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At my company there are three kitchens that are stocked to the brim with sodas and seltzer waters. They're there for us and we're allowed to have as many as we want.
Prior to leaving the office I'll make a pit stop to the kitchen and will fill up my water bottle, but on more than one occasion I've put a can of soda in my backpack and have taken it home with me.
Is it chintzy of me to do so? I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
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At my company there are three kitchens that are stocked to the brim with sodas and seltzer waters. They're there for us and we're allowed to have as many as we want.
Prior to leaving the office I'll make a pit stop to the kitchen and will fill up my water bottle, but on more than one occasion I've put a can of soda in my backpack and have taken it home with me.
Is it chintzy of me to do so? I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
professionalism work-environment
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Do you think about work on your way home? Do you think about work at home?
– bishop
Oct 4 at 22:31
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If it's weighing on you enough that you feel the need to ask this question, you probably shouldn't do it. As a wise cricket once said, "Always let your conscience be your guide."
– AffableAmbler
Oct 5 at 1:51
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Do you ever do overtime or extra work at home?
– Juha Untinen
Oct 5 at 7:50
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Your company is likely paying 10 cents or less per can. I dont think any sane company will care.
– Keltari
Oct 6 at 17:37
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I don’t think “chintzy” means what you think it does...
– Matt
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At my company there are three kitchens that are stocked to the brim with sodas and seltzer waters. They're there for us and we're allowed to have as many as we want.
Prior to leaving the office I'll make a pit stop to the kitchen and will fill up my water bottle, but on more than one occasion I've put a can of soda in my backpack and have taken it home with me.
Is it chintzy of me to do so? I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
professionalism work-environment
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At my company there are three kitchens that are stocked to the brim with sodas and seltzer waters. They're there for us and we're allowed to have as many as we want.
Prior to leaving the office I'll make a pit stop to the kitchen and will fill up my water bottle, but on more than one occasion I've put a can of soda in my backpack and have taken it home with me.
Is it chintzy of me to do so? I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
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Do you think about work on your way home? Do you think about work at home?
– bishop
Oct 4 at 22:31
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If it's weighing on you enough that you feel the need to ask this question, you probably shouldn't do it. As a wise cricket once said, "Always let your conscience be your guide."
– AffableAmbler
Oct 5 at 1:51
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Do you ever do overtime or extra work at home?
– Juha Untinen
Oct 5 at 7:50
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Your company is likely paying 10 cents or less per can. I dont think any sane company will care.
– Keltari
Oct 6 at 17:37
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I don’t think “chintzy” means what you think it does...
– Matt
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Do you think about work on your way home? Do you think about work at home?
– bishop
Oct 4 at 22:31
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If it's weighing on you enough that you feel the need to ask this question, you probably shouldn't do it. As a wise cricket once said, "Always let your conscience be your guide."
– AffableAmbler
Oct 5 at 1:51
8
Do you ever do overtime or extra work at home?
– Juha Untinen
Oct 5 at 7:50
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Your company is likely paying 10 cents or less per can. I dont think any sane company will care.
– Keltari
Oct 6 at 17:37
3
I don’t think “chintzy” means what you think it does...
– Matt
2 days ago
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Do you think about work on your way home? Do you think about work at home?
– bishop
Oct 4 at 22:31
Do you think about work on your way home? Do you think about work at home?
– bishop
Oct 4 at 22:31
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If it's weighing on you enough that you feel the need to ask this question, you probably shouldn't do it. As a wise cricket once said, "Always let your conscience be your guide."
– AffableAmbler
Oct 5 at 1:51
If it's weighing on you enough that you feel the need to ask this question, you probably shouldn't do it. As a wise cricket once said, "Always let your conscience be your guide."
– AffableAmbler
Oct 5 at 1:51
8
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Do you ever do overtime or extra work at home?
– Juha Untinen
Oct 5 at 7:50
Do you ever do overtime or extra work at home?
– Juha Untinen
Oct 5 at 7:50
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Your company is likely paying 10 cents or less per can. I dont think any sane company will care.
– Keltari
Oct 6 at 17:37
Your company is likely paying 10 cents or less per can. I dont think any sane company will care.
– Keltari
Oct 6 at 17:37
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I don’t think “chintzy” means what you think it does...
– Matt
2 days ago
I don’t think “chintzy” means what you think it does...
