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KurtNYC

(14,549 posts) Tue Sep 11, 2012, 11:06 AM Sep 2012

One of my co-workers just bragged about "switching stickers" at the grocery store [View all]

"It's okay. They're corporate." They wanted organic avocados but didn't want to pay $4 each so they put the conventional sticker on and paid $1.50.

This is a person who has had financial responsibility within our company and they are just offering up that they change the supermarkets prices for them when they feel like it. They have no shame and just offered up this tidbit at a company function. When another co-worker voiced reservations, they offered the "they're corporate" thing.

My question: How likely is it that this person will steal or embezzle from our company? (we aren't "corporate" but I really think that has nothing to do with this. They would have a different reason to steal from us (we are non-profit).

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One of my co-workers just bragged about "switching stickers" at the grocery store [View all] KurtNYC Sep 2012 OP

Very. nt onehandle Sep 2012 #1

^^^ This. (n/t) Iggo Sep 2012 #11

I'll likely get flack for this,...but I'd fire their thieving ass on the spot. ohiosmith Sep 2012 #2

No flack from me... pipi_k Sep 2012 #3

don't think we can fire them for stealing from another company on their own time KurtNYC Sep 2012 #4

Don't know about the OP's organization, but all that I have worked for had language in the Employee ohiosmith Sep 2012 #12

Take a look at their contract, I guess. harmonicon Sep 2012 #34

No flack from me either. Someone who will cheat in one situation will likely cheat in another. Arkansas Granny Sep 2012 #5

Yup. My parents' business was embezzled several years ago. Initech Sep 2012 #19

Not from me... Chan790 Sep 2012 #31

but Willard says corporations are people, my friend Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #6

If that were true then this would be even worse. eom yawnmaster Sep 2012 #29

I do that too. Kablooie Sep 2012 #7

Good fucking grief. That's beyond disgusting. The word "turd" comes to mind. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #8

I concurr, that's called shoplifting. Denninmi Sep 2012 #9

People like that shouldn't even have a career. They have proven they lack morals and sinkingfeeling Sep 2012 #10

Albert Einstein said.... Grey Sep 2012 #13

The Director of a non-profit in our area........ mrmpa Sep 2012 #14

the Volunteer Resources Coordinator at a very large and famous non-profit KurtNYC Sep 2012 #15

With all due respect, it has nothing to do with kleptomania. It has to do with being a scumbag. ohiosmith Sep 2012 #17

OMG! Stealing is fucking stealing. HappyMe Sep 2012 #16

Very likely..... AnneD Sep 2012 #18

Extremely likely. See my post #19. Initech Sep 2012 #20

Depending on your relationship with this person Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2012 #21

It's a certainty. Stealing isn't about who you steal from, it's a mindset. jobycom Sep 2012 #22

You couldn't be more right. I can't count the number of times in my career I heard exactly those ohiosmith Sep 2012 #23

They admitted to being a thief. They then bragged about the theft. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #24

He/She has self-image problems. He/She even wanted friendship at the cost of crime stories. BlueJazz Sep 2012 #25

possibly. If so, they totally misjudged the audience. KurtNYC Sep 2012 #35

I probably shouldn't quote scripture in a non-religious thread, but mykpart Sep 2012 #26

When I was a teen,I used to do that with albums at department stores... Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #27

a real piece of work that guy is fbguy_144 Sep 2012 #28

thief. theft. eom yawnmaster Sep 2012 #30

Whoa! laralovespink Sep 2012 #32

I started this thread because I thought 'maybe I am overreacting' KurtNYC Sep 2012 #36

Oh, yeah, that person would have no fucking problem stealing from a company they work for. harmonicon Sep 2012 #33

That violates my company's Code of Ethics...n/t 4_TN_TITANS Sep 2012 #37