Snowballing Employee Theft – Atlanta Georgia

The reason employee theft is so dangerous to a company is because of its’ snowballing effect. Think about it, if you saw the same customer come into the store everyday and hang out in the same department you’d become instantly suspicious of them, right? Well, that’s exactly what your average employee does, however we assume that they’re there to simply do a job so we think nothing else of it. The truth is their position gives them unquestioned regular access to both your money and your merchandise. In essence, your business is in their hands.

Employee theft is like a drug. The first time an employee decides to take from the company they’re usually scared and apprehensive. They’re shaking like a leaf; beads of sweat form on their brow and they’ll probably talk themselves out of their first few attempts. After the first time though it becomes easier and easier to conceal merchandise or dip into the register. Before you know it that same individual who looked like a frightened child the first time is a regular retail John Dillinger, and just like Dillinger he’ll eventually recruit a gang.

Some thieves are smart and keep their wrong-doing to themselves. Most like to brag. Once the bragging starts the snowballing will too. Other associates will begin looking for ways to get away with either cash or merchandise and now you have multiple people taking multiple things at multiple times of the day. Your employee theft is out of control! What’s the solution? Stop the snowball before it starts. When the other employees see that first individual get taken away in handcuffs all of a sudden employee theft doesn’t seem like the great idea it once did.

For more information about internal theft or employee theft investigation or corporate fraud investigation or corporate fraud investigator contact us at Employee Theft or call 1.770.426.0547 – Atlanta Georgia