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

submitted 3 weeks 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] 67 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Because that's not how the corporate world works. You want to freak out and yell at them? Go ahead. Maybe they don't eat someone else's food for a week. Meanwhile you'll be hunting for a new job. You threaten another employee? You'll be lucky to be employed at the end of the day.

Life is a series of tradeoffs. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Tim may steal food, but that doesn't mean it's throwing off the status quo. You yell at Tim, you're upsetting the status quo. So go ahead, and have fun with your pink slip. Hope it was worth it.

Or you can keep your lunch at your desk.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Good lord this makes me happy I've not worked in corporate and stayed in blue collar work.

Someone steals food in a shop, that someone's gonna have a bad day and the boss yells at anyone "whining", including the guy who got his ass kicked.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That sounds awful all around

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, life on earth as per usual. Humans are the problem as usual.

[–] Bob_Robertson_IX 2 points 2 weeks ago

The only time I've ever had my food stolen was when I was working as a deckhand on a tug. I've been working white collar jobs for the past 25 years and haven't had to deal with it since.

Also, my solution was to spray degreaser on my food the next day and wait to see who complains. Turns out, I'm the one who got in trouble for that even though I put a 'do not eat' sign in the food.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Nah you're just complacent, old man

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Correct, that is another way of putting what I said.

If the choice is:

Have a stable job, continue paying my bills on time, enjoy the coworkers I do enjoy, continue on with my life -or-
Have a few seconds of glib satisfaction after yelling at a coworker

I mean, yeah, I'm gonna just keep my lunch at my desk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The one true way is to find a new job if your coworkers/boss/the job itself is mistreating you.

We did not mistreat you, so don't take it out on us.