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Office employeeswould know the infuriating feeling of seeing theirlunch stolenfrom the fridge.
It can be more frustrating if its arepeat offensewhere you dont know who the perpetrator is.
Because HR complaints wont always suffice, some people take matters into their own hands.
Sometimes, itmay work in their favor, but for this pregnant employee, it backfired.
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Its just that some people believe they can get away with such behavior without facing consequences.
Theres always some rule that you personally feel you could violate.
As Dr. Markman explains, it all comes down to a fundamental attribution error.
This cognitive bias leads people to make overblown judgments about other peoples actions while underplaying their own errors.
In the authors case, her food may have been the most appealing to steal.
However, this doesnt change the fact that it isthievery, which is never ethical.
In such cases, the onus is on human resources to enforce rules and educate employees about possible sanctions.
Instead, she encourages reporting these incidents to a supervisor or through an anonymous channel.
However, her actions would easily have had fatal consequences.
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