Recently at work my lunch was stolen. The person was caught and admitted to it but my boss took no disciplinary action. I know it's only food but it is still theft. What should have been done?
2007-05-15 15:52:47 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
This wasn't a joke and I'm not the first person this has happened to..other people have caught her stealing their food as well.
2007-05-15 16:09:25 · update #1
They should be held down and fed all the old mustard packets hanging around the break room
2007-05-15 15:56:43 · answer #1 · answered by Insane 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It sounds like you need to go through your receipts each day. Now would be the perfect time to start doing it, it being the beginning of the year and all. Check the item bought, priced charged against your inventory database. If you don't have an inventory database, you might consider installing one. You can also reassign the employees to various other tasks. This can easily be explained as cross-training, making for better employees. You can also require that employees take a vacation each year. If you notice any differences in your tills during that time, you've got something not working right. Develop a system of checks and balances to make sure everything is working the way they need to be.
2016-03-19 05:57:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had an office thief once, who would empty out lunches from the fridge - grab grapes and what not. She was eventually fired, but I believe that it was for a whole litany of complaints and unprofessional behaviour.
At my work we have a formal review process. No one can be fired (unless the behaviour is quite egregious) without being given a chance to fix their behaviour through a performance improvement plan.
I believe that your co-worker should have been disciplined. It is really up to be boss whether he or she is fired, but it is a very bad sign that the employee was not even disciplined.
Adults should not be need to be scolded and reminded about respecting other people's property, just like they should not need to be reminded that it is important to show up for work on time. These types of minor irritants are actually quite important and add up undermine a professional workspace. You should not need to be afraid to leave your desk lest a co-worker lift your cheetos and should not need to lock a banana in your desk.
When it comes time for you to leave this job, and you get another job, make certain that HR or your bosses' boss know that one of the reasons you are leaving is the lack of professionalism amongst your co-workers, (even if you are leaving for another reason). I'm sure that you probably have plenty of other examples.
2007-05-15 16:06:17 · answer #3 · answered by Seinen Wakichou 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there is a ongoing problem, then something should be done. Get some doggie treats that look like cookies, put Xlax into some brownies. You get the idea! Put dye into or on something that would leave them red handed. If a employer allows the behavior of that kind of person it is Harassment. Put saltpeter as salt on the food. Anything will stop future attempts of them doing this.
2007-05-15 16:14:26 · answer #4 · answered by Worker Drone 4442002 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your not going to believe this but I worked in a packing house for several years. A new lady had started working there and a lunch got stole. To make a very long story short, it turned out this woman was actually starving that stole it. When you first started there, of course, you had to work two weeks before the first paycheck. As the story unfolded, this woman had no money nor food and no way of getting any till her first paycheck. Everyone for two weeks brought extra something in their lunch and pretended they had packed to much and gave it to her. I seen her turn her head one day and tears were streaming down her face. No more lunches disappeared and once she had a steady paycheck, she brought her own lunch everyday.
So, you never know, maybe there is a story to why lunches are being stole.
2007-05-15 16:24:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Some disciplinary action should have been taken, but that's an employment matter, I suppose.
At a minimum, the company should have bought you lunch.
2007-05-15 16:00:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely, its still theft, if they claim it was a joke then it's harassment too, in my company they'd have been fired on the spot.
2007-05-15 15:56:57 · answer #7 · answered by kwilfort 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why a person who steals food from a peer wouldn't steal money from the company. I wouldn't have such a person in my company.
2007-05-15 15:58:22 · answer #8 · answered by open4one 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
they should have been written up, and then fired if that was there final warning. I can't believe nothing happened to them!!! you should really protest that, because you shouldn't be allowed to steal something from someone at work and not atleast get written up!!!
2007-05-15 15:56:01 · answer #9 · answered by cuteness 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how pervasive it is. It is possible that it may have been an accident-though unlikely. If the situation persists, then action should maybe be taken. Am not sure if the person should be fired but a warning may be justified.
2007-05-15 15:57:26 · answer #10 · answered by chicago3200000 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