Here's some background. I work in loss prevention and I always have a bag which has my paperwork, vitamins, etc in it in my CCTV office.
Today toward the end of my shift, the store manager tells me he needs to use the cameras. I leave the office and go on the floor to conduct surveillance. I come back 20 minutes later and I have always made it habit to review the tape (there's a camera in the CCTV office) to see what was done. I observed the store manager go through my bag. There was no probable cause...He didn't ask for my permission.. I wasn't present for the search... They didnt even tell me they went through my bag. It's odd, because if I conduct a search on a customer or an employee like he did, I'd be terminated and potentially hit with a lawsuit. Please note, I never signed anything when i was hired that waived my right to protest a search of my property or person by store employees.
What does everyone think? Was this a violation?
Today toward the end of my shift, the store manager tells me he needs to use the cameras. I leave the office and go on the floor to conduct surveillance. I come back 20 minutes later and I have always made it habit to review the tape (there's a camera in the CCTV office) to see what was done. I observed the store manager go through my bag. There was no probable cause...He didn't ask for my permission.. I wasn't present for the search... They didnt even tell me they went through my bag. It's odd, because if I conduct a search on a customer or an employee like he did, I'd be terminated and potentially hit with a lawsuit. Please note, I never signed anything when i was hired that waived my right to protest a search of my property or person by store employees.
What does everyone think? Was this a violation?
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