Stealing from work

[Empired]

This thread was brought on by a dream I had last night where I stole a pack of sugar free gum from my work and got detained in a (nonexistent in real life) cell in the back of the shop and everything just got out of hand x

So. Would you ever steal from work? Anything from items off the shelves if you work in retail to pens.

I've never stolen from work but sometimes when I'm out the front of the shop on my own I have random thoughts of just "omg I could slip that gaviscon in my pocket right now and no one would even know I took it". It's completely irrational especially as I don't even need the item, it's just because I've got it in my hand and no one is looking.

A couple of my friends, on the other hand, steal all sorts of things from pens to packets of biscuits (corner shop workers) to lipstick (drugstore workers). They're totally open about it with me and I find that horrifying, but they all take the attitude that they don't get paid enough (between £6 and £8 an hour) so they have a right to take "the odd thing" because they're just justifying their low pay??

[e5]

You can't ever justify stealing, even if you are on a low salary. Someone has bought and paid for their stock and worked hard for it, and you're just stealing their profits. If you want to steal something so bad, you're low and should try aspire to own your own business if you want it all. If they put themselves in the owners shoes, and they had their own business, would they mind if someone took the 'odd thing' from them then?! I can guarantee the answer would be no

[Empired]

You can't ever justify stealing, even if you are on a low salary. Someone has bought and paid for their stock and worked hard for it, and you're just stealing their profits. If you want to steal something so bad, you're low and should try aspire to own your own business if you want it all. If they put themselves in the owners shoes, and they had their own business, would they mind if someone took the 'odd thing' from them then?! I can guarantee the answer would be no

I think you mean the answer would actually be yes, they would mind if someone took the 'odd thing' from them

But no, I see your point and agree with you. Although actually I don't steal from work because I know I'd be sweating and shaking for the rest of the shift for fear of being caught and fired.

[e5]

I think you mean the answer would actually be yes, they would mind if someone took the 'odd thing' from them

But no, I see your point and agree with you. Although actually I don't steal from work because I know I'd be sweating and shaking for the rest of the shift for fear of being caught and fired.

LOL yeah I meant yeah

[The Don]

Yeah. Stuff that's getting thrown out which we were not allowed to keep oh and if my till was 'up' from accidentally overcharging customers then you can bet that went towards something from the vending machine.

[Aiden]

Nope, I would feel disgusting.

[lemons]

yes if i was feeling cheeky

[Empired]

yes if i was feeling cheeky

what kind of things would u steal zitrone

[scottish]

Stealing is stealing.. unless it's piracy

[Samantha]

I'd never steal from work, my shop is cheap enough to buy stuff in and if anyone did ever steal they'd be out pretty quickly.