Stupid Security Things (2017)
I can give 2 real world examples of stupid security, or where rules are made without employees truly understanding why.<p>First, in the UK about a decade or more ago you used to have to sign the receipt and the checkout staff would check it matched the one on your credit card. There came a time when my credit card expired, so I produced a new one from my wallet. "It's not signed" she told me. So I signed it in front of her, then she gave me the receipt to sign, which I did. She then checked to make sure both signatures matched! Even though she'd seen me sign them BOTH in front of her.<p>Secondly, my wife tried to take 6 items into the changing rooms but was told they have a maximum of 5. I have no idea why. I mean, theft is theft regardless of how many items, right? Anyway, she handed one item over and took 5 in, and they gave her a plastic sign saying 5 on it. The idea is if you take 5 items in then they check that you bring 5 items out with you. Anyway, when she was in there she asked me to swap items around - go and get her 2 belts, swap the jeans for a different size but bring 2, etc<p>So, at the end she came out of the changing rooms with 7 or 8 items. The assistant took the clothes she didn't want and put the sign back ready for the next customer. At no point was she challenged about why the number of items she had didn't match the sign, all their "security checks" were done to make sure she couldn't try on more than 5 items at a time.<p>I wrote to the store but naturally received no reply.