I was once told that 5% of your employees are there to steal no matter what, 5% would NEVER steal no matter what, and the other 90% may or may not steal depending on need and how they are treated. It’s been my experience that those numbers are accurate.
According to Jack Hayes International,
- One in every 39.5 employees was apprehended for theft from their employer in 2013. (Based on over 3.0 million employees.)
If you figure that only 1 in 4 that steals is apprehended, that means 1 out of 10 is stealing. So if you’re working in a store with 20 employees you have 2 thieves there. Watch out!
You can read more about employee theft here.