I think you’re assuming he’s been told by management but I don’t know that and neither do you. And it’s very similar - ya know, restaurant, employees, packets of soy and mayo. And how many of us have taken more sugar from a Dunkin Donuts than we absolutely needed? That’s theft as well.
Very contrived mm, and NOT similar. Watch and see the soy sauce packets given freely to patrons right in front of the manager.
And yes, extra packets of sugar taken from the doughnut shop are theft as well, and one should never do it. If the manager insists that you go ahead and take some, that is yet another story.
Go to Sam’s Club and see how many boxes of sugar packets you can get for free. Someone’s got to pay for them.