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I think as long as you're not filling a sack of them, you're ethically fine. That being said, you could find yourself in hot water if it's written somewhere that they're for you during work hours, and then find yourself on the wrong side of someone. You could be terminated for theft.
I'd trust your gut on this and leave the sodas where they are instead of stashing one for home.
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Yes, it's chintzy. But you're asking because you know it's also unethical.
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In what way is it unethical?
– Mawg
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@Mawg It's just like when a friend is throwing a party: yes, the beer is free, but you're not supposed to take a case of beers home with you. You're drinking the beer in the context of the party. Taking the can of soda home and not using it in the "context of work", what they're clearly meant for, may be considered unethical.
– Pieter B
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Is it chintzy of me to do so? I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
I think existing answers are way too harsh here. Is it technically speaking against the rules? Maybe, that depends on what the rules are. But what are the chances anyone will chastise you for taking a free can of drink for the journey home? About zero.
Yes, if you find yourself in really hot water over something else they might feasibly choose to use it against you. And yes, if you're chucking 10 cans in your bag every evening so you've got a nice stash for the weekend party, obviously that's much more of an issue. But essentially a can for the journey every now and then? It'd take a right stuck up sod to make an issue over that.
If it's really weighing on your mind, check with your boss. But if I saw an employee doing this, it wouldn't even cross my mind they were doing something against the rules.
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Is it chintzy of me to do so?
Yes, because instead of using your own money, you're grabbing free drinks from the office.
I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
Unless there's an explicit rule written down, it's really up to each individual to determine what they are comfortable with. I agree with taking 1 drink home on your way out of the office isn't a big deal.
Every company is different. I used to work for a startup that offered drinks and snacks. One day the COO's young children came to visit. She gave them a plastic Trader Joe's shopping bag and told them to fill 'er up. Then they took the bag home. Your mileage may vary.
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There is nothing chintzy about taking something freely given away...I don’t follow the logic. The drinks when taken moderately (as you say, probably not a shopping bag worth) are literally part of the compensation of the employer.
– morbo
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@morbo It's not freely given, it's given with certain expectations of how it will be used. For instance, would you take toilet paper home? It's freely given and people don't check up on it, but the assumption is that it will be used on the premises.
– Stuart F
Oct 7 at 11:19
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Freely given away soda is not equal to mandatorily required toiletries. Your statement has an inherent fallacy. Better would be paper or pens. Your argument has a hint of truth, there is a certain assumed expectation at the use of the freely given thing, you shouldn’t over consume. However taking a soda at the end of the day is not being chintzy, packing ten of them would be.
– morbo
Oct 7 at 12:04
I think the toilet paper analogy fits perfectly. Because pen & paper are directly tools with which we do the work they are even more off limits. Toilet paper is just there as a side effect of humans being humans and needing certain provisions to do the work. Providing cans of soda is very similar, so if you feel that taking toilet paper home is not ok, then you should feel that taking cans of soda is not ok either.
– user2705196
yesterday
@user2705196 Should OP also not fill up the water bottle? If he has to go to the bathroom at the end of the day, but can probably make it home without being to uncomfortable, should he hold it?
– Tashus
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It's bad form, stop doing it.
While there's nothing illegal or even more than a tiny bit unethical, it just plain looks bad, and can actually come back to bite you hard.
Management may not act directly against you, but they may pull the benefit from everyone. And when they announce that they are no longer providing complimentary beverages due to abuse of the program, your coworkers will find out who the culprit was.
If there are times when you are that thirsty at the end of the day, get the soda and drink it at your desk instead of taking it with you. If for some reason you really need that soda "to go", ask your manager if it's okay, JUST THIS ONCE.
It may seem like a small thing, but your character is made out of a collection of small things. Now, this approach also helps you to be beyond reproach. If you become the guy who won't even take a soda at the end of the day without asking management, you are going to earn a reputation of being extremely honest which this day and age is a HUGE plus.
Do the right thing, and move forward.
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Doubt taking one can for the trip home constitutes an abuse of the program. Asking the manager about such petty things is borderline abuse of their time I might add.
– Leon
yesterday
@Leon the OP has stated that it's not one can.
– Richard U
yesterday
"I've put a can of soda in my backpack" A single can for self-consumption here and there definitely can't be characterized as abuse in my books. Approaching the matter as a gravely sin with enhanced gravity like "JUST THIS ONCE." pleas, definitely blow this out of proportion unnecessarily.
