How do cashiers avoid becoming cynical or jaded and still care about a slap in the face to the product they are selling?

I was a cash register operator for two years at a retail store. After hearing countless people steal from my store and hearing countless stories from other cashiers at other stores, I have realized that shoplifting and theft is rampant. People steal baby formula, expensive food, alcohol, liquor, expensive clothing, expensive shoes and countless other products.<br><br>The problem is that no matter what people take, it always seems to come back to the same conclusion: the people who should be affected by it are not. The CEO does not care that a person is stealing $100 worth of liquor. The CEO is still a millionaire and will continue to be a millionaire. The people who are hurt by this are the cashiers and the people who spend their hard-earned money on these products. If a product is constantly being stolen, the price will go up. This makes the product more expensive for the people who actually pay for it and punishes the people who are actually spending money and playing by the rules. <br><br>As a cashier, you realize that no matter how good you are at your job, people will always find ways to steal, and you will always have to deal with it. You also realize that the people most hurt by theft are your fellow employees who work minimum wage jobs and have no health benefits. <br><br>How do cashiers stay optimistic and not become cynical in their jobs knowing that they will always have to deal with a slap in the face from thieves?<br><br>[This is a repost of a comment I made somewhere else in reddit. If you wish to respond, please do so in the comment section. ]