12 Guilt-Free Things You Should Be Stealing From Work
Author: Nick
Category: Money
Topics: law, work
Let me preface this by saying that I do not in any way condone stealing things that don’t belong to you. I do, however, thoroughly condone stretching the definition of “belonging to you” to include some things which don’t really belong to anyone, like love and air, but not things like national monuments (I’m talking to you, Carmen Sandiego).
There’s always a bit of a gray area when it comes to taking things that are “free.” Yes, those apartment guides in the grocery store say they’re free, but does that mean you should take all 47 of them? On the one hand, it would be kinda funny to do it, and you’d have a little less competition for apartments which might impact rental prices in the long run. On the other hand, don’t be a dumbass; just take five or six copies like everyone else.
There’s probably no grayer area in the “free stuff” world than in the workplace. After all, there’s just tons of stuff lying around, begging to be absconded with. And if you’re like me and you work for a large, faceless multinational corporation, none of that stuff really belongs to anybody per se. In fact, if you own stock in your own company, then technically some of those computers and light fixtures and floor tiles belong to you. And who would blame you for taking your fair share?
Well, apparently a lot of people would because stealing things from work is generally considered to be illegal. If you try to walk out the front door with a dozen desktop computers under your arms… your grotesque, inhumanly powerful arms… you’re probably going to get stopped by security. At the very least, when someone notices they’re gone, you’ll probably show up on no less than 28 surveillance cameras walking out with the stolen goods.
That said, there really are some workplace items you shouldn’t feel bad about walking away with on occasion either because they’re worth so little or because everyone else does it. Here’s a list of some of those things you practically have a duty to gank from your job.
- Electricity. Are you still charging your cell phone at home like a stupid hobo? (No offense, hobos.) If so, and you use your phone to make even one work-related call a year, you should be charging it at your desk instead. In fact, I don’t think anyone will blame you if you just ran an extension cord a few miles down the road to your residence since you wouldn’t have all these electrical gadgets to begin with if your job didn’t pay you the money you used to buy them!
- Water. If your workplace has free exercise facilities, chances are it also has showers. Even if exercising isn’t your cup of tea, you can still take advantage of workplace shower facilities to cut down on hot water consumption at home.
- Housing. Still renting or paying a mortgage like a stupid hobo? (Really, I don’t mean to offend you hobos.) Why do that when you’ve got a perfectly good office or cubicle that just sits unoccupied each night while you’re at home in your so-called “comfy bed.”
- Internet. Let me be totally clear here: internet surfing during work is a big no-no; internet browsing at work after hours might not be so bad. Now if you’re gonna be looking at the pornographies, do yourself a favor and use someone else’s computer in case your network admin logs that kind of stuff. Just be sure to clean up after you’re done. Clean up your browsing activity, that is. Ew.
- Disk space. While we’re talking computers, I bet your work computer has gobs of unused disk space on it. After all, how much space can a few dozen spreadsheets take up? Assuming it’s not against company policy, you could use some of that extra space to backup your important personal files. It’s cheaper than using a commercial backup solution. But again, keep your dirty pictures somewhere else… like at my house.
- Desk candy. Some of your co-workers may be nice enough to leave small dishes of candy on their desks for people who walk by to take a piece. If your company has you working until 9pm without giving you a break for dinner, those candies can serve as a handy substitute for real nutrition.
- Storage. This doesn’t apply to those of you who actually use your office or cubicle’s space for storing work items. But I know plenty of you administrative types have nothing but empty lockable drawers that you like to pretend are full of important papers. Why not use some of that space to store books, old clothes, and other stuff you don’t want cluttering up your house? (Not that you even need a house if your office is that spacious…)
- Scrap paper. If you have young, artistic kids, you probably have to buy them a ream or two of copy paper every other week to satisfy their scribbling habits. (You know: draw draw draw, throw paper away. Draw draw, erase, rip up paper.) Stop wasting perfectly good new paper on them and just bring home whatever you can fish out of the workplace recycling bins. Just be careful what scrap paper you decide to give to your kids as you wouldn’t want them showing off their doodles to classmates drawn on the other side of top secret engineering schematics.
