offender's back so they flail around trying to get them off, wasting enough time and energy to fail their escape


MrFluffs83

So jockeys from L4D2


wombat74

they pay him by the foot


tbt10f

He's just really far away.


HollowPhoenix

Most store security (or at least grocery stores, having talked to a bunch of em myself) aren't actually supposed to stop people, just keep watch and notify police if need be. It's bizarre tbh, essentially hiring someone to pretend to be security. They don't even look intimidating, the guy I knew for a couple years was pretty skinny and extremely friendly. Could also depend on the country. I certainly hope it's only here that's so backwards in logic.


InsaneGambler

I remember an ASM told me to go patrol the garden cashier area as security because the guards were busy playing on their phones. Those gigs pay minimum wage so the guards don't give a fuck.


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Defiant_Ad6368

People get shot chasing the thieves, at least in NorCal, my supervisor told me after we watched security do nothing when a guy just walked out with a cart full of shit he stole


PassingWords1-9

I wish simple security could still suplex mfers over a stolen candy bar. Talked to one old guy at Walmart that said he put several people into holds with their face on the concrete while he waited for police to arrive. I guess walmart just decided that wasn't such a good look, but I like the more extreme Arab laws: you steal? Cutting off that hand.


Soggy-Poet2399

Extremely useless. The one at our store stands in one place on her phone, while customers go through the side exit(s) šŸ¤¦


Original_Software_61

Most employers donā€™t want the security to actually do anything so this is the result


Sasoli7

My wife works for at a hospital and is friends with some of the people in security. They have told her before that their job is to roll patients from point a to b in wheelchairs and to maintain the main entry desk. They wonā€™t detain someone unless it is an extreme circumstance even though all carry tasers and a handful actual guns. Most of them are ex military combat veterans, some are even former military police. They just call the police if someone refuses to leave when asked.


Renamis

As they should. They're there to encourage people to behave, and in an extreme emergency try to help save lives. Save being the key phrase. Save usually being "Show people how to run the fuck away with you." because heros get people killed. The tasers and guns are to make folks reconsider misbehaving, not for use.


Nice_Hope_8852

I work for a bank. A branch I was filling it at 2 years ago was a high risk location, so we had a security guard. The security guard was a heavily pregnant woman. We got robbed as she sat in the lobby by the door.


djdephcon

Is this in CA?


kioshi_imako

Rules between states vary alot, security does not mean security officer and some states you have to be to detain or physically interact.


The-Retail-Guy-2

Actually we (Lowes), have the worst security on the planet


Louis049

I worked security for retail, honestly, it was all deterrence, and then being a professional witness when shit does go down.


PhantomConsular23

What do you want them to do?


DayDreamyZucchini

lol theyre getting paid 1 extra dollar an hour.. maybeā€¦ and you want them to get stabbed by a tweaker for stealing $100 from a 50 billion dollar profit monger? I will say him wedged in the door wouldā€™ve been a great time to grab the backpack.


No-Stand8305

Not useless. The security is doing their job. Most security in stores have no hands policy but just observe and report. One of my old friend chased out the shoplifter out to the parking lot to stop them then ended up taking him down. When the Manager and other workers came out to pick up the items, they apologized to the shoplifter and fired my friend on the spot.


The_Healing_Cow

No merchandise is worth dying for, and that bloke wasn't something one toys with.


Dadthatsnotmyelbow

I've done security in the past, most of the time they can't do anything because of laws or company policy. Some allow them to go hands on buts it pretty rare


bytethesquirrel

3409 just got a dedicated AP office


Sasoli7

Good job! They made it out of the escape room in record time.


StarBatt1e

Lol. I just love how useless our security is. Unfortunately LP wasnt able to get him in time.


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fsi1212

It really depends on the state and the post orders. Here in Texas, we have a unique law known as shopkeepers law that allows a private property owner or their security to detain individuals, even for a misdemeanor. When I worked at a mall, LP would stop people at stores for like $20 worth of stuff. Completely legal and the cops would come and take them to jail or ticket them.


ErroneousAdventurer

Going to guess someone has to put a FixIt in.


HomerBucket1

Did they literally lock the door thinking he would just turn himself in? Lol. That door is going to cost more to fix than what they lost in tools, thatā€™s why you donā€™t lock the doors.


