...sorta kinda related to the topic...
I have a niece that owns/runs a tiny convenience store out in the country.
She hired several people part time to work for her so she could have a break during the day and on weekends.
Without exception,
they all were fired for stealing, it just took some longer than others to get caught.
I asked her why she didn’t pay more money and get a higher quality employee.
She said she tried that and came to the conclusion that they were all stealing,
it just took the smarter ones longer to get caught,
so she was better off with paying the minimum,
with the expectation that they would get caught sooner.
Very strange...
They valued the payoff of risking getting caught more than they valued the punishment of getting caught. She has already established that the punishment was only that they lost a job that didn’t pay enough to fear losing it.
All employment is, is a contract for one to provide labor in exchange for a tender that allows them to get what they desire. It is a measure of character for an employee tomfulfill their side of themcontract. Unfortunately, with the environment of employers being seen as evil rich people taking advantage of the good employee, it is easy for immoral workers to justify with a clear conscience, the failure to fulfill their contract.