QuikTrip hiring 'hybrid employees' who can work while armed to deter crime, keep

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    https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/loc...cle_a23f522c-c10d-57f3-8458-ac9101fc967c.html

    Apparently their "hybrid employee" is a person with law enforcement credentials that also works as a convenience store clerk. Pay is $35/hour.

    The hybrid employee program would not replace the need for those officers, Thornbrugh said, but is the “next step” for the company that takes safety seriously. He noted that every QuikTrip has 24-hour monitoring, as well as the latest and best surveillance equipment.

    According to Thornbrugh, QuikTrip has been testing the hybrid employee program for six months at a few locations in Wichita. There are visual cues that make it easy to differentiate between regular QT workers and the hybrid employees, who are armed, he said.

    “Our employees like it, customers really like it, and we’re seeing all kinds of (security and crime-related) incidents just plummet,” Thornbrugh said. “Customers really like it that we’re trying something that’s making a difference.”

    QT says they are still maintaining private security guards and off-duty cops as well.

    He said few people with weapons certifications and law enforcement training may be interested in doing the daily work of a convenience store, but “there’s the right person for this job, and we’re patient.”
     
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