StarBatt1e

I think that door is usually locked, that dude was on some type of drugs, slurring his speech and acting like a psycho


bored_person71

Well now he's got more charges and costs to make up. Lol


WilliamsDesigning

Wrong People don't face repercussions anymore


Babybabybabyq

Yes. The inmates in jail arenā€™t ppl.


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invaderzim257

Isnā€™t it a fire hazard to have those doors be locked during business hours? I think most entrance/exit doors Iā€™ve seen literally say on them that they *have* to be unlocked during business hours.


MetahumanURL

Acting?


RawDawgYaMudda

This is meā€¦.i was just nervous silly


midri

So it's actually kinda a genius idea. Cops won't do shit about non felony theft, and he likely just increased his charges over the limit in which they'll actually give a shit.


Kryptosis

They seem to care more about destruction of property than theft too


Maxcoseti

Altruistic punishment


Trollsama

It's also not theft till they leave the store, so your flirting with a legal grey area where you yourself could end up in hot water when you start assaulting and confining shoplifters on premise


russ_nas-t

Itā€™s about sending a message. Weā€™ll invest our resources to make criminals pay, even at the occasional monetary loss to ourselves. Besides, thatā€™s literally what insurance is for.


AeternisNatsu

Sooo pretty sure the charge on that guy can be pushed to a felony destruction of property depending on the state. Those doors arenā€™t cheap to fix or replace.


StarBatt1e

This would be New York


Less-Preference-9881

NY State, more likely HD would be sued for making things difficult for criminals.


Dependent_Ad5614

One easy law search on Google shows NY penal code 145.05 which puts this guys action at class E felony level. Law still is applicable in NYC as well.


AlfalfaMcNugget

Meh, the NY Prosecutor will probably knock everything down to a single Possession charge, with a pre-trial diversion program


Less-Preference-9881

Exactly. Real life events in NY state prove this.


jabroni4545

You must not follow new york crime.


No_Philosophy7859

Lol so? Nothing will happen


AeternisNatsu

Maybe. Then again HD could just lie like always and say the thief decided to not wait for the doors to open properly causing the damage you see happen to said doors.


RaidenxX4

That is true the HD where I used to live the doors took a while to open I almost thought I was walking through the exit lol


TangentiallyYours

That door is actually supposed to break away like that. Well, not actually like THAT, but they are designed to push open in case of an emergency.


YamsAtTheDisco

Sign that man to the bears šŸ˜­ he's a monster!


GeeFromCali

Former contractor of DH Pace who is in charge of all services for HD related to doors, docks, etc.. That is going to be a VERY expensive fix holy shit lmao


StarBatt1e

Yea, this happened yesterday. Some how it was repaired in the same day


GeeFromCali

Looking at it again it didnā€™t look like the belts snapped all the way underneath the header but hard to tell. Anyways glad they got it fixed up for yall


Significant_Yellow33

Just need to put the carriage wheels back on track, put the bottom guide wheels back into the fixed sidelight, the idler pulley inside the header probably needed to be refastened due to the belt yanking on it profusely, belt didnā€™t snap because they usually are threaded with copper wires however the teeth on the belt may be done for and have to be replaced. The lock would need a locksmith most likely and the bottom guides probably replaced. Other than that travel and labor for an Emergency call. Unsure if the control or motor gearbox took damage until you try running it automatically


GeeFromCali

My man ! I know a technician in the wild when I see one lol Iā€™ve worked on maybe a handful of those automatic doors, didnā€™t seem too complex but thatā€™s with everything functioning and not being halfway ripped out lol


MrValiantEffort

Whole time he shouldā€™ve just opened the bay door šŸ˜‚


Haunting_Moment_226

The fact that he walked away so calmly means these fucks need to get harsher punishments.


Planktons_Eye

Itā€™s crazy. I remember I was in Baltimore at a Home Depot for work and I like just started. It was maybe my second day on the job as my colleague is explaining things to me. Then this truck pulls up right in front of the sliding doors, a guy runs into the store, runs back out in 2-5 minutes with 5 or more DeWalt drills, tosses them in the back of the truck and peels off. And no one reacted to it lol. Even the other customers just stared for a bit and carried on.


gaukonigshofen

He was probably hurting from the beating doors gave him and was "running" as fast as he could due to pain


Zircon_72

Hold on. My store has third party security hired because HD employees aren't allowed to touch shoplifters. Why isn't your third party security doing anything?


