Strip search

Dear "Drop your pants",

When you first contacted me regarding your missing money, you claimed that you just merely locked another employee in the bathroom and made him show you his wallet.

You did not however share with me, prior to making him show you his wallet, you brought him and another male employee in the restroom, locked the door, and asked them to basically drop their pants to make sure the money wasn't on them.

My first thought after, "what the hell were you thinking?" was, "why on earth would these employees actually do this?". While discussing the situation with my family, my sister pointed out to me these gentlemen may have thought this situation was going in a different direction, therefore complied with your wishes.

I see that you are having problems understanding how this was wrong, I mean really, why should anyone at work be opposed to a strip search by any peer? Seems totally naturally, and now that I think about it, I am shocked this is the first time I have come across this situation in all my years of management.

I mean, it may be a worthwhile practice considering all the theft issues we are having at this location for every employee to be stripped searched before leaving the building. Where I don't want to be the one necessarily performing these searches, I will go ahead and throw that idea by our HR department and see how they feel about it. Gee, I wonder what they will say?

Going forward, until I get the O.K. from them (let's cross our fingers that they go for it), let's just consider it an unacceptable method for future scenarios. I hear you when you say there is nothing that states in any handbook strip searches are not allowed. Shame on everyone for not making that perfectly clear to you, how on earth were you supposed to know this wasn't ok if it wasn't stated in a handbook you were given (even if we both know, you never took the time to read that anyway).

I understand on your initial phone call to me regarding this situation, you didn't feel a need to share this information with me,. Unfortunately the employees have come to me complaining about these circumstances. I know, I can't believe they weren't ok with this either, it was just a mere violation of their own rights, total prudes.

Thank you for making the judgement call to do this, and giving me the opportunity to become even closer to our HR specialists, that are now on my speed dial.

Sincerely,

Maggie