Rogue UPS Employees Going Postal With Your GTA IV?
Continuing on with what seems to be our GTA IV (which hits selves today for all regions) theme yesterday, comes this story that might make me think twice about selecting the "UPS" option for shopping online (well okay, that's a bit extreme but you get the idea).
Ars Technica has reported that according to an insider at UPS (one of the world's largest courier companies), most likely in HR, has apparently had a number of it's workers stealing games from shipment containers (and getting caught red handed), in particular Rockstar's GTA IV. It's even got to the point where in an single day, "three workers were fired, and more interviews were scheduled for today that would likely end in termination" over the matter. Alarming stuff!
It is thought that the copies are actually being used for playing, and not financial gain (read: ebay), as many employees caught had stolen only one copy. I guess even posties like to wind down with a game or two at home.
But before you snub UPS entirely, you'll be glad to know that this isn't a common occurrence, as they have "ways" (such as the obvious torn flaps and the overuse of tape) to tell if employees have helping themselves to your wares.
While it is always sad to see people steal (and the resulting dismissal), at least the irony isn't lost on this worker:
It's kind of funny, isn't it? It's a game about theft, and people are stealing it."
Well, Rockstar, you've got people risking their livelihoods just to play your game. I say that speaks volumes more than any press release. Wouldn't you?
Grand Theft UPS: Copies Of GTA Stolen En Route To Retailers [Ars Technica]
[Via Kotaku]
Mr.Mog!
Posted to Video Games on 29 April 2008
· Comments (3)
Other stuff like this: gta, stealing, ups
...UPS guy are so hot...
(I think it's the shorts)
Jeez, people...throw away your job for a frickin' game? Just go buy one, a-holes...oh, that's right, you don't have a job, so you don't have money. Humans are so frickin' stupid.
One afternoon, I was in the backyard hanging the laundry when an old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home. But when I walked into the house, he followed me, sauntered down the hall and fell asleep in a corner. An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out. The next day he was back. He resumed his position in the hallway and slept for an hour.
This continued for several weeks. Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: "Every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap. "
The next day he arrived with a different note pinned to his collar: "He lives in a home with ten children - he's trying to catch up on his sleep."
I cried from laughter
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