A man robbed a Walgreens store early Monday by passing the cashier a note and implying he had a weapon, police said.I guess I need to avoid being judgmental on this one. After all, I don't know the sex, age or physical condition of the clerk, and it's not exactly like a crappy chain drugstore job is worth taking any risks over. Still, I can't for the life of me (!) imagine rolling over for the guy under those conditions.
After all, it's not the job he's threatening.
You see this in banks all the time, too--just a note is all it takes for tellers to cave--which they're told to do by management. I guess they figure it's not worth the risk, give him what he wants and they'll catch the guy later.
Thing is, what he wants is to threaten your life, meaning as far as you know, he will take it if you don't immediately become his slave. And, as far as you know, he'll take it anyway.
I'm not suggesting anyone take a risk they don't believe themselves capable of handling. What I am suggesting is that we train and mentally prepare ourselves to improve those capabilities so that our decisions are based on our best judgment, as opposed to a one-size-fits-all corporate policy.