But some of the lunch-bearing employees often face an aggravating issue coworkersstealing their food.This redditorwas no exception.
Tessa West, and an associate professor at the USC Price School of Public Policy,Dr.
Peter J. Robertson, who were kind enough to answer a few ofBored Pandasquestions on the topic.
Scroll down to find their thoughts in the text below.
Unfortunately, its something many people have to deal with; in some cases, on a daily basis.
Roughly a third admitted having been in the shoes of the thief themselves.
Having a reliable lunch situation seems like a small thing, but its not.
Second off, food stealing violates a norm, and it breeds paranoia and mistrust, she added.
Who is stealing this food?
And importantly, who knows about it and isnt stopping it?
None of this is good for workplace morale.
Or your blood sugar levels.
Just over six in ten shared having faced annoying behavior directly in the office.
After all, managing people is usually part of their job description.
Superiors need to help create norms in the workplace of treating each other with respect.
We take food theft at work lightly, but I do think its a sign of character.
Would you go out with them again?
Or you were interviewing someone for a job.
Would you hire them?
This is one of those small behaviors worth a thousand words.
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