Well, in the absence of the job description of the ‘security guard’ in question, I’d assume they’d take at least a passing interest in crimes being committed on the premesis (why would their job entail ignoring such crimes?) And yes, even if it were lying on the the desk, taking the item is a crime.
A big FUCK YOU to everyone who feels the need to come in and blame the victim. What’s the point, except to kick someone who’s already hurting? Does it make you feel all superior that you weren’t the one TODAY who got robbed due to being a bit careless or forgetful or being in the wrong place at the wrong time? It totally sucks that we have to be constantly on guard against someone walking off with anything that’s not locked away.
I had some stuff stolen recently and it got to the point where I was ready to smash the face of the next person who just had to point out how it was my fault. What the fuck is wrong with people? Stealing is wrong. I didn’t steal anything. Try blaming the person who did, who’s still out there stealing from others.
Damn. Here I thought that your previous posts were the height of your cuntishness. And yet you manage to come off like more of a cunt in your very next post.
I pray you never volunteer for a rape crisis center.
I’ve got to go with Scylla on this one. The cops arn’t going to care the least bit about a stolen iPod. iPods get stolen every five seconds in any reasonably big city. They are one of the most stealable items that people routinely carry around. Their resale value is close to their selling price, and pretty much everyone in the world wants one.
You wouldn’t leave $300.00 just sitting out on your desk. Why would you leave your iPod?
If you like something, keep it one your person. Everything else can pretty much be trusted to disappear. It always amazes me to see traveller’s blithely tossing their baggage on to distant-from-their-seats luggage racks, and to see people leave their purses etc. laying around, and people keeping thousands of dollars of equiptment in their cars.
For future reference, your car will get broken in to. It’s about as secure as a sign saying “Please don’t steal this stuff.” I was in a film program and every year a couple douchbags got school cameras stolen because they thought it’d be okay to leave them in the trunk while the ran in to the store/stopped by a friends house/etc. Stuff in your car will be stolen. You can count on this. So next time you feel “aww, fuck it, I don’t want to lug my laptop case around the supermarket while I shop for dinner” think of all those dumb college kids out 5k because they thought the same thing. They were warned. Now you are, too.
I don’t think there’s much that they could do. I got in touch with the guy and asked if he could leave it with the 24 hour guy at the desk, along with his contact info for a reward. I guess it’s pretty much out of my hands now. Normally it wouldn’t be the end of the world, but I’m quite broke at the moment and wouldn’t be able to replace it for a few weeks.
It reminds me of my mom who was telling me the story of this girl who wore a miniskirt and high heels and got raped on a bus (or was on the bus and someone followed her off it, I can’t recall). My mom said it was her fault she was raped because she was dressed like that. :rolleyes:
My commiserations, though I generally lose stuff (pens, glasses, hats, umbrellas - of course - anything really, a nice silver gift I bought in Henderson, KY, for my stepmother just vanished) rather than having it stolen. But my wife has twice suffered the indignity of having her handbag (that makes her sound like Maggie Thatcher! - would “bag” be better?) stolen from her office at work. Each time she left the office to go to the kitchen just 5 yards away for less than a minute, and someone nipped in and nicked it. I’m really cavalier where I work (mind you, not many Chinese people would want to lift legal files or manuscript copies of my book). These things just remind us of how much we rely on trust in daily life.
I’m just trying to say that a victim of a crime is not the person at fault; the person who committed the crime is.
Yes, I think Otto made a big mistake in leaving his iPod out on his desk while he went to a meeting. That is a big invitation to steal it. But ultimately, the person at fault is the one who saw the iPod, knew it was someone else’s, and decided to steal it anyway.
First off, you’re being a jerk by putting the term security guard in quotes. That particular job is an honest–and difficult–job. Part of what makes it a difficult job is attitudes such as yours towards those doing the job.
Next, the security guard, of course, should take an interest in what’s going on. However, I find it rather hard to credit that there’s someone watching all the desks while people are there.
