Personal Narrative: Two Homeless People
Im sitting in the back office at Dollar General on my lunch break at work and it is far removed from the rest of the store and it is completely silent, on the desk immediately to the right through the door is our CCTV monitor. I like to watch the people as if it were a show because it is never the same. On this particular day two homeless teenagers walked in and having encountered them earlier that day I knew that they smelled like they haven’t showered in months. They were coming in to buy cigarettes but the younger one was not eighteen and the older one was, so He bought them, and they did this twice before entering for the last time that day. After the second time they walked in I decided to follow them on the CCTV. Right when they walked
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in they made a right turn to look at our cigarette cabinet and they stood there for three minutes and then they put their backpacks at the front counter they then walked to the soap which is on the same isle as the cigarette and looked at that for two minutes, but didn’t pick any up and at this point I think they are going to try to steal some merchandise. I was hooked and ready to spot them in the act.
They then went to the parallel side of the store to look at our chip selection and again didn’t even touch a bag.
They then disappeared from the cameras and reappeared after sometime with nothing in hand at our clothe iale which is where people try to steal stuff all the time, but are stopped by the ink tags we put on them. They tried and tried but to no avail and looked defeated as they walked to the front of the store, my manager Daniel, noticed that they were acting suspicious and started to follow them it was like watching a game of cat and mouse. Daniel had to keep his distance, because for Dollar General employees to do anything we have to catch them in the act. He then followed them to the back left corner of the store where the cleaning supplies are,and they were trying to steal some blue dawn dish soap and Daniel stopped them by walking close to them. Form the office I didn’t hear Daniel say a word, He just gave them a stern look and they put it back on the shelf with the animal toys which was behind them. Daniel didn’t put it back because he had to follow them out of the front door to make sure they weren’t taking any more of our merchandise. When all three of them walked outside the older teenager gave the younger one a cigarette (we can’t sell the older one cigarette anymore Because it is illegal and we can lose our licence to sell tobacco products.). Daniel told the other cashier not to sell cigarettes to them.
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6:00pm my lunch was over and I had to start working again as if nothing ever happened.
in they made a right turn to look at our cigarette cabinet and they stood there for three minutes and then they put their backpacks at the front counter they then walked to the soap which is on the same isle as the cigarette and looked at that for two minutes, but didn’t pick any up and at this point I think they are going to try to steal some merchandise. I was hooked and ready to spot them in the act.
They then went to the parallel side of the store to look at our chip selection and again didn’t even touch a bag.
They then disappeared from the cameras and reappeared after sometime with nothing in hand at our clothe iale which is where people try to steal stuff all the time, but are stopped by the ink tags we put on them. They tried and tried but to no avail and looked defeated as they walked to the front of the store, my manager Daniel, noticed that they were acting suspicious and started to follow them it was like watching a game of cat and mouse. Daniel had to keep his distance, because for Dollar General employees to do anything we have to catch them in the act. He then followed them to the back left corner of the store where the cleaning supplies are,and they were trying to steal some blue dawn dish soap and Daniel stopped them by walking close to them. Form the office I didn’t hear Daniel say a word, He just gave them a stern look and they put it back on the shelf with the animal toys which was behind them. Daniel didn’t put it back because he had to follow them out of the front door to make sure they weren’t taking any more of our merchandise. When all three of them walked outside the older teenager gave the younger one a cigarette (we can’t sell the older one cigarette anymore Because it is illegal and we can lose our licence to sell tobacco products.). Daniel told the other cashier not to sell cigarettes to them.
At
6:00pm my lunch was over and I had to start working again as if nothing ever happened.