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KurtNYC

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35. possibly. If so, they totally misjudged the audience.

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Wed Sep 12, 2012, 08:23 AM

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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