An Amazon worker is calling out their workplace for leaving out snacks for employees—and expecting workers to pay for them.
In a video with over 713,000 views, TikTok user and Amazon employee @215_.philly shows a mini-market in his workplace. The market includes a variety of snacks, including packaged chips and refrigerated drinks.
“POV: yo job just leave the snacks out & expect for you to just pay for em,” the TikToker writes in the text overlaying the video.
As evidenced by the signage on the stands, these goods are being sold in partnership with a company called Canteen. These stores, called “Avenue C,” allow employees to buy a variety of products while on the job, as a YouTube video from the company explains.
In the comments section, many users confessed to stealing from these stores.
“Use to pay for one thing and have 4 items in my hand,” recalled a user. “Never got caught.”
“I used to grab the items and scan my apple pay with no money and just walk off with everything,” alleged another.
“I be grabbing like 3 things but only 1 of them getting paid for,” stated a third.
“Power went off due to harsh rain and wind at fedex one time for 5 mins, and when the power came back on all the snacks and drinks were gone,” claimed an additional TikToker.
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That said, a few users claimed that Amazon—@215_.philly’s place of employment—could be particularly tough on shoplifters.
“I can tell this is amazon and they WILL catch you LMAO,” shared a commenter.
@215_.philly agreed with this statement in a follow-up video.
“I ain’t going to lie to you, she is not lying,” the TikToker says of the commenter. He then shows the many security cameras around his Avenue C location.
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Some users claimed that they had seen workers be fired for stealing from these mini-markets.
“I see mfs get fired for this all the time,” alleged a user. “Sh*ts a shame imagine loosing a guaranteed 600+ a week over something that almost cost like 6-8.”
“My supervisor got fired for stealing from them,” offered a second.
“I did security,” remembered a further TikToker. “We watch every single one of y’all check out if you don’t pay you fired by the end your shift.”
The Daily Dot reached out to @215_.philly via Instagram direct message, Amazon via email, and Canteen via website contact form.