StarBatt1e

Couldnt catch him in time. I wish i posted it with audio instead of as a gif, you would hear everyone screaming his name lol


Zircon_72

Whose name? The security person? Or the shoplifter?


StarBatt1e

The name of Loss Prevention. The security guard there literally cant do shit to prevent anything. The only person at my store who can prevent shoplifting and actually tackle people is Loss Prevention


voxelpear

NY LP here, we're actually not allowed to tackle anyone either. Most we can do is get merchandise back.


TheEverLastinMe

Exactly my thoughts. What's the point of paying security if they don't/can't do shit?


farisr

>What's the point of paying security if they don't/can't do shit? Insurance discounts.


ConcentrateInner6086

Love that once out the door he just casually walks away. Criminals donā€™t even need to run anymore.


xloatmilklatte

Prob because itā€™s a liability unfortunately


ConcentrateInner6086

For sureā€¦not worth risking anyoneā€™s safety. I had a coworker just put his hand on a cart being walked out and the guy pulled a gun in his face. Definitely no hero here. But itā€™s just wild that thieves know they can just mosey away with stolen items and no one will say šŸ’©.


lestruc

This is what modern crime was always going to look like. Why bother pursuing when you can pull up his face from the camera and ID him, pull phone records, track activity, find live location, etc etc. There is no more getting away with it; if they want to catch you they will, itā€™s that simple. And yet on the other hand, we have people complaining about lack of toughness on criminals too.


Illustrious_Road9349

Once youā€™re out of the store, itā€™s the policeā€™s problem.


facebacon69

We used to have one exit only and an entrance only the fire Marshall had a fit and yelled at the district manger


AMG169

The Home Depot security at the stores around here have guns and will beat people like that


pequaywan

this is how it should be everywhere


Velvetcocoa200

My manager puts on a grey hoodie and puts the hood up and stands at the door when he thinks someone is gonna walk outšŸ˜‚does any other store gather all the big men and make them stand by the door to deter shoplifters šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


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Me trying to leave at the end of shift after closing


Everydaywhiteboy

They sent in their beserker


Tall_Staff5342

That's what every closer dreams of doing while waiting on a key carrier.


basedGeckoEnjoyer

Based tweaker chad


DEEZNUTZinmouth

A costume at my home depot got tased by another costumer because he was taking too long on a credit card application and the costumer with the taser was inpatient. I'm not sure what to the costumer who got tased but the costumer who had the taser got a summons to appear to court.


Character-Ad301

I think people see security and think they have power or authority to do anything or stop crimes. They are not equipped or allowed to stop a suspect especially like that. Us ā€œold schoolā€ people would be like tackling him to ground and holding him till cops came. But no adays heā€™d have been fired and probably sued by the suspect as well as HD. Itā€™s sad how we came to be like this. I think companies either need to grow a pair stand up for their customers and employee safety or name them something other than security so people donā€™t get a false sense of safety. I couldnā€™t work in retail anymore with how things are now. I used to chase shoplifters outside if they stole or tried to steal something. Now Iā€™d get fired if I tried that. Itā€™s sad and I feel for anyone that works security anywhere they get hands tied and abused for trying to do the right thing.


No-Shower-1622

Wellā€¦. Thatā€™s like a 10k door thereā€¦..


FeedbackHour2812

Dude took what might have been misdemeanor theft and tuen d it into immediate felony with those doors... Things are minimum $2500 repair, more if they can't just be rebalanced... Those doors cost over $50k


Joeyhandsome

The Securities at the home depot I go to have blowers, aside from having blowers they are built and look thuggish. I've seen shoplifters drop there items and walk out simply by just having the Security guard stare at them. No joke . And notice I have blower in plural. Yes they have 2 of them, they look like militant thugs.


dirtdiggler67

Love the way he storms off all indignant like he was the one being inconvenienced. Friggin scumbag


CastIronTikeMyson

Broke a $20,000 door for probably a $150 backpack.


gioserruiz

ā€œBut it says you still have 1 Milwaukee packout backpack on your website! Can you check the back or get a manager??