- Toilet paper. In general, you should be doing about 75% of your toileting at work anyway. You’ll find that doing so will really cut down on your household’s TP consumption. I’m pretty religious about my workplace potty break; stop by stall #2 on the third floor around 12:15 some day and say hi!
- Old magazines. Sure, they’re a little used and out-of-date, but those three-week-old magazines sitting in your office building’s lobby or waiting room would just get thrown away eventually anyway. Take them home instead and catch up on world events with such first-class publications as Time, Newsweek, and Soap Opera Digest.
- Expired holiday decorations. Does your workplace decorate for the holidays? And if so, does it throw out those decorations every year? A quick trip to the dumpster on December 26th could save you a boatload on Christmas decorations next year. Heck, stop by work early on December 25th and pick them up before someone else gets the same idea!
- Landscape. You may not realize it, but that finely groomed campus landscaping you see outside your window at work probably costs more money each month than you make in a year. I think that entitles you to make off with some posies and maybe a few small bushes.
What, were you expecting me to say that it’s okay to walk out with reams of stationery and a truckload of LCD monitors? Sorry to disappoint you, but I bet you’ll still save a lot of money if you pilfer these items. Plus you probably won’t go to jail… unless you’ve got one of those psychotic bosses who constantly inventories the toilet paper in the restroom and chastises everyone for using too much. And if you have one of those bosses, you may want to quit and find a better job.
Oh, and don’t forget to steal everything that isn’t nailed down on your way out.
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143 Responses »
1.
Kyle
December 1st, 2008 at 12:30 am
I know a guy who was fired for stealing toilet paper once. True story.
2.
Catrin W
December 1st, 2008 at 6:39 am
Well, i really don’t have the habit and will to go hard toileting at work at all.
…
Anyway, you mentioned some really good ideas that i like, and will try to go live
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Student
December 1st, 2008 at 11:04 am
You really don’t need to limit the electricity to your cell phone. You can easily bring your razor too. You need one anyways if you work long hours.
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Michelle
December 1st, 2008 at 11:43 am
My work’s loo paper has solved a handful of problem situations in the flat I share with 4 others
And to add to your list, charging up my Mp3 player is something I only ever do at work (only time I’m bored enough to think of it!). @Kyle, if you can, do let us know a bit more about that guy – just how much paper are we talking about??
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James
December 1st, 2008 at 12:06 pm
We had an argument in our company meetings about the toilet paper in the office. It kept disappearing and we were spending a bunch of money to get toilet paper, then we had to lock the toilet paper in the storage closet. Long story short, I was in the bathroom the other day and didn’t even think about looking to make sure there was toilet paper. I did my business and found out we were OUT of toilet paper! I went through all of the receipts in my wallet.
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December 1st, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Some ideas are really good, poor guy who got to the toilet after the toilet paper was stolen
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December 1st, 2008 at 4:50 pm
I used to do tech work for a finance company that had all sorts of great desk candy. The ‘worst’ they ever had was Hersheys, but often they would have really good chocolates like Ghiradellis. I used to love getting a call to come in there…
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Hans Komoedian
December 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I guess it´s the same as hotel toiletries, but it´s every day things that we can take from work. I agree about the toilet breaks.. and also, when you´re not having meals at home, you´re not buying so much food and you´re not making all the dishes dirty! Being at work really is great when you think about it like that! My mum is a teacher and when I was younger she used to sneak us some paper and pens etc from the store cupboard.. for example, if we needed to do a school project.. it was great! If you needed anything at the last minute and couldn´t go to the shops, then “ask mum” it was!
Hans
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December 4th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Haha, printing paper has proven invaluable in my house! Don’t know what I’d do without it without my work, and ink for my printer too, although, my work doesn’t mind me taking them if I ask kindly enough
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December 6th, 2008 at 9:31 am
I would relate wild and crazy tales about my pilfering habits but um you have my email address (beware all other confessors). TP eliminate the role and fold it carefully into your pocket or purse. I heard the guy at the next desk does that. hehe
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December 7th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
At my old company there were tons of lunch meetings for different departments and, of course, the lunches were free. One department was notorious for raiding every single lunch meeting for leftover food and at least one time some of them even walked into a meeting to get food.
