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Stealing Office Supplies on the Job is a Serious Offense

By News Minder at 07/21/08 12:29

I often have seen coworkers waltz over to the supply cabinet, take pens, pencils or whatever, and walk right out the door with them. Just because you are an employee of a company does not give you any special rights to go ahead and steal from your workplace. I doesn't matter if you are a newbie or a seasoned veteran. It is just wrong.

Take this story for example, Veteran OPP officer faces theft charges. This man thought he could get away with stealing office supplies and gasoline from his workplace. Unfortunately he was wrong as he got charged with four counts of theft! So just think again when you take supplies for your own personal use from your job.

Stop Coworkers from stealing office supplies

I have often heard my coworkers talking about going to the supply cabinet to "borrow" pens or pencils. But recently, I have noticed that company Blackberries and laptops are being taken as well. Not just out of the cabinet, but to the home of the employee guilty of the theft.

I guess it isn't really surprising though because so many people take from the office and feel that they are entitled in some way to have the supplies. No way is what I say. There really seems to be a lack of respect in the office these days. This article, Human Resource Executive Online - Story, is one that explains some of the bad things about stealing from the office.