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

submitted 1 month ago by cybermass@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I always keep Lunch in my backpack at my desk or eat in a cafeteria. The best way to be chill about a problem is to avoid having the problem.

[-] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

How else are they going to identify middle management prospects?

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

The only work theft I ever tolerated was coffee creamer, because we all knew who was addicted to coffee, and we all sort of stole in a circle from each other for a day or two when we ran out of our own.

[-] Professorozone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'm with you. They're literally taking your sustenance. This is way serious.

[-] Anissem@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Y'all need to start rubbing your ass on decoy food. Go ahead, eat my butt croissant.

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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com -1 points 1 month ago

When you find out the person stealing food is skipping meals to feed their family.

[-] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 1 month ago

Because here it's not normal to leave food at work.

That's why I can be so chill at it.

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