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December 8th, 2008 at 2:37 am
Funny yet disturbing
Hey kudos to your comic strips. I just noticed you’re drawing them yourself!
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WriterGig
December 8th, 2008 at 9:49 am
I steal paper, pens, Post-It notes, books, DVD-Rs, coffee, filters, mugs, candy and food form my office.
So I am self-employed and work from home, does that mean I shouldn’t benefit from the largess?!
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Brad
December 8th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
This is hilarious – and you point out some small things that are actually really good ideas (like the cell phone charging. Brilliant!). As it stands now, I usually make off with a few pens and a couple pads of post-its every year. And maybe a box or two of paper clips.
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December 9th, 2008 at 9:53 am
That is very funny.
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Jeff
December 9th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Doesn’t everyone use the extra disk space on their hard drive to back up personal files? Oops …
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December 10th, 2008 at 5:19 am
Really nice sketches, do you write an draw? I mean you do both?
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December 10th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Lol love the sketch. Let’s face it, most people with internet access at work spend 90& of their time on facebook. Is that just me… :S
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December 11th, 2008 at 7:27 am
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December 12th, 2008 at 11:17 am
This post had me laughing… the hobos part is just plain funny. Ya, toilet paper is a good thing to steal, cuz its so darn expensive and it is free, isn’t it? Guess there is a line there… but its a fine line.
Great post.
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December 15th, 2008 at 12:47 am
Take TP that has the consistency and softness of tree bark? Why?!
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December 15th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
“I know a guy who was fired for stealing toilet paper once.”
– Sadly, with the economy down the tubes, cases like this will become more common.
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Graphics
December 15th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Funny post. I’m going to be on the look out to see if people at the office take these kind of stuff!
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Leyna
December 16th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Wow! I hope you’re not serious. It never crossed my mind to steal toilet paper, disc space etc., from my employer. Just because someone is a business owner does not automatically make them more financially sound. They pay their employees. Employees are expected to turnaround and by their own TP.
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December 17th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
First of all, do not steal from your employer. Sure, many places don’t even think about the small things, like a phone charger, but some will fire you for something as small as a single roll of that 20-grit bathroom tissue they stock in most offices. Is it worth it?
And the landscaping… Professional thieves will make off with freshly planted bushes, flowers and what-not. There is real cost in those posies and the police will take it very seriously.
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Rodney from Debt Consolidation Care
December 18th, 2008 at 12:39 am
OMG Nick, you cracked me up with this one! This has to be one of the most hilarious blog posts I have read in a long time!
I liked # 2 and 9 the most.
I have seen things vanishing from our workplace, and that too those are least unexpected to be stolen (if i may use that word).
I would love to know if any of us have used the ideas you have offered here.
Who knows, may be i will try a couple out of these in the coming days!
God bless.
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December 31st, 2008 at 4:08 pm
People actually knicked the tops of the taps where I last worked. I couldn’t believe it!!
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January 4th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
I work in my own office and am connected to the internet all day – i work for myself….
Guaranteed I log onto facebook anytime between 9 and 5, Monday to Friday and there´s 10 or 15 friends online babbling away to each other – at work!!!
I would love for someone to calculate the cost to the economy of people faffing around on just that one website during work hours!
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Norm
January 8th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Wow, with the economy the way it is I wouldn’t even risk taking a break at work, let alone anything else…
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January 13th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
I’d be nervous about using disk space send jobs aren’t always permanent, and the chance of leaving something behind that I need later is too high, but nice list..
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January 16th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
ahh- my kind of post!! my thing is raiding the boardrooms w the leftover food in it, when no one is in there. soda, rolls, butter, salad dressing, i always grab a little for later.
TP. enough said. there’s always a ton in our loos. i’d never leave someone hanging tho!
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January 24th, 2009 at 2:18 am
Whew… this gave me a good laugh. I am only reading your title, then the post and can’t help but get tempted to read some more of your post. This blog is awesome!
