That’s One Heck Of A Manager Override

I managed the electronics section of a big box toy store, which means every night I had to print the Console Count: start-of-day numbers, items sold, items remaining. Consoles, tablets, iPads, cameras; the expensive stuff.

I do my count, call the Store Front Manager to double-check, and then they unlock the electronics closet so we can finish. The closet has two security cameras, and we’re required to be watched the entire time.

Me: “These numbers don’t make sense.”

Front Store Manager: “Why? What does it say?”

Me: “Start of day: Thirty-seven Nintendo 3DS. Sold: zero. Remaining: Twenty-two.”

Front Store Manager: “That’s crazy. Did we move some stock?”

Me: “You’d know better than I would. Who has the keys for the electronics closet?”

Front Store Manager: “Just me… and the Store Manager. I’ll go check the camera footage before saying anything.”

The next day I asked him:

Me: “Did you check the cameras?”

Front Store Manager: “They were turned off.”

Me: “That’s… suspicious.”

The front store manager then has an idea. He sets up one of the video cameras we sell and aims it at the electronics closet for the rest of the day and night.

Early morning, before anyone else comes in, the store manager can be seen turning off the cameras, slipping into the closet, and stuffing his jacket with electronics.

That night, the police escorted him out the front doors. Never saw him again.