where I work, with food, it happens constantly that employees take some of that food and before it goes to waste, they eat it. I’ve been doing it for the last 3 years. It’s really a lot of food.
Apparently somebody doesn’t like me and complained to our manager accusing me of eating some of that food. My manager and an employee who used to eat the food and even told me once to help myself, asked me if I took some of the food. ‘yes, like I’ve been doing for the last 3 years, exactly like him, otherwise it goes to waste.’
‘that’s stealing’ was all the manager said. ‘Don’t do that again.’
I just said fine and left it at that thinking that would be the end of it.
2 days later I get a letter from hr, asking about an accusation against me for stealing food and asking me to see them to tell them my side of the story.
It wouldn’t make any sense to lie at this point, because my manager and that other guy who used to eat that food before it goes to waste already heard me clearly stating that yes, and I don’t know who made the accusation. I did eat it, so I stuck to that story.
Stupid? Only you can decide, but would it have made any sense to claim otherwise at that point?
If this is something I should change in the future, how would I get away with it, or try to get away with it?
To those of you to the left tempted to write I shouldn’t tell on my coworkers, when one of my coworkers did exactly that, you really don’t see how stupid is that?
in general not your situation per say something maybe to consider in the future for the work place is no community but has community members caught in the throws of a twisted game…Be surprised… play dumb… sympathize with you boss convincing them that you care… Convincing them that you care is the most important. Then do nothing and go home and smoke a blunt. Become a good and holy psychopath… be principled in honor of the struggle via class war in the heart of empire. Stupidity is a choice and to do the right thing is never easy and the path is never clear. Sometimes it is best to not speak and when you do, speak little. You are not expected to die on the cross either. They could go to jail… do you think what they did warrants them to go to jail? STFU and don’t talk about this shit online. Unless this is some kinda fed social experiment. They will threaten all parties, paint with broad strokes and try to get you all to stab each other in the backs even if you were never involved. If this is the culture were you work just remember… damned if you do damned if you don’t but they gonna fire your ass one day over spilled milk. At least you have a sense of self and you ain’t no baby bitch. Don’t be a chatty cathy but observe. Be a well of information becuse you can be trusted. Chatty cathys will flock to you offloading their anxiety and you will be the leader that rises from the bottom. I don’t ask questions and I pay no mind. shhhhhhh If they fire you don’t sign any papers. The Psychology of False Confessions