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January 30th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
I have seen things vanishing from our workplace, and that too those are least unexpected to be stolen (if i may use that word).
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February 3rd, 2009 at 1:08 am
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February 14th, 2009 at 11:26 am
VERY funny! Toilet paper is expensive, make sure you steal it by the case. More so if you have lots of women in your house.
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February 15th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Yea, charge your laptop while your at it…..
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February 16th, 2009 at 4:13 am
very well said and best of luck.
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Mike
February 16th, 2009 at 8:20 am
Toilet paper? Seriously thats extreame!
I must admit i charge my phone and ipod at work… very amusing strip!
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February 19th, 2009 at 1:13 am
Hello,
Nice article and I like the cartoon. They are really good. Will be reading more stuff.
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February 27th, 2009 at 9:04 am
When I used to work at a big multinational I had a card that let me in after hours and on weekends. I used to go in on weekends, turn on the floors lights and use my desk and computers for study.
The CEO came in one day, looked at me funny and asked what I was doing there. I told him I was studying for my MBA. He then asked me if I knew what it cost to keep the lights on to the entire floor. I said I didn’t know and should I stop coming into the office? I told him I only did it because I was sharing with 3 other people and didn’t have a computer at home which made things hard. He just shrugged and walked away, so I kept doing it and nothing was said again.
Kinda proves honesty does count in these situations, providing the guy is reasonable.
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Jonathan@Friends&Money
February 28th, 2009 at 10:46 am
I wish we had a shower at work it would make cycling to work much more attractive, but it is hard to do that when you have to wear a suit and you trun up sweating like a monkey. It would sure save money on home bills
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Jamey
March 9th, 2009 at 11:26 am
The tip about charging your phone at work is great! I’ve just gotten into the habit of shutting switches off all over my flat, but add to that not even charging at home…brillliant!
As for the TP…no comment!
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April 15th, 2009 at 2:35 am
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Lol… Internet and Electricity mostly stolen by most of from us.
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April 21st, 2009 at 10:08 am
All my portable devices are charged up at work.
I think electricity theft has replaced making phone calls from work as the “right” everyone expects nowadays.
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April 23rd, 2009 at 12:12 am
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April 23rd, 2009 at 4:47 am
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April 30th, 2009 at 3:51 am
Ha. I think that using your desk space flooring is only acceptable when you’re in the doghouse with your spouse. However, not too long ago did I come into work early and saw my co-worker sleeping in their cubicle. I clearly avoided their workspace flooring at that moment and did not mention it. Ever.
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May 7th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
I also know a guy who was fired for stealing toilet paper. I mean, come on!
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May 9th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Nice post!! Professional thieves will make off with freshly planted bushes, flowers and what-not… There is real cost in those posies and the police will take it very seriously…
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May 15th, 2009 at 7:49 am
all thing now not remain stealing from office but become rights or part of bonus salary. LOL…
all company owners knows all these things happens in small as well corporate office so they stats lenient with staff.
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May 15th, 2009 at 8:32 am
lol, u forgot coffee, sugar, cookies ( if they are)
pens, pencils, gum, stickers, co-workers lunch
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May 15th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
u never know- why it happened -i remember, bringing some stuff from my work- not stealing, but..taking
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May 18th, 2009 at 6:01 am
If you have young, artistic kids, you probably have to buy them a ream or two of copy paper every other week to satisfy their scribbling habits
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May 18th, 2009 at 6:35 am
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May 18th, 2009 at 7:26 am
Hi kind of post!! this gave me a good laugh. I am only reading your title, then the post and can’t help but get tempted to read some more of your post. This blog is awesome!my thing is raiding the boardrooms w the leftover food in it, when no one is in there. soda, rolls, butter, salad dressing, i always grab a little for later.I have seen things vanishing from our workplace, and that too those are least unexpected to be stolen (if i may use that word).
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May 20th, 2009 at 8:26 am
If someone would be doing all that in real? I don’t think so and I think it is just not fair with your job and employer. Anyways, It might be good for laugh but not for something practical. Others might have different thoughts and opinions.
