AdvertisementAdvertisementWalmart employees say working with anti-theft technology at self-checkouts has led to some tense confrontations with customers.
The seven former and current Walmart employees Insider interviewed had direct experience with the company's anti-theft self-checkout technology.
Athenia Camacho, a former Walmart employee, detailed the process in a recent TikTok video.
Walmart prohibits employees from accusing customers of stealing, even if theft is suspected, the seven people who spoke with Insider said.
Another Walmart employee in Missouri said she was told to approach customer confrontations with the mindset: "Don't blame the customer.
Persons:
—, they're, we're, Joe Pennington, Athenia Camacho, Camacho, Jeffrey Greenberg, SAMUEL CORUM, Dominick Haar, Patti Leroy, Leroy, Dominick
Organizations:
Walmart, Service, Employees, Universal, Getty, SCO
Locations:
Arkansas, Florida, Miami , Florida, Doral, Illinois, Missouri, AFP, Southern Illinois, Kentucky