I went to one of the shops yesterday evening.
While looking around the shop waiting for the staff who was attending to another customer, I noticed that they did not install any CCTV.
This is a high traffic area in CBD and hundreds of people pass by every day.
When the customer has left, we chatted while he was settling my phone issue. Somehow the topic leaded to his boss. That's when he pointed out to a punch card machine and said, "I've to punch in and out every day."
I'm not sure how many staff manning this shop the size of a 3 x 6 exhibition booth. He was the only one at the shop when I visited. Maybe one? At most two? Definitely cannot be three. My suspicion is one.
Which makes me wonder why would the boss makes him to punch in and out, if he is really the only staff at the shop.
Is it for tracking purpose to make sure he reports on time and did not leave early since the boss is seldom around? Is it for computation of overtime pay, if any? Looks unlikely as his job does not require him to do overtime. Does she distrust him? Or her bad experience with previous staff prompted her to do so?
What about strangers walking into her shop?