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“He admits hes been written up before. Two years ago for getting a fountain drink on the job and a second time for giving a cup of coffee to woman. He claims she actually paid for it. Rules are rules. Its a rule. They legally can do this because I did break the rule, Koblenzer said.”
He admits he’s done it before and the manager is in a stuff spot here because if he knows Koblenzer has taken things in the past, what doesn’t he know about or what is the potential in the future?
Not being nasty about it. But these are not his to give unless he paid for them...why couldn’t he have paid the $1 or so for the soda, the $1 or so for the muffin and likewise the coffee? What else has he “given” away that the manager is unaware of or that he hasn’t admitted to?
This is stealing...I don’t see the “nuance” in that at all.
The nuance should simply be in the common sense notion that handing out a muffin and a packet of tartar sauce is not up there with the thievery of Edward Snowden or the evil of Kim Philby, lol.
I can’t imagine why an employer would write up a employee over several packets of mayo. That’s just me. And, yes, as I’ve written before, I am familiar with the restaurant biz. My husband is in it and he thought CB’s reaction was ludicrous. Maybe they should spend more time on smart PR and more time on improving their awful food than micromanaging 5 packets of tartar sauce.