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QuikTrip hiring 'hybrid employees' who can work while armed to deter crime, keep customers safe
The Tulsa World ^ | November 9, 2018 | Anna Codutti, breaking news editor

Posted on 11/11/2018 1:30:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Off-duty police officers and security guards are common sights at many QuikTrips, but soon the company hopes to hire “hybrid employees” who can work at the convenience store while armed to deter crime and help customers feel safe.

QuikTrip spokesman Mike Thornbrugh said the need for increased security is a result of the high volume of crimes reported at QT locations.

“We have a lot of stores, and not just Tulsa, where we have had and still will have off-duty police officers helping out, and a lot have full-time outside security,” he said. “I wish we didn’t have to, but that’s the world we live in.”

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.”

QuikTrip began advertising early this month for the new position, which pays about $35 an hour but requires a specific kind of job candidate. Thornbrugh said it was a challenge recruiting in Wichita for the job.

“We can find people with the qualifications and credentials (at the law enforcement-level), but they also have to buy into the QuikTrip culture and beliefs,” Thornbrugh said.

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.” When asked about a timeframe for hiring the first hybrid employees, Thornbrugh said there was nothing set in stone, but it would be “sooner rather than later.”

“To us, it’s kind of like community policing,” Thornbrugh said. “A lot of times when you see an individual and talk to them, it’ll stop them from doing something foolish. Sometimes it won’t, and that’s when law enforcement comes in.

“We’re just going to have to take matters into our own hands and still utilize and partner with Tulsa Police Department and Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, but there’s not enough of them to do the job.”


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Politics
KEYWORDS: banglist; business; oklahoma; retail
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1 posted on 11/11/2018 1:30:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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2 posted on 11/11/2018 1:32:29 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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$35 and hour. Sign me up man.


3 posted on 11/11/2018 1:35:56 PM PST by semaj (We are the People)
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There’s a liquor store in Albuquerque
that’s been doing this for years.


4 posted on 11/11/2018 1:52:32 PM PST by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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One 18" barrel 12 ga. within easy sight behind the cash register, another under the counter in an easy-reach holster and a new store uniform:


5 posted on 11/11/2018 1:55:37 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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Wrong one - I thought the same but no. Its QuikTrip, not Kwik Trip

6 posted on 11/11/2018 1:55:43 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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we’re seeing all kinds of (security and crime-related) incidents just plummet,”

No kidding! It's common sense, and plain facts. Criminals don't like hard work or they would have a job. Make it hard for them and they wont commit crime.

7 posted on 11/11/2018 1:56:32 PM PST by rawcatslyentist ("All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing")
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“Hybrid employees?” Any particular pair of races that they prefer in their desired crossbreed? The illiteracy today is astounding. Or did corporate management come up with that nauseating phrase?


8 posted on 11/11/2018 1:58:02 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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Human and squash plant hybrid?


9 posted on 11/11/2018 2:07:16 PM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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All you Okies, open carry, rumor has it $30+ per hour and I guess the handgun will be deductible.


10 posted on 11/11/2018 2:12:53 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is what I read in the papers.)
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Hey, I can work while armed - well I could if I were allowed to. Does that make me a “hybrid” employee? Can I file for federal gas-tax credits?


11 posted on 11/11/2018 2:14:50 PM PST by ThunderSleeps ( Be ready!)
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There are visual cues that make it easy to differentiate between regular QT workers and the hybrid employees targets, who are armed, he said.

They should NOT be distinguishing them.

Let the thugs guess.

12 posted on 11/11/2018 2:16:02 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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Otherwise, I *LIKE* it.


13 posted on 11/11/2018 2:16:20 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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Quick trips are nice stores, glad they are doing this, but I fear the reason it’s hard to recruit is they are looking for people with police and or military credentials. your average Joe need not apply.


14 posted on 11/11/2018 2:17:21 PM PST by BudgieRamone (Everybody loves a bonk on the head.)
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They’re wanting police to do the job. In many cities, preferred candidates for police department positions will have bachelor’s degrees, preferably in criminal justice, social work, psych., etc.


15 posted on 11/11/2018 2:17:35 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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Why don’t they just let their employees concealed carry?


16 posted on 11/11/2018 2:32:07 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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$35 and hour. Sign me up man.

Is there a spelling and punctuation test, or just weapons proficiency?

17 posted on 11/11/2018 2:41:46 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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Why don’t they just let their employees concealed carry?

Liability and insurance. An off-duty cop, moonlighting in a store, who shoots a robber is operating as a police officer, not as a store employee, when he opens fire.

18 posted on 11/11/2018 2:46:00 PM PST by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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The one by our house has turned into THUG central and now have a Police presence because of it.


19 posted on 11/11/2018 2:48:15 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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20 posted on 11/11/2018 2:56:27 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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