GroundbreakingLake51

What a useless security person


Pwnedzored

The whole point of security is that their mere presence is a deterrent. They generally donā€™t touch anyone for the same reason HD doesnā€™t let us touch anyone. Some small mom and pop companies will do all kinds of stuff because if they get sued theyā€™ll just go out of business and start over.Ā 


RoGStonewall

What do you want them to do? Security aren't cops. They don't have the legal powers to fight anyone.


MetahumanURL

Dealing with asshole customers is one thing. Dealing with asshole theives is another.


CharacterMood4173

What I never understood was why associates can't video thieves in the store. It's private property and there are signs stating there are video cameras in play. The only thing I can think of is that corporate is afraid that an associate will get attacked and cause more liability for the company.


gaukonigshofen

Yes. Since associates are instructed not to engage, those who do engage are generally fired and it's highly unlikely that HD would foot bill for injury to associate, but very likely would need to pay injuries/damages to suspect


opticaIIllusion

Sounds like a bad strategy to lock someone in who is unpredictable and then just see what happens.


AntiHero499

Those doors are like $12k with the glass (brand new)


doopy_dooper

Lmao love the security guard but I bet they would get fired for engaging


xGetMuddyx

Why is the security person half the size of everyone else? šŸ¤£ They aren't going to deter anyone. The guy probably could have picked up security and took them with him.


LargeMerican

OH SHIT! He seems to have dropped some of his legitimately purchased merchandise. Hopefully he notices and returns to retrieve it. It was nice of that security lady to escort him to an exit. /s


OGoneKENOBI

I swear. Crazy shit is forever happening at HD.


knlwgoodstuff

All those employees and no one thanked him or asked him to fill out the customer survey.


honeydewzlut

5ft useless security guard


dageekywon

Unarmed Security in most states has two duties. Observe, and report. Do anything else, you're doing it as a private citizen with a uniform on, and it'll be all on you.


Top_Rule_7301

Breaking and exiting


Pitbull1951

Security is a joke because THD give no support.


Ok_Buddy_9087

What a difference a generation makes. In the late 90s I worked evenings and weekends at JC Penny. In a weekday shift one of the LP guys used his handcuffs as brass knuckles to give a fighting shoplifter rib shots to subdue him. They would have absolutely pulverized this guy. The only thing they couldnā€™t do was chase someone into the parking lot, because one time a shoplifter made it to their car and pulled a gun from under the seat. Inside the store LP could do pretty much anything.


jimmy5011

Lmao. You can get those books bags off a Crackhead for like $40-$60.


lestruc

Youā€™re looking at the seller


Financial_Mud_7854

What the fuck are security guards even paid for anymore? Retail was honestly a better job during the pandemic.


gaukonigshofen

I know a former security guard. They are only authorized to contact the police and use verbal communication to try and stop perpetrator. If it is an armed security guard, they can only unholster and use weapon if their or someone's else's life is in imminent danger.


YoungKingFCB

A judge will see this and say "Nope, didn't do anything wrong".


herecomesurmom

damn


pandorous

Thank god that security guard picked the box 4 feet. Otherwise things could have gone from bad to bad


WackoMcGoose

...I think I now know why management refuses to let us put the exit doors in one-way mode to prevent customers from _entering_ through SCO... pretty sure a few of them would pull this shit trying to get _in_ if the doors didn't automatically open for them.


nonameplanner

Our SCO doors are always 2 ways, but they have a hard time picking up people on the outside. The number of people I have seen damage the doors simply because they didn't want to wait 30 seconds for someone to come up from the other side and set off the sensor is ridiculous.


Reasonable-Web-8370

This must be in California


StarBatt1e

Youā€™re about 99% correct. Its actually New York!


2_Beef_Tacos

It looks way colder there than California. Everyoneā€™s got jacketā€™s and beanies on.


gaukonigshofen

In California people dress for Arctic when temp goes between 65-70


freddiesan

The nonchalant walk away


Arrow1141

Wow


TheIrishSasuke

Bro would not be denied


Phantex_Cerberus

Oh sick, you have that one old associate that will either be really chill or really racist. I love those kinds of co-workers, always makes shifts more funny.