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May 20th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Mark, whats wrong in doing that? I do all that and I am not ashamed.
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May 20th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
i remember, bringing some stuff from my work- not stealing, but..taking
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May 20th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
The CEO came in one day, looked at me funny and asked what I was doing there. I told him I was studying for my MBA. He then asked me if I knew what it cost to keep the lights on to the entire floor. I said I didn’t know and should I stop coming into the office? I told him I only did it because I was sharing with 3 other people and didn’t have a computer at home which made things hard.
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May 22nd, 2009 at 6:02 am
Few time i too have bought some stationary from my work, i know it is wrong but i do loads of hard work for my company, so i think bringing few things home should not be a big deal.
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May 24th, 2009 at 4:34 am
looked at me funny and asked what I was doing there. I told him I was studying for my MBA. He then asked me if I knew what it cost to keep the lights on to the entire floor. I said I didn’t know and should I stop coming into the office? I told him I only did it because I was sharing with 3 other people and didn’t have a computer at home which made things hard. I am only reading your title, then the post and can’t help but get tempted to read some more of your post. This blog is awesome!my thing is raiding the boardrooms w the leftover food in it, when no one is in there. soda, rolls, butter, salad dressing, i always grab a little for later.thanks for allowing me too posts in htis site.
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May 24th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
i once had an insatiable appetite for stealing manila envelopes. that gorgeous orange, strict corners, a4 size… oh
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May 28th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
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June 2nd, 2009 at 5:44 am
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June 6th, 2009 at 5:11 am
“The boy fired for stolen the toilet paper”
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June 9th, 2009 at 1:34 am
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June 9th, 2009 at 6:08 am
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June 10th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
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June 15th, 2009 at 11:36 am
After working in an office space for the last 10 years, these are really good suggestions. I actually got quite a kick from the cartoon at the beginning. How true is it that getting time off is really a trivial thing. I do think more of us should be quite aware about what we can or should be doing at work. After all we are getting paid..Hopefully.
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June 16th, 2009 at 10:34 am
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June 20th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
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June 23rd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
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June 24th, 2009 at 5:36 am
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June 26th, 2009 at 2:51 am
These are really guilt-free things that you can steal. Businesses seldom check on this side of their business that is why they don’t actually realize that employees are “stealing” from them.
But still, there are those companies who want to cut their costs by taking some of their time to check on these aspects. But the truth is, business owners should not even check on it. It would be like the additional incentives for the employees. When these things are highly abused I believe that’s the time you can call it stealing from the company. But in the other hand, so what if these things are stolen from the company. They should realize that they are making a lot of money why not share it to their employees by letting them “steal” these things from them.
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June 27th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
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July 5th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
You might want to add office supplies somewhere on that list. Haha — I see countless people doing that.
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July 6th, 2009 at 3:23 am
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July 6th, 2009 at 5:49 am
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July 7th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
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July 9th, 2009 at 10:34 am
The comic made me laugh! Hilarious. BTW, I do have my bluetooth charged at my desk. I never thought about it fitting under the category of “stealing at work”. lol.
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July 17th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
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July 29th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Greetings Nick,
Working my way through the archives.
It would be a good exercise to dollarize what I ‘steal’ at work. Electricity for charging my blackberry is negligeable, but monthly internet charges… Long distance phone calls, personal faxes…
Thankfully my boss has offered these services for personal use as well as professional, however, I fear the day they figure out how much it actually costs them.
Cheers,
Guy
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April 30th, 2010 at 4:38 am
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April 30th, 2010 at 8:54 am
i knew someone who took toilet paper from work when they were a student, they reckon they saved over £60 a year. ha ridiculous but funny.
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May 2nd, 2010 at 11:55 pm
This is very funny post. From My office, some people steal pens, Post-It notes, books, DVD-Rs, coffee, mugs, candy and food. This is very bad manners but I can’t take any action because I don’t know that who is stealing from my office?
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May 8th, 2010 at 3:07 am
i knew someone who took toilet paper from work when they were a student, they reckon they saved over £60 a year. ha ridiculous but funny.
