I’m a Walmart employee and I stopped hundreds of thieves last year but I’m not happy with the thanks I got
A Walmart employee has revealed how he stopped hundreds of thieves on the job.
Post to TikTokAlexander Buckner, from Alabama, shared his experience working at the supermarket chain with his 615,000 followers.
He claimed to have stopped 373 customers from stealing over the course of 12 months, but claims he only received a 60 cent pay raise as a reward.
The father-of-two said, “I realized last year I caught 373 people stealing from Walmart and only got a 60 cent raise.”
Many others were divided in the comments section on the company’s compensation.
Alexander Buckner, from Alabama, posted to TikTok revealing how he stopped hundreds of thieves at work — but claimed he only received a small pay rise as a reward
His revelations come weeks after it was announced. Walmart hopes to have automated about 65 percent of its stores within the next three years.
One commented, “You should be promoted with an extra $50,000 a year pay raise for catching so many shoplifters.
Walmart doesn’t care about their employees. They care about their money…”
Another wrote, “You missed your chance to send someone in and let it slide to split the profits once it was resold.”
A third added, “If you let me walk out with airpods, I’ll tip you 50.”
Another person had a similar thought and wrote, “I’ll pay you double to look the other way!”
“From now on I would mind my business,” another commented.
His revelations come weeks after it was announced. Walmart hopes to have automated about 65 percent of its stores within the next three years.
Many others were divided in the comments section over his behavior and the company’s pay
The news came during the U.S. retail giant’s annual investor meeting in Tampa, as the company — with a net worth of $388 billion — is investing heavily in automation to accelerate orders at its e-commerce fulfillment facilities.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether the move would lead to more layoffs at the country’s largest private employer, which employs about 1.7 million Americans and another 60,000 abroad.
However, the company said the moves would reduce the need for lower paying positions.
“As the changes are implemented company-wide, one of the outcomes is positions that require less physical labor but have higher wages,” the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer said in a filing.
“Over time, the company expects higher throughput per person as a result of automation, while maintaining or even increasing headcount as new roles are created,” it added.
About 55 percent of the packages it processes through its fulfillment centers will move through automated facilities by January 2026, improving average unit costs by about 20 percent, the company said.
“This increased efficiency not only supports better inventory management, but also supports Walmart’s rapidly growing e-commerce business,” Stephens Inc analyst Ben Bienvenu wrote in a note.
Walmart has yet to respond to questions about whether the moves will lead to layoffs in the short term.
The world’s largest retailer by revenue maintained its forecast for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, calling for a 2.5 percent to 3 percent increase in net sales and earnings of $5.90 to $6 .05 per share.
It also maintained its forecast for first-quarter revenue growth of between 4.5 percent and 5 percent in constant currency.