Amina Noor Ali
Viewpoint Director
Showcase Products and Service
123 Anywhere St.
Herndon, VA 20170
May 04, 2023
Ms. Janelle Smith
General Manager
Showcase Products and Service
123 Anywhere St.
Herndon, VA 20170
Dear Ms. Smith:
After examining the content of the documents and security camera footage regarding the theft
incident in the company, a testing scope went missing after delivery. The security camera shows
that the equipment was physically delivered to the company and checked and received by one
employee (Sarah). I have also reviewed the official incident report, the emails from the inventory
Manager, LPM, the employee interview, and Online Auction, which is hard to believe because
the auction came up after the equipment was missed.
Reviewing an article on theft in the company assisted me in comprehending how to deal with
this situation appropriately. The article states, "The most basic reason employees steal is that they
can. In other words, the opportunity is there, and the employees believe they won't get caught or
suffer any consequences " (Guerin, Lisa, p238). I understand that the three employees have been
with the company for a long time. However, they all violated company policy. All employees
have signed an ethics pledge and receive the employee handbook during hiring. As seen on
surveillance Michael and Rachelle appears to have conflict daily, which is never reported to
Human Resource; additionally, they are all have been away from their work area multiple times,
which the handbook says, "employees should schedule breaks, two 15-minute periods, in the
time following the first hour of their scheduled shift and not within the final hour of their
scheduled shift".
The test scope is missing because they didn't follow the rules and regulations accurately.
Therefore, to avoid such incidents in the future, I recommend that the three employees be
terminated immediately. I also recommend that the inventory manager be suspended to allow for
a thorough investigation to be carried out. I appreciate your consideration and am happy to
discuss this matter in person if you desire.
Amina Noor Ali
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