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May 11th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Excellent article, You got it spot on. We should all do this
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May 11th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Kinda related to the internet one, but make sure you use your work’s bandwidth to download large files like the Itunes anthology of your favorite band if you have a bandwidth cap on your home connection. Business give each other better deals than they give us schmuck consumers, so they’re bound to have an unlimited deal from their ISP.
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May 15th, 2010 at 10:50 am
Great article, thanks
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May 16th, 2010 at 6:10 am
I love it, very funny story
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May 18th, 2010 at 11:08 pm
alot of workers are not allowed to use their computers for personal business on company time. Some even have it as a fireable offense.
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May 26th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
The day people live at the office that would be the day. Lol
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May 27th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Yes, I take some rest in my neighbor’s toilet.
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June 2nd, 2010 at 7:11 am
Lmao this was awesome especially the toilet paper who couldn’t use free toilet paper!
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June 2nd, 2010 at 1:24 pm
Very funny cartoons. Among your list, I agree with electricity, desk candy, and scrap papers. LOL at toilet papers. Personally, I wouldn’t take home one. They are so bulky.
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June 2nd, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Very funny cartoons. Among your list, I agree with electricity, desk candy, and scrap papers. LOL at toilet papers. Personally, I wouldn’t take home one. They are so bulky.
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June 5th, 2010 at 1:58 am
Very funny cartoons
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June 8th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
It may be a true story. I don’t want to say anything about it. The thing which attracts me most in your post is your funny cartoons.
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June 17th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
I like the cartoon illustrations.
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June 17th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Artistic!
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July 3rd, 2010 at 12:41 am
Simple yet funny cartoons! Alright time to go for a Double Decker…..
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July 6th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
ha ~~that’s so cute !!!!
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July 9th, 2010 at 1:41 am
Good content with wonderful picture,I like the style of the showing.Good article.
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July 9th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
hahaha
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July 14th, 2010 at 12:56 am
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July 19th, 2010 at 2:08 am
For me, it’s all about the printer! I must’ve stolen over 1000 free photocopied sheets over the years LOL!
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July 20th, 2010 at 11:00 am
This article really made me feel guilty lol
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July 20th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
LOL… I’m afraid I’m guilty of just about all of those things! On a serious note tho, it is amazing how much we consume as employees that we are not even aware of!
Next time I’ll leave the kitchen sink!!!
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July 23rd, 2010 at 3:40 am
“Actually, I was just making up all those things so that I could ask for next week off on short notice…”
interesting!!!!
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July 23rd, 2010 at 12:24 pm
You can find creative solutions to most anything! I always get frustrated when I see things sitting in storage closets or back rooms that will never, ever, ever, be used and eventually at some point thrown in the garbage… that people could use. But it’s against company policy to… whatever… and let people take them home.
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July 26th, 2010 at 6:54 am
Amiable brief and this enter helped me alot in my college assignement.
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July 26th, 2010 at 6:57 am
The drawings are pretty nice and the concept is also creative. Thanks for these nice tips.
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July 28th, 2010 at 2:05 am
The picture is very interesting! I am very like! Thank you!
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July 28th, 2010 at 2:33 am
Thank you for sharing.It is great.Glad to see your article.
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July 30th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Office Supplies can be used in many creative ways.
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July 31st, 2010 at 5:41 am
very Incredible pic
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MissSapphire
August 10th, 2010 at 8:07 am
Good tips
but toilet paper? if I would steal something, I would chose something more valuable! I mean it would be funny to plan how to steal it toilet paper from work anyway! 
Liked this post!
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August 10th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Very important to keep the correct sitting position in office
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August 13th, 2010 at 11:54 am
Very funny cartoon, I like that way write posts, Great job!
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Crystal Andrus
August 17th, 2010 at 5:26 am
Funny post!
Anyways, thanks for showing the lighter part of work. It is funny, yet true, LOL. I enjoyed the comic.
Thanks for sharing and making me laugh.
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August 20th, 2010 at 12:51 am
Funny post. Printer paper and pens are stuff I would take from work
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