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How are people so chill about co-workers stealing food? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Seriously I see these posts all the time about people who have a co-worker who steals food so they make gross food to 'get back at them' cause HR doesn't do anything.

Legit question but how do you not just freak out and yell at the person? If a co-worker stole my food the 1st time I'd yell at them and curse them out, the 2nd time I'd threaten to shove the food in their fat face next time I see it happen. If HR didn't do anything I'd threaten to quit and sue if they claimed I don't get EI because it's a toxic work environment.

I just don't get how people are so passive when co-workers literally steal from them? I'd be fucking livid.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Stealing food is theft - it may be petty theft but it's still theft. If you report it to HR and nothing is done then you can sue the company for a hostile work environment.

If you use laxatives, excessive spice, whatever and injure a coworker then you can be fired with cause and possibly be civilly or criminally liable if the damages are significant enough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

excessive spice

Why? I could just say that "wow, my friend gave me some spicy peppers because I like spicy food, but this is way overkill. I'll have to go get takeaway."

Not tasting food before eating it is not a crime.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

If you report it to HR and nothing is done then you can sue the company for a hostile work environment.

Good luck

Filing a lawsuit over a sandwich (or threatening someone, as OP mentions) is a comical overreaction anyway. There are a dozen simpler ways to solve the problem.