Stealing a piece of candy? I'm retired now, but over my 40+ years in the workforce, some employees kept candy dishes on their desks, and it was usually either noted or implied that others can take from them. Heck, even I did this until I was snacking too much and putting on weight! One day, I went to see an employee in another department. However, she and her co-workers had left for the day, and the place was deserted. On my way out, I helped myself to a piece of candy from a jar on a desk whose occupant (gone for the day) had previously given me permission to help myself. A few days later my supervisor met with me and told me I had been captured on video taking that candy. She was quite angry with me. The video cameras were in place because that department had experienced thefts of more expensive items such as coats. No, I didn't get fired over this. My departure from that company years later was via a genuine layoff, and they were sorry to lose me. It has always seemed like a petty complaint to me, but it made me more careful about such things over the rest of my working life. I also think that my previous supervisor, who had retired, would have said something to me like, "I know this sounds petty, but company management says I have to talk to you about this. Just don't do it again."
Over 40 years in the workforce and you missed the basic point. It wasn't about the candy. It was about character, intention and trust. He gave that example to underline his point.
@@negochristian1I played the video again, and I don't think I missed the point. My interpretation of what the guy in the video said is that taking/stealing a piece of candy from someone's desk is grounds for immediate termination. I remembered my experience, which I hadn't thought about in years, when I heard this. While my boss got angry at me that day, she knew that it wasn't grounds for dismissal. Now, if I had taken a coat, that would have been grounds for dismissal.
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Stealing a piece of candy? I'm retired now, but over my 40+ years in the workforce, some employees kept candy dishes on their desks, and it was usually either noted or implied that others can take from them. Heck, even I did this until I was snacking too much and putting on weight!
One day, I went to see an employee in another department. However, she and her co-workers had left for the day, and the place was deserted. On my way out, I helped myself to a piece of candy from a jar on a desk whose occupant (gone for the day) had previously given me permission to help myself.
A few days later my supervisor met with me and told me I had been captured on video taking that candy. She was quite angry with me. The video cameras were in place because that department had experienced thefts of more expensive items such as coats.
No, I didn't get fired over this. My departure from that company years later was via a genuine layoff, and they were sorry to lose me. It has always seemed like a petty complaint to me, but it made me more careful about such things over the rest of my working life. I also think that my previous supervisor, who had retired, would have said something to me like, "I know this sounds petty, but company management says I have to talk to you about this. Just don't do it again."
Over 40 years in the workforce and you missed the basic point. It wasn't about the candy. It was about character, intention and trust. He gave that example to underline his point.
@@negochristian1I played the video again, and I don't think I missed the point. My interpretation of what the guy in the video said is that taking/stealing a piece of candy from someone's desk is grounds for immediate termination. I remembered my experience, which I hadn't thought about in years, when I heard this. While my boss got angry at me that day, she knew that it wasn't grounds for dismissal.
Now, if I had taken a coat, that would have been grounds for dismissal.