Kleptomania!

I had drinks with one of friends the other week. Nothing unusual, though I hadnt seen her since the grand occasion of my 21st which was a bit over a year ago. We chatted about many things, but one of the most humourous topics was the fact that disgruntled employees are kleptomaniacs!

Ms. B. (as she shall be titled) works for a certain global coffee franchise that sounds a lot like Klarbucks and has a less than pleasant manager. As a result, she occasionally helps herself to the odd item that looks useful. When this came up in the conversation i was surprised, but then cast my mind back a good 3 years or so when i was a similarly disgruntled employee for a vegetable orientated children's clothing company. i became so disgruntled in fact, due to my long hours, horrid manager, ungrateful and nasty customers, and always being kept late (without getting paid for it) that i may have 'accidentally' helped myself to at least two pairs of earrings on different occasions. I'm certainly not a completely immoral person but i suppose the rationalization behind it is that you are working hard and getting treated badly for such a pitiful wage that you might as well make your time at work more lucrative. Its sort of like being an entrepreneur really. Well, actually that's a ridiculous lie. Thankfully not long after that i quit! Very satisfying!

And in case you were wondering - Ms. B's haul includes a thermometer and a bottle of mango frappe syrup among other items. As for my earrings i believe both pairs are now lost, which i can only conclude reflects the karmic implication of stealing...