Workplace Challenges
Are you a stapler snatcher?You might not do it yourself, but you probably know someone who does: steal office supplies. It's more common than you might think, according to a new survey. |
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 [ 2007-07-05 ] |
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Nearly one in five workers reports taking office supplies for personal use in the past year, and only 21% of paper clip pilferers and rubber-band robbers felt guilty or regretted the theft.
The primary justification workers cited was needing the supplies for their own use, while nearly one-third said their boss gave them permission to raid the supply closet. Another 15% said no one would ever notice, according to the nonscientific survey by Spherion Corp., a recruiting and staffing firm.
The most popular items to swipe were pens, pencils and rulers, followed by paper, sticky notes and file folders.
Higher-paid workers and younger employees admitted to the most workplace thievery. Nearly one-quarter of workers earning more than $75,000 annually reported taking office supplies, along with 25% of workers aged 18-24.
The survey was based on a sample of more than 2,000 employed adults who were polled in May.
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