Human nature.
How many of us can honestly say we wouldn't do the same if in the store employees' situation?
I would consider it a perk of a low-paying job & 'fairness' wouldn't even be any kind of factor and it wouldn't hinder me at all
Love me/Hate me...just telling the truth
I completely disagree. The fact that this kind of thing happens ultimately stems from America's incredibly materialistic and selfish culture. (Lolololol)!
Also, I wouldn't call it a perk because it isn't fair to the person that owns the business. If the employees are constantly grabbing all the good games, its likely to alienate customers. It would be one thing for a person to grab all the good games if it was their store, but it isn't, someone else owns it. I think it would be okay if they did it every now and again (like one game every week or so) but doing that every time you see a game you want is bullshit. Generally speaking the employees should wait a couple of days before they buy something for themselves. If they can't handle that then they should find a different job.
While some of what you say is true and I even agree with you on some of it...it's all a meaningless rant
The 1st 2 words of my posts that's being quoted are the most significant & relevant words in the entire thing:
"
Human Nature".
Regardless of what you think, feel like/don't like, hate, and/or rant about -
It Is What It IS and it's going to
Stay The Way That It Is Customers can not be "
alienated" by what they never know about -and- only a fool is going to tell the truth to/brag about things to their customers that would alienate them.
You may dislike & disagree w/ the word "
perk" as much as you want to -but- it doesn't change the fact that that's exactly what it is, is seen as, and is called by those employees.
Store owners (while paying their employees as little $ as possible and giving them just enough hours *NOT* to able to receive benefits/health insurance) don't care (and don't complain) as long as their store's making money -and- again, it would take even a greater fool to do this & let the boss find out about it.
So...what part of what you said did I *Agree* with?
Why, the 1st 3 words of your post!
the "
I completely disagree" part
'Cuz...well, ya know - it's "
America's incredibly materialistic and selfish culture" that gives you the freedom & allows you to do so