WHY DO PEOPLE STEAL?
Warren Buffet once said, “In looking for people to hire, look for the three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don’t have the first, the other two will kill you”. Think about it this way…hiring a person with no integrity but intelligence and energy will fail dismally because they only use their intelligence and energy with no honesty or moral principles. This will not only cost you money but the reputation of your whole organisation.
It is a known fact that as economic hardships increase people are looking at other ways and means to supplement their declining income.
WHY?
Thrill - There is a sense of excitement for many.
Mental illness – Kleptomaniac - It is not uncommon for people that steal to suffer from some form of depression.
Peer Pressure - Many young people brag about things that they stole - There may be a feeling that if I do not steal, others will think I am a prude or a nerd.
Anger - Stealing is a way that someone perceives to get back at someone.
To Support an Addiction - An addiction to drugs, alcohol, or gambling often leads someone to live outside of their means.
Necessity - If a person is poor and he or she needs necessities such as food, clothing, food for children, stealing may be a temptation.
Greed - often the sole reason someone steals.
Mindless behavior - A person may take something because they believe the item was worthless or abandoned.
The question for this type of behaviour is whether there was an intent to steal.
Accident - There are instances where a person accidentally takes an item – the person did not have the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property.
"Socrates says that no one knowingly commits an evil action,
evil is turned into good in the mind.
The thief, convinces himself that he has a right to the object he desires.
He needs it more than the other does. It is rightfully his"
What ever the motive!
No business can afford this criminal behaviour
If you own a business, put this on the top of your agenda.
YOU MUST TAKE A PRO ACTIVE APPROACH TO PREVENT EMPLOYEE THEFT
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