The Water Cooler – What’s One Thing That Instantly Makes You Distrust A Business?

Long fine print on the contract form. If they refuse to let me write down the verbal agreement on the contract, I walk away.

Combining politics with the service or good that they sell. I can’t stand people pushing their politics on me!

Dirtiness and grouchy

Prominent display of Pride flags. YOU ARE A BUSINESS, not a political or sexual operation. If you think someone’s private sexual preferences are important enough for you to fly a flag about it, then no thank you. You’re judgment is clouded and I’ll go elsewhere.

Know the place and time, commerce is not it.

Checking with the BBB and find the business license is EXP. or revoked.
PLUS, the person using it, is not the person on the license.
Total red flag for me.

SAFETY,
Employee’ attitude towards their work, short sullen attitude,
a potential warning sign. How cash is handled, may not think
that’s important but it is, an employee raising up bills counting
them out, doing so in a loud voice for others in business
to hear and see. Not so good.
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Placement of cash drawer, is it situated allowing others a
sight line into cash-drawer, how long is cash drawer left
open? Is it within arms reach of a person on other side
of the counter. can passers by, outside, see drawer and
cash being handled. “Counting the drawer” at shift change
in the open, not such a good idea.
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A business treating cash in a casual manner endangers both
employees and customers. Criminals are notoriously short
term thinkers. highly opportunistic and impulsive.
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Look for these warning signs, when entering a business for
first time. At your discretion consider mentioning to owner
concerns you have about cash handling you’ve observed,
if there’s a second visit and problems persist protect yourself
and your family by finding another place to deserving of
your cash.
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Standing in a checkout line (isle) with products displayed on
either side, what I call an,”impulse alley”. Large store no
longer in Concord at one point had non folding bladed
weapons (knives) displayed in their “impulse alley”.
Mentioned to management they could potentially be supplying
a weapon to an unarmed criminal to be used in a robbery.
Then there was a kid in an ill fitting suit, obviously, recently
promoted, showing off he had safe combination, four or five
times in under 10 minutes he opened it. Cue was slow that
day, after paying for purchase called him up to counter and
quietly repeated digital safe combination to him, poor kid darn
near fainted. Cautioned to use his body to block view of
numbers he had entering.
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If paying cash DON’T pull a large wad of cash out of
your pocket and count off bills. You’re inviting a follow
home robbery, be especially careful if withdrawing several
thousand from your bank. Make a few extra turns to check
for a following vehicle.
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Bottom line BE AWARE of what’s going on around you,
especially now given policy of democrats, running California
criminals belonging on OUR streets and not in Prison.
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Working alone at a gas station, having a .380 shoved in
your face, tends to change one’s perspective and ability
to observe in a new light. (49 years ago)