MEET THE WEBMASTER




THIS IS MY PAGE, THIS IS MY SITE. I DECIDED TO DEDICATE THIS PAGE OF MY SITE TO MYSELF SO THAT YOU CAN FIND OUT WHO I AM.

MY NAME IS JEFF ANDERS. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE CHICAGO SUBURBS AND HAVE MY ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. I'VE BEEN WORKING IN RETAIL LOSS PREVENTION SINCE MARCH IN THE YEAR 2000. I STARTED WORKING IN THIS FIELD AT A DEPARTMENT STORE IN THEIR ASSETS PROTECTION DEPARTMENT AS A DOOR MONITOR. I WORKED THERE FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS AND LEFT DUE TO SUDDEN BUDGET CONSTRICTIONS THAT DROPPED ME AND OTHER ASSOCIATES FROM FULL TIME TO PART TIME STATUS. THAT WAS MY FIRST TASTE OF LOSS PREVENTION AND I LIKED IT.... I WANTED MORE! I WANTED TO BE AN UNDERCOVER AGENT. I INTERVIEWED AND WAS HIRED WITH BOTH A CLOTHING STORE AND ANOTHER SIMILAR DEPARTMENT STORE AS AN UNDERCOVER AGENT. AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, I ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER AT THE CLOTHING STORE. I WORKED THERE FOR A YEAR AND THE WORK WAS REALLY COOL. I PICKED UP A LOT OF EXPERIENCE FROM THE COMPANY AND MADE SOME PRETTY AMAZING APPREHENSIONS OF SHOPLIFTERS. THE STORIES ARE INCLUDED ON THIS WEBSITE. THIS COMPANY ULTIMATELY PROVIDED ME WITH A SOLID EDUCATION IN LOSS PREVENTION AND THE IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE OF THINGS THAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO AND HOW TO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. UNFORTUNATELY, I FOUND MYSELF LOOKING AGAIN DUE TO SOME DISAGREEMENTS THAT WERE OCCURRING WITH MANAGEMENT. I THEN MOVED ON TO A GROCERY/DRUG STORE CHAIN AS A LOSS PREVENTION SUPERVISOR WHERE I SPENT 6 YEARS IN AN ESCALATED CRIME NEIGHBORHOOD. THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE THAT I GAINED FROM WORKING THERE WAS INCREDIBLE. I LEARNED HOW TO HANDLE MYSELF WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST SCUM BAGS OUT THERE AND I LEARNED HOW TO DE-ESCALATE HOSTILE SITUATIONS. I HAVE SINCE BEEN PROMOTED TO A SPECIAL TASK FORCE OF LOSS PREVENTION SUPERVISORS IN THE SAME COMPANY AND I NOW SPEND ABOUT HALF OF MY TIME WORKING STORES AND THE OTHER HALF OF MY TIME FOCUSING MY ATTENTION ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS, AUDITS AND SURVEILLANCES OF SUSPECTED EMPLOYEES AND PROFESSIONAL SHOPLIFTERS.
WHEN I AM HANDLING BUSINESS AT WORK, I AM A TRUE PROFESSIONAL. WHEN I AM NOT HANDLING BUSINESS, I LIKE TO HAVE FUN WITH PEOPLE AT WORK AND MAKE WORK AN ENJOYABLE PLACE TO BE. I AM KNOWN AT WORK FOR MY PRACTICAL JOKES AND FUN PERSONALITY. HOWEVER, I ALSO TAKE MY JOB VERY SERIOUSLY AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN THE PROFESSIONALISM OF MY DEPARTMENT.

WORKING IN THE FIELD OF LOSS PREVENTION HAS REALLY OPENED MY EYES TO SOME OF THE USELESS PEOPLE THAT LIVE AMONGST US. THESE PEOPLE THAT CAN NOT ONLY STEAL FROM A STORE, BUT CAN STEAL FROM OTHER HARD WORKING PEOPLE AND NOT HAVE A SECOND THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

PEOPLE HAVE OFTEN TIMES ASKED ME WHAT THE TOUGHEST PART OF MY JOB IS AND I HAVE GIVEN THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION MUCH THOUGHT AND CONSIDERATION AND HAVE COME UP WITH A VERY REASONABLE ANSWER. I THINK THE HARDEST PART OF MY JOB IS THE INABILITY TO BE CLOSE FRIENDS WITH ANYBODY THAT I WORK WITH. THE PERSON I GET CLOSE TO TODAY COULD BE THE PERSON IN MY CUSTODY FOR THEFT TOMORROW.

THROUGHOUT WORKING IN LOSS PREVENTION, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE AVERAGE CUSTOMER THAT WALKS INTO A RETAIL STORE HAS NO IDEA THAT SO MANY PEOPLE STEAL SO MANY THINGS. MOST PEOPLE AREN'T EVEN AWARE THAT STORES USE THE KIND OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNIQUES THAT THEY DO IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND APPREHEND PEOPLE WHO SHOPLIFT.

I AM AN ADRENALIN JUNKIE; I LOVE THE ACTION AND I LOVE MY JOB. I ENJOY THE INVESTIGATIVE ASPECT OF THIS JOB. I FIND IT EXILLERATING TO SPEND AN ENTIRE 40 HOUR WORK WEEK REVIEWING SURVEILLANCE TAPES OR SPENDING TIME SURVEILLING A SUSPECTED EMPLOYEE FROM THE PARKING LOT ONLY TO FINALLY FIND CLOSURE TO THE CASE AND APPREHEND THE PERSON THAT THOUGHT THEY WERE TOO GOOD TO GET BUSTED. I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO WORK EVERY DAY AND I ENJOY SHARING MY STORIES WITH PEOPLE. I'VE MADE THIS SITE PRIMARILLY OUT OF THE ENJOYMENT OF SHARING MY EXPERIENCES WITH THE WORLD WIDE WEB. HOWEVER, I ALSO HOPE THAT MY STORIES AND THE SUBMITTED STORIES OF OTHER AGENTS WILL OPEN THE EYES OF OTHER PEOPLE AND HELP US STOP THE THIEVES FROM RAISING OUR PRICES IN RETAIL STORES.

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THANKS FOR VISITING,
JEFF ANDERS (WEBMASTER)