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“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 isn’t stopping it? None of this is good for workplace morale. Or your blood sugar levels.”
The expert continued to note that there’s a lot of research showing that when procedural justice rules are violated—meaning that people aren’t all treated fairly, and some people get away with things that others don’t get away with—it creates a lot of cheating and cutting corners. “A blasé attitude about food theft might just be the canary in the coal mine for this workplace; people don’t treat each other with respect, or hold other people accountable for doing so either.”
“[Food theft] raises all sorts of issues regarding trust among co-workers, fairness, and justice in the workplace,” expert says
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An expert in organizational behavior, and an associate professor at the USC Price School of Public Policy, Dr. Peter J. Robertson noted that in such situations, the problem is way bigger than just loss of food. “It raises all sorts of issues regarding trust among co-workers, fairness, and justice in the workplace, and the level of managerial and organizational support,” he told Bored Panda. “If the problem is not resolved, it could easily undermine the employee’s motivation and commitment and possibly even workgroup morale and workplace climate.”
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