– Leon
yesterday
@Leon again, the OP said it's been more than one time. Why are you changing what the OP said?
– Richard U
yesterday
I was very precise in what I wrote, see "here and there". Its a different thing to get a single can, even in more than one occasion, and another thing to systematically abuse the system, grabbing them by the dozen every single day or so. Outside that, you haven't addressed the second point which is "If for some reason you really need that soda "to go", ask your manager if it's okay, JUST THIS ONCE." seems to be overdramatic of a reaction to a not so climactic situation.
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Stop taking the sodas on your way home. The risks (if someone will ever search for a reason to fire you, that might be used as a pretext, also you may make a greedy impression) are much more severe than the gain (free sodas). Admittedly, it is unlikely that it will ever have the consequences above, but even if the probability is small, it is not worth it.
Also it doesn't seem to be partcicularly ethical if, as you assume, the drinks are intended for during working hours.
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I think as long as you're not filling a sack of them, you're ethically fine. That being said, you could find yourself in hot water if it's written somewhere that they're for you during work hours, and then find yourself on the wrong side of someone. You could be terminated for theft.
I'd trust your gut on this and leave the sodas where they are instead of stashing one for home.
answered Oct 4 at 21:47
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+1 for "trust your gut". If you cannot rest comfortably knowing that you did it, it is better that you don't do it.
– Juliana Karasawa Souza
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I think as long as you're not filling a sack of them, you're ethically fine. That being said, you could find yourself in hot water if it's written somewhere that they're for you during work hours, and then find yourself on the wrong side of someone. You could be terminated for theft.
I'd trust your gut on this and leave the sodas where they are instead of stashing one for home.
answered Oct 4 at 21:47
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+1 for "trust your gut". If you cannot rest comfortably knowing that you did it, it is better that you don't do it.
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I think as long as you're not filling a sack of them, you're ethically fine. That being said, you could find yourself in hot water if it's written somewhere that they're for you during work hours, and then find yourself on the wrong side of someone. You could be terminated for theft.
I'd trust your gut on this and leave the sodas where they are instead of stashing one for home.
answered Oct 4 at 21:47
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I think as long as you're not filling a sack of them, you're ethically fine. That being said, you could find yourself in hot water if it's written somewhere that they're for you during work hours, and then find yourself on the wrong side of someone. You could be terminated for theft.
I'd trust your gut on this and leave the sodas where they are instead of stashing one for home.
answered Oct 4 at 21:47
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+1 for "trust your gut". If you cannot rest comfortably knowing that you did it, it is better that you don't do it.
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+1 for "trust your gut". If you cannot rest comfortably knowing that you did it, it is better that you don't do it.
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Yes, it's chintzy. But you're asking because you know it's also unethical.
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In what way is it unethical?
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@Mawg It's just like when a friend is throwing a party: yes, the beer is free, but you're not supposed to take a case of beers home with you. You're drinking the beer in the context of the party. Taking the can of soda home and not using it in the "context of work", what they're clearly meant for, may be considered unethical.
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Yes, it's chintzy. But you're asking because you know it's also unethical.
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In what way is it unethical?
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@Mawg It's just like when a friend is throwing a party: yes, the beer is free, but you're not supposed to take a case of beers home with you. You're drinking the beer in the context of the party. Taking the can of soda home and not using it in the "context of work", what they're clearly meant for, may be considered unethical.
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Yes, it's chintzy. But you're asking because you know it's also unethical.
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Yes, it's chintzy. But you're asking because you know it's also unethical.
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@Mawg It's just like when a friend is throwing a party: yes, the beer is free, but you're not supposed to take a case of beers home with you. You're drinking the beer in the context of the party. Taking the can of soda home and not using it in the "context of work", what they're clearly meant for, may be considered unethical.
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In what way is it unethical?
– Mawg
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@Mawg It's just like when a friend is throwing a party: yes, the beer is free, but you're not supposed to take a case of beers home with you. You're drinking the beer in the context of the party. Taking the can of soda home and not using it in the "context of work", what they're clearly meant for, may be considered unethical.
– Pieter B
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In what way is it unethical?
– Mawg
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In what way is it unethical?
