From abc94618fc66de2502408e5b8dbf42b349985801 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: anoduck <9925396+anoduck@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 03:14:11 -0500 Subject: docs(content): :memo: Finished tyler relocation statement Finished statement on the relocation of the tylers. --- content/posts/stealing-equipment.md | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'content/posts/stealing-equipment.md') diff --git a/content/posts/stealing-equipment.md b/content/posts/stealing-equipment.md index 1c9de33..91d604a 100644 --- a/content/posts/stealing-equipment.md +++ b/content/posts/stealing-equipment.md @@ -1,18 +1,53 @@ --- -title: Stealing Equipment -description: "How Lamar County's Chief obtained use of millions of dollar in equipment." -date: null +title: Chief's Role in Equipment theft +description: How Lamar County's Chief obtained use of millions of dollar in equipment, without permission. +date: 2024-11-06T21:37:46.313Z type: default categories: Post tags: [] draft: true thumbnail: - url: "" - author: "" - authorURL: "" - origin: "" - originURL: "" + url: "https://res.cloudinary.com/solardump/image/upload/v1730930597/evidence/f5c660263b90c9.jpg" fmContentType: post --- -According to a conversation we had with a former employee of the now defunct Helix group, Shane Tyler was in charge of the equipment yard. He was listed as an excavation contractor on the official company website. \ No newline at end of file +### The fall of Helix Group + +The collapse of helix group was the result of a bad corporate culture, and poor management practices. It was a prime +example of regardless of cashflow, a business cannot survive if it's expenses exceeds it's earnings. The greatest +expense of any business is it's employees, but a close second is it's equipment. When employees possess disregard for +the equipment owned by a business, then under normal circumstances, the business is destined to fail. + +### There is no such thing as "borrowing equipment" from a company, the financial reality. + +There is no such thing as borrowing equipment from a company, unless that company is a rental business, in which case +you do not borrow, you pay to rent. Many of us are not aware of it and attempt to classify it under a different label, +but using company owned equipment for personal use is a form of theft, even if you return it. This is because from the +financial viewpoint, every time the equipment is used a portion of the equipment's value is consumed. This is due to +the fact businesses have to account for the depreciation of tangible assets. Assets such as equipment possess a +relatively high rate of depreciation, and the more expensive it is to replace the piece of equipment, the greater the +cost of each portion of value consumed per use. + +So in reality, whenever an employee "borrows" a piece of company equipment for personal use, it costs the company money, +and there is no way of getting around this fact. Although, often viewed as being akin to stealing time, it is the same +as reaching into the proverbial till and pulling cash out, so it is a form of theft, and a strict interpretation of +law would designate it as stealing the equipment. This is because what matters is not your intent to return it at a +later point in time, what matters is taking the equipment and costing the company money for your personal use. + +Even if the employee has permission from the owners, it still costs the company money, and is more of a case of poor +managerial skills on the owners part, than an excuse for unacceptable behavior. Some employers try to mitigate this by +allowing employees to "rent" company equipment, but it never really works. There are other reasons, not even discussed +here, as to why one should avoid justifying such behavior. These factors would include whether the employee has proper +training to operate the equipment in question, who is going to pay for damages incurred by employees during the personal +use, what happens if the equipment is stolen by a third party, and what if the employee injures themselves or another +individual. Such occasions can be very tricky. + +It is not uncommon for insurance underwriters to contractually stipulate for company equipment to solely be used for +company purposes, or for purposes of earning capital for the company. Violating this contractual obligation can cause +insurance policies to be canceled, and can leave the company in a very vulnerable position. + +### Conversation + +According to a conversation had with a former employee of the now defunct construction contracting firm "Helix group", +Shane Tyler was in charge of the equipment yard. This is in spite of being listed as an excavation contractor on the +official company website. \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3