Van Gogh Museum Fires Employees for Embezzling During Pokemon Collaboration, New Details Emerge

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Dutch newspaper Het Parool has learned that at least four employees of the Van Gogh Museum were fired last month due to embezzling during October’s Pokemon collaboration.
The museum did not want to say how many employees were involved, but Het Parool reports at least four were terminated, including security guards, cashiers, and even a member of the cloakroom staff. One employee had worked at the museum for 25 years.

In a statement to the newspaper, the Van Gogh Museum confirmed “some employees from operational services” did not adhere to the...
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The pre-purchase receipt from like 20 minutes early is so innocuous- every store I’ve worked at I have made purchases before and after operating store hours because you have to help customers when the store is open. If the register is up and it works that doesn’t even seem like an issue- But obviously more than 4 people would have knowledge or participation of the INSANITY that was happening with maybe the worst implementation of a promotion in modern times.
 
> As we’ve repeatedly seen since the pandemic, Pokemon cards seem to tempt the worst in people.
No, it's just that people are terrible to begin with.
Should have seen it coming since we as a society start to let thieves have human rights.
 
I actually won't blame TPCi for hyping this event too much, especially these limited items available only in the museum. Instead, I will blame them for the absolutely awful organization of the event. Either someone in the communication chain was blissfully unaware of the consequences, or they maliciously omitted giving critical information to profit on the chaos.
 
I went to Amsterdam and whilst I was their the ticket booking was already booked for a month after the first 5 minutes.
 
Those soyboys who fired them would have done the same temptation if they thought of it. I wonder if any of them were even Dutch. It's okay when outsiders did it 50 times a day but it's bad when an employee tries there luck at having a go minutes before opening.. Garbage card anyway, and such a huge, high IQ missed oppertunity in not having all of the made art be made as cards.
 
Shishigami said:
Those soyboys who fired them would have done the same temptation if they thought of it. I wonder if any of them were even Dutch. It's okay when outsiders did it 50 times a day but it's bad when an employee tries there luck at having a go minutes before opening.. Garbage card anyway, and such a huge, high IQ missed oppertunity in not having all of the made art be made as cards.
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They were already getting a free employee painting for employees only. And getting the card already. Some employees multiple.
 
Feel kinda bad for the employees who got fired. It wasn’t exactly right but it’s the grind. I mean like they were trying to get more dough. Who couldn’t understand needing more money?
 
MarlinRimes said:
Feel kinda bad for the employees who got fired. It wasn’t exactly right but it’s the grind. I mean like they were trying to get more dough. Who couldn’t understand needing more money?
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Ikr? I dont blame them for trying to earn early christmas money. The gap between wages and living money is sizeable in this part of europe (I live 30 minutes from the border and have family there).
It must have hurt especially hard to be that 25 year long employee. And I cant help but feel that it was all just scapegoating. Sacrifice a few small fries (and admittedly one bigger nugget), so nobody asks questions anymore.

This promotion was a mess. But that is not the fault of four workers. The fault here falls on many sides.
 
piyuv said:
TPCi actively encourages this kind of behavior. If they printed enough promos to curb the demand, scalpers would have nothing.
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They are normally very good about this with actual sets and cards in them, but for some dumb reason when it comes to promos they have no fudging clue how to access and meet demand.
 
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