– Mawg
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@Mawg It's just like when a friend is throwing a party: yes, the beer is free, but you're not supposed to take a case of beers home with you. You're drinking the beer in the context of the party. Taking the can of soda home and not using it in the "context of work", what they're clearly meant for, may be considered unethical.
– Pieter B
yesterday
@Mawg It's just like when a friend is throwing a party: yes, the beer is free, but you're not supposed to take a case of beers home with you. You're drinking the beer in the context of the party. Taking the can of soda home and not using it in the "context of work", what they're clearly meant for, may be considered unethical.
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Is it chintzy of me to do so? I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
I think existing answers are way too harsh here. Is it technically speaking against the rules? Maybe, that depends on what the rules are. But what are the chances anyone will chastise you for taking a free can of drink for the journey home? About zero.
Yes, if you find yourself in really hot water over something else they might feasibly choose to use it against you. And yes, if you're chucking 10 cans in your bag every evening so you've got a nice stash for the weekend party, obviously that's much more of an issue. But essentially a can for the journey every now and then? It'd take a right stuck up sod to make an issue over that.
If it's really weighing on your mind, check with your boss. But if I saw an employee doing this, it wouldn't even cross my mind they were doing something against the rules.
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Is it chintzy of me to do so? I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
I think existing answers are way too harsh here. Is it technically speaking against the rules? Maybe, that depends on what the rules are. But what are the chances anyone will chastise you for taking a free can of drink for the journey home? About zero.
Yes, if you find yourself in really hot water over something else they might feasibly choose to use it against you. And yes, if you're chucking 10 cans in your bag every evening so you've got a nice stash for the weekend party, obviously that's much more of an issue. But essentially a can for the journey every now and then? It'd take a right stuck up sod to make an issue over that.
If it's really weighing on your mind, check with your boss. But if I saw an employee doing this, it wouldn't even cross my mind they were doing something against the rules.
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Is it chintzy of me to do so? I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
I think existing answers are way too harsh here. Is it technically speaking against the rules? Maybe, that depends on what the rules are. But what are the chances anyone will chastise you for taking a free can of drink for the journey home? About zero.
Yes, if you find yourself in really hot water over something else they might feasibly choose to use it against you. And yes, if you're chucking 10 cans in your bag every evening so you've got a nice stash for the weekend party, obviously that's much more of an issue. But essentially a can for the journey every now and then? It'd take a right stuck up sod to make an issue over that.
If it's really weighing on your mind, check with your boss. But if I saw an employee doing this, it wouldn't even cross my mind they were doing something against the rules.
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Is it chintzy of me to do so? I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
I think existing answers are way too harsh here. Is it technically speaking against the rules? Maybe, that depends on what the rules are. But what are the chances anyone will chastise you for taking a free can of drink for the journey home? About zero.
Yes, if you find yourself in really hot water over something else they might feasibly choose to use it against you. And yes, if you're chucking 10 cans in your bag every evening so you've got a nice stash for the weekend party, obviously that's much more of an issue. But essentially a can for the journey every now and then? It'd take a right stuck up sod to make an issue over that.
If it's really weighing on your mind, check with your boss. But if I saw an employee doing this, it wouldn't even cross my mind they were doing something against the rules.
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Is it chintzy of me to do so?
Yes, because instead of using your own money, you're grabbing free drinks from the office.
I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
Unless there's an explicit rule written down, it's really up to each individual to determine what they are comfortable with. I agree with taking 1 drink home on your way out of the office isn't a big deal.
Every company is different. I used to work for a startup that offered drinks and snacks. One day the COO's young children came to visit. She gave them a plastic Trader Joe's shopping bag and told them to fill 'er up. Then they took the bag home. Your mileage may vary.
answered Oct 4 at 23:12
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There is nothing chintzy about taking something freely given away...I don’t follow the logic. The drinks when taken moderately (as you say, probably not a shopping bag worth) are literally part of the compensation of the employer.
– morbo
Oct 5 at 8:31
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@morbo It's not freely given, it's given with certain expectations of how it will be used. For instance, would you take toilet paper home? It's freely given and people don't check up on it, but the assumption is that it will be used on the premises.
– Stuart F
Oct 7 at 11:19
2
Freely given away soda is not equal to mandatorily required toiletries. Your statement has an inherent fallacy. Better would be paper or pens. Your argument has a hint of truth, there is a certain assumed expectation at the use of the freely given thing, you shouldn’t over consume. However taking a soda at the end of the day is not being chintzy, packing ten of them would be.