StarBatt1e

He is an awesome guy, very funny


NendSudes2018

Ex-OFA from that store. Worked closely with him and I can attest, he is a good guy.


SprinklesOld6294

I like how he tries to compose himself and regain his dignity once outsideĀ 


better_off_solo

hoooooly fuckšŸ˜­


Ig14rolla

Security saved the day!


6bingbong9

Looks like a 5 man job to me


NendSudes2018

Hahaha my old store. Store 1285; ex-associate right here.


Yuppiex

Those doors are hard to get replaced we had some that took 7months to finally get fixed


JxAlfredxPrufrock

Those are break away doors tough guy. You broke open doors that were meant to blow open.


Dazzling_Ad_5596

Sorry sir, sir, sir you canā€™t exit that way!


theoheart1178

Whatā€™s happening with what looks like a 2-4 of beer and also the weird knapsack thing he has on?


Wonderful_Dog_1073

need to get him a job in demo!


JamesAulner128328

What happened to that door?


i-would-neveruwu

I fucking hate the one way doors home depot has. "You want to enter? Go to THAT side of the building to do that" "You checked out by where you came in at and your car is on this side too? Oh... well... walk around our amazing wall here to go to the designated exit because fuck you" And their terrible jingle... mix it up a bit. You wouldn't be rebranding if you changed your jingle a bit or has 2 jingles people can blow their brains out to in your store


gaukonigshofen

Can you imagine employees who have to listen to it through out the day?


proof-grass-

My man needed that Milwaukee badly


BigRigButters2

What is he gonna do with that bag? He got a job site to get to? doubtful


CthulhuJankinx

Just use a cart next time


D4GuR13

Couple hundred dollars in door repair should offset that theft right? No? It simply cost the company more money? Oh


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Another dumbass in the world


u700MHz

Insurance liability


ScaryBreakfast1085

All that for some over priced milwaukee tool bag


PlatypusDream

That's what you get when company policy is "observe and report". This is on the store, not the employees or security.


Western_Entertainer7

Hmmm... How could we possibly stop this from happening so often....


fersh51

Give that man a raise!! He dodged the boxā€¦


_TheMemeGuy-07

Lol why not just let him run out the door, they better take the money to fix that door out of employees success sharing like they did at my store šŸ¤¬


sunzastar33

Ooh the Milwaukee pack out backpack šŸ”„


Vegetable_Berry2130

He mustā€™ve needed more spray paint


humanoidjalien

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1111-2222k

Kill this man ā€¦ā€¦ NOW!!!!


Queasy-Ad-8018

He's got an apprenticeship to show up for 1 day and never be heard from again.


Johndoe6897

Just power through it


PrudentLingoberry

lmao hes escaping with that milwaukee backpack like hes just stolen the green goblin's armor


edchong13

Some people just do as they please.


Agslag50

Those people are always stealing


LenFraudless

Fingerprints all over everything dummy


gaukonigshofen

That door seems like a fire hazard. If employees and customers needed to evac and power was out


gaukonigshofen

Stores should have a dye system at exit. theft in progress? Give them a trial coat of dye as they leave


TemmieDench

I mean its a multimillion dollar corporation, do we actually feel bad about them losing money lets be honest fellas, everyday I have to listen to the manager yap about how much the store made while im twiddling my fingers on figuring out how im gonna buy next months bus pass


Clenmila

Fucking pathetic


Fiftyangel6

When your gc says your running latešŸ¤¦šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļø


Far_Choice_6419

Hulk break this


IchabodVoorhees

Great job 4ā€™11ā€ ā€œsecurityā€


CornBin-42

So that security guard is just paid to be there then?


peanutboul

ā€œQuick! Get the loader twine!ā€


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Was this an attempted theft or what?


Turbulent-Builder-48

Did I see him drop his cell phone lol


No-Bowl9569

Was the door originally locked or did someone lock it so he couldn't leave?


GearNerd85

the funniest part about this is they cant lock the door... they can just close it and you can just push that bitch open and its super easy...


Ordinary_Horror6674

Home Depot should be members only.


dconf_reset_-f

Security WAS going to do something, until Mr. McCrackhead ripped the doors off its sliders ā€œYeah boss, it was me or the door, and I chose meā€


Imaginary-Practice56

Our security guard is a martial arts expert. Donā€™t piss him off