Monday 9 May 2022 01:41 AM Supercheap Auto worker is stood down over video of him confronting 'thief' with ... trends now
A shop assistant has been stood down after video of him confronting a woman allegedly using an empty child's pram to steal from his store went viral.
Video shows the worker stopping the woman outside Supercheap Auto in Ashmore, on the Gold Coast, after she allegedly tried to flee with items stashed in the pram.
After an expletive-ridden showdown, the employee managed to recover some of the allegedly goods the woman nabbed.
The alleged thief then fled.
Supercheap said the worker was stood down pending an investigation.
A Supercheap Auto employee has been stood down pending an investigation after footage of him confronting an alleged thief (pictured) went viral
'While the situation is being investigated, the employee will not be able to work,' the company told Radio 2GB.
The move sparked outrage online with Australians expressing their support for the worker.
'Was he really sacked that's' a s**t go Supercheap!' one wrote on Reddit.
'Unbelievable. This guy stood up for this store and this is how they repay him. Bloody thieves need to learn that stealing just isn't cool,' another comment read.
A third added: 'Poor bastard. You do a good deed and get punished. What a f**king joke.'
However, others felt the employee handled the situation poorly.
'I was in retail work 30 years ago and they were adamant even back then that you report but never confront if you suspected a thief,' one wrote.
'I was a retail manager for years. I always trained my staff to never stop a thief,' another added.
'There was no incentive from head office to stop thieves and they didn’t want to risk an employee getting hurt or a thief trying to sue.'