– morbo
Oct 7 at 12:04
I think the toilet paper analogy fits perfectly. Because pen & paper are directly tools with which we do the work they are even more off limits. Toilet paper is just there as a side effect of humans being humans and needing certain provisions to do the work. Providing cans of soda is very similar, so if you feel that taking toilet paper home is not ok, then you should feel that taking cans of soda is not ok either.
– user2705196
yesterday
@user2705196 Should OP also not fill up the water bottle? If he has to go to the bathroom at the end of the day, but can probably make it home without being to uncomfortable, should he hold it?
– Tashus
yesterday
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Is it chintzy of me to do so?
Yes, because instead of using your own money, you're grabbing free drinks from the office.
I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
Unless there's an explicit rule written down, it's really up to each individual to determine what they are comfortable with. I agree with taking 1 drink home on your way out of the office isn't a big deal.
Every company is different. I used to work for a startup that offered drinks and snacks. One day the COO's young children came to visit. She gave them a plastic Trader Joe's shopping bag and told them to fill 'er up. Then they took the bag home. Your mileage may vary.
answered Oct 4 at 23:12
jcmackjcmack
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There is nothing chintzy about taking something freely given away...I don’t follow the logic. The drinks when taken moderately (as you say, probably not a shopping bag worth) are literally part of the compensation of the employer.
– morbo
Oct 5 at 8:31
5
@morbo It's not freely given, it's given with certain expectations of how it will be used. For instance, would you take toilet paper home? It's freely given and people don't check up on it, but the assumption is that it will be used on the premises.
– Stuart F
Oct 7 at 11:19
2
Freely given away soda is not equal to mandatorily required toiletries. Your statement has an inherent fallacy. Better would be paper or pens. Your argument has a hint of truth, there is a certain assumed expectation at the use of the freely given thing, you shouldn’t over consume. However taking a soda at the end of the day is not being chintzy, packing ten of them would be.
– morbo
Oct 7 at 12:04
I think the toilet paper analogy fits perfectly. Because pen & paper are directly tools with which we do the work they are even more off limits. Toilet paper is just there as a side effect of humans being humans and needing certain provisions to do the work. Providing cans of soda is very similar, so if you feel that taking toilet paper home is not ok, then you should feel that taking cans of soda is not ok either.
– user2705196
yesterday
@user2705196 Should OP also not fill up the water bottle? If he has to go to the bathroom at the end of the day, but can probably make it home without being to uncomfortable, should he hold it?
– Tashus
yesterday
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Is it chintzy of me to do so?
Yes, because instead of using your own money, you're grabbing free drinks from the office.
I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
Unless there's an explicit rule written down, it's really up to each individual to determine what they are comfortable with. I agree with taking 1 drink home on your way out of the office isn't a big deal.
Every company is different. I used to work for a startup that offered drinks and snacks. One day the COO's young children came to visit. She gave them a plastic Trader Joe's shopping bag and told them to fill 'er up. Then they took the bag home. Your mileage may vary.
answered Oct 4 at 23:12
jcmackjcmack
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Is it chintzy of me to do so?
Yes, because instead of using your own money, you're grabbing free drinks from the office.
I mean, it's true that the drinks are for us but deep down I feel like they're really for us during work hours.
Unless there's an explicit rule written down, it's really up to each individual to determine what they are comfortable with. I agree with taking 1 drink home on your way out of the office isn't a big deal.
Every company is different. I used to work for a startup that offered drinks and snacks. One day the COO's young children came to visit. She gave them a plastic Trader Joe's shopping bag and told them to fill 'er up. Then they took the bag home. Your mileage may vary.
answered Oct 4 at 23:12
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There is nothing chintzy about taking something freely given away...I don’t follow the logic. The drinks when taken moderately (as you say, probably not a shopping bag worth) are literally part of the compensation of the employer.
– morbo
Oct 5 at 8:31
5
@morbo It's not freely given, it's given with certain expectations of how it will be used. For instance, would you take toilet paper home? It's freely given and people don't check up on it, but the assumption is that it will be used on the premises.
– Stuart F
Oct 7 at 11:19
2
Freely given away soda is not equal to mandatorily required toiletries. Your statement has an inherent fallacy. Better would be paper or pens. Your argument has a hint of truth, there is a certain assumed expectation at the use of the freely given thing, you shouldn’t over consume. However taking a soda at the end of the day is not being chintzy, packing ten of them would be.
