I like my current job insofar as I can just sit there and do whatever I want for 75-90% of the time that I am there
Well, what happened to me at gamestop, for anyone who actually wants to read this (cue sad violin)
I was one of the assistant managers of the store. One of the regular associates, came in one day (it was a work day for him) with his modchipped Xbox to show to us. Good enough, I was personally eager to get a look at it as I was very interested in it for putting emu's on it. Anyways, while he had it there, during slow periods (most of the day) he was putting open games in it and copying them to his hard drive. I wasn't really paying attention, and finally realized what he was doing at the end of the day when it slowed way down before closing time. I told him that, while I didn't really care that he was doing it... I didn't want him doing that in the store. I mean... we had a policy at that time where you could borrow games from the store, if he wants to do it on his own time, then just dont tell me about it, but dont bring it into the store anymore.
The big problem was that our store had video camera's taping 24/7, but I wasn't too worried as no one ever checks those tapes unless something happens, a robbery or whatever.
So anyways, I told him don't bring it in anymore. Well, I found out that the next day (I was off that day) he brought it in and was doing it again. Well I didn't want to make a big deal but you know, I dont feel like having my job threatened, so I talked to my supervisor and let him know that you know, I told this guy dont just sit in the store copying games like that. So he was supposed to talk to him, write him up or whatever.
Well he never did, and someone told someone at our corporate office, and they reviewed the tapes, did a very short 'investigation', and fired everyone who worked at our store (6 people). Just like that. And even though *I* did report this to my supervisor (the store manager) they told me I was being fired because when he didn't do anything I should have gone to someone at the corporate office and told them. I had thought of that... but well... you know I wanted to be 'cool' and not be a dick, you know? You always want to try to be 'friends' with your coworkers, and I didn't want to get anyone fired... hell lord knows I may have done the same thing if I'd had a modded Xbox at the time (though I'd have been smart enough not to do it on camera!!).
So whatever... as I said, lesson learned, and I'm never going to go out of my way to be 'cool' in job situations like that again... if someone does something that is in any way putting me at risk, damn right I'm gonna snitch their ass right the f**k out... I dont care if that's being a little bitch, I got rent and bills to pay and I'm not letting any jackass screw with MY life like that you know?
