Sydney

From a 2023 article:

Taylor* is a deli worker at Woolworths who is sympathetic to shoplifters.

“I’ve seen people put things in backpacks and just walk off and I haven't said anything,” they said.

“I like to do a blanket assumption that if someone's stealing something, they probably need it.”

While some employees are diligent about preventing theft, Taylor said others turn a blind eye – or even participate in shoplifting themselves.

“If you don't want people to steal, get rid of the self-checkout entirely and pay people to work registers,” they said.

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Taylor also admitted to secretly marking down the price of deli meats and seafood for friends and customers, after witnessing the price of salmon rise by $10 a kilogram in the last three months.

“If I have the power to do it and it’s not that risky for me, then I'll happily do what I can to help out,” they said.