I mean, I know it's still his fault. Still, I wish people would take time to think about these kinds of decisions though.
Poor him. All he did was abuse the trust that was placed in him by his employer. And now it will be harder for him to get a new employer to place trust in him. How unfair.
but I bet when people talk about wage theft and capitalist malfeasance this guy turns into a corporate lawyer.
People are bloodthirsty because stealing packages is so much more personal than, say, shoplifting. The mail is personal. The shit you get shipped is personal. Especially around christmas. "Who the fuck steals the gift for my nana?"
And it's like, people don't usually even know what they're stealing. There's a damage&reward imbalance between the person who loses something of great potential sentimental value (it's not always amazon packages, sometimes it's stuff people send each other), just so that some petty thief has a shot at having something they care about / can make a profit on.
I'm with everyone else on this, fuck people who steal packages. Those and bike thieves.
I don't eat the losses, Amazon do. So technically you stole it from them. But just as my insurance company eat the losses if you steal my car, I'm still going to internalize it as "you stole my $item." And I can't help but judge that much more harshly than shoplifting from some faceless name.
stealing packages is so much more personal than, say, shoplifting
It’s small potatoes in the grand scheme of things, but it’s definitely more than retail theft.
I feel like it's much worse overall when those things have no repercussions...
Lots of people have a weak moral compass and get away with it. It comes down to power, not the weak moral compass.
His ability to get work will be greatly diminished because he is a thief.