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How are people so chill about co-workers stealing food? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Seriously I see these posts all the time about people who have a co-worker who steals food so they make gross food to 'get back at them' cause HR doesn't do anything.

Legit question but how do you not just freak out and yell at the person? If a co-worker stole my food the 1st time I'd yell at them and curse them out, the 2nd time I'd threaten to shove the food in their fat face next time I see it happen. If HR didn't do anything I'd threaten to quit and sue if they claimed I don't get EI because it's a toxic work environment.

I just don't get how people are so passive when co-workers literally steal from them? I'd be fucking livid.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Um yea I think thats just social media attention seeking. I don't think that is any more common than something like shoplifting.

Reddit loves to upvote drama.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

That doesn’t say much, shoplifting is super common.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe it varies by industry, but I've been a white collar desk jockey for 18 years and I've never once heard of lunch theft in real life, only seen on social media.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Theft of both food and desk items was a huge issue at two different large office jobs I had. In the second one, HR and management didn't care until someone stole the electronics from the break room and they finally put up cameras. I think the correlation is that those big offices had large phone sales and support staff that works in the building. Those roles underpaid, under-appreciated, and have high turnover. I can definitely see some of those people being on their last rope and not giving a shit about stealing from either the company or people they feel have "cushy" jobs.