Third, why would the security guard not care about what happened? What’s the OP’s and your evidence that the security guard doesn’t care about what happens there? I mean, of course, other than your evident prejudice against the individual’s job.
Look, I’m certain that it is obvious to everyone here that the guy that stole Otto’s iPod is a scumfucker. I think the remarks here are simply demonstrating that you should know better than to leave a valued item like that in a position to be stolen. You fucked up. It cost you a couple hundred dollars, and you relearned a valueable lesson.
Honestly, I don’t blame Otto for ranting against the pond scum (actually, that’s an insult to pond scum) who stole his item. Advising him to report it to the police probably isn’t hte best advice, though. After all, the police will likely ask two questions: (1) was it secured? and (2) did you report the theft to your employer?
But demeaning a particular worker because you don’t have a clue as to what that other worker’s job is all about or because you have a prejudice against that worker’s job (“useless security guard”) isn’t cool.
Debate? This is the Pit. Let the guy rant about something bad that happened to him. He’s not posting some mindless political diatribe; he’s just pissed that someone stole his iPod. Yeah, he should’ve secured it, or just taken it with him. I have to think he knows that.
That was funny. I hope **Otto **can appreciate it in his grief.
Ya know something Otto? Go fuck yourself. This has been building in me for a long time now. Remember my thread about having to hand deliver (heh) my fresh squeezed sperm to a rather attractive young woman? If not, let me remind you. Your response was along the lines of “do it, then tell your future son that his dad was a pussy”. (That was paraphrased, but pretty much the message).
You not only had to take the embarrassment of the situation, but also the overall concept of the trouble we were having in getting pregnant and in a single post made me fell like a complete peice of shit. Not to mention the fact that my wife has an issue in this. At that point I really didn’t give a shit about your online poker loses to people obviously better than you in playing it.
You know something? I’m glad it was stolen. What the fuck are you thinking leaving it sitting unattended as you fill in as a temp? Do you lock your home when you go to work? Do you lock your car when you park and go into the office? Why do you do so?
I’ll tell you why, numbnuts. Because people will steal stuff! Why the fuck do you think there have been locks for centuries? For fuck’s sake, ever hear of a home break-in? People lock their doors and shitstains still break in. One thing I think we can agree on in this is that there should never be a need for locks. If you didn’t work and earn the money to buy something, you don’t get it. Period. The only thing I can see Islamic countries getting right is the fact that theivery is a bit of a no-no.
And if the security guard is so worthless (and unknown to you as you are a temp) why the fuck would you trust him to watch over your precious IPod? Does he have nothing else to do?
What I’m wondering is how big is the pod? Was it so large as to not fit in your pocket while the meeting was taking place? Did you need it displayed at all times so people knew you owned one? Aren’t these things supposed to be mobile so they can be taken everywhere at anytime?
Did you really trust strangers? And you think I’m dense.
I’d like to see company security departments setup sting operations for this sort of thing. Widely publicizing that Joe Turd was arrested, lost his job, and will be spending the next 90 days in the county jail, would put the fear of God in some people.
I’ve had more stuff stolen as a temp than I’ve ever had as a regular employee. I’ve had money stolen from my coat pocket that was slung on the back of my chair, I’ve had CDs stolen, I’ve had other stuff go missing, as well. The most valuable thing anyone stole from me as a regular employee was the stapler off my desk, and that wasn’t even mine, it was the company’s.
There’s something about temping that makes regular employees think you’re worth stealing from. I suspect it’s the fact that you may be gone soon, so it doesn’t matter. And you’re not a “regular” employee, so the rules regarding theft don’t apply to you, so to some people, there’s a license to steal from temps.
My advice (and point) is this: Don’t bring valuables (said value being over, say, $10) to a temp job. Replace your iPod with a cheap mp3 player that you don’t care about losing.
And while the person who stole it was wrong, it was your own damn fault you left it on your desk.