– morbo
Oct 7 at 12:04
I think the toilet paper analogy fits perfectly. Because pen & paper are directly tools with which we do the work they are even more off limits. Toilet paper is just there as a side effect of humans being humans and needing certain provisions to do the work. Providing cans of soda is very similar, so if you feel that taking toilet paper home is not ok, then you should feel that taking cans of soda is not ok either.
– user2705196
yesterday
@user2705196 Should OP also not fill up the water bottle? If he has to go to the bathroom at the end of the day, but can probably make it home without being to uncomfortable, should he hold it?
– Tashus
yesterday
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There is nothing chintzy about taking something freely given away...I don’t follow the logic. The drinks when taken moderately (as you say, probably not a shopping bag worth) are literally part of the compensation of the employer.
– morbo
Oct 5 at 8:31
5
@morbo It's not freely given, it's given with certain expectations of how it will be used. For instance, would you take toilet paper home? It's freely given and people don't check up on it, but the assumption is that it will be used on the premises.
– Stuart F
Oct 7 at 11:19
2
Freely given away soda is not equal to mandatorily required toiletries. Your statement has an inherent fallacy. Better would be paper or pens. Your argument has a hint of truth, there is a certain assumed expectation at the use of the freely given thing, you shouldn’t over consume. However taking a soda at the end of the day is not being chintzy, packing ten of them would be.
– morbo
Oct 7 at 12:04
I think the toilet paper analogy fits perfectly. Because pen & paper are directly tools with which we do the work they are even more off limits. Toilet paper is just there as a side effect of humans being humans and needing certain provisions to do the work. Providing cans of soda is very similar, so if you feel that taking toilet paper home is not ok, then you should feel that taking cans of soda is not ok either.
– user2705196
yesterday
@user2705196 Should OP also not fill up the water bottle? If he has to go to the bathroom at the end of the day, but can probably make it home without being to uncomfortable, should he hold it?
– Tashus
yesterday
3
3
There is nothing chintzy about taking something freely given away...I don’t follow the logic. The drinks when taken moderately (as you say, probably not a shopping bag worth) are literally part of the compensation of the employer.
– morbo
Oct 5 at 8:31
There is nothing chintzy about taking something freely given away...I don’t follow the logic. The drinks when taken moderately (as you say, probably not a shopping bag worth) are literally part of the compensation of the employer.
– morbo
Oct 5 at 8:31
5
5
@morbo It's not freely given, it's given with certain expectations of how it will be used. For instance, would you take toilet paper home? It's freely given and people don't check up on it, but the assumption is that it will be used on the premises.
– Stuart F
Oct 7 at 11:19
@morbo It's not freely given, it's given with certain expectations of how it will be used. For instance, would you take toilet paper home? It's freely given and people don't check up on it, but the assumption is that it will be used on the premises.
– Stuart F
Oct 7 at 11:19
2
2
Freely given away soda is not equal to mandatorily required toiletries. Your statement has an inherent fallacy. Better would be paper or pens. Your argument has a hint of truth, there is a certain assumed expectation at the use of the freely given thing, you shouldn’t over consume. However taking a soda at the end of the day is not being chintzy, packing ten of them would be.
– morbo
Oct 7 at 12:04
Freely given away soda is not equal to mandatorily required toiletries. Your statement has an inherent fallacy. Better would be paper or pens. Your argument has a hint of truth, there is a certain assumed expectation at the use of the freely given thing, you shouldn’t over consume. However taking a soda at the end of the day is not being chintzy, packing ten of them would be.
– morbo
Oct 7 at 12:04
I think the toilet paper analogy fits perfectly. Because pen & paper are directly tools with which we do the work they are even more off limits. Toilet paper is just there as a side effect of humans being humans and needing certain provisions to do the work. Providing cans of soda is very similar, so if you feel that taking toilet paper home is not ok, then you should feel that taking cans of soda is not ok either.
– user2705196
yesterday
I think the toilet paper analogy fits perfectly. Because pen & paper are directly tools with which we do the work they are even more off limits. Toilet paper is just there as a side effect of humans being humans and needing certain provisions to do the work. Providing cans of soda is very similar, so if you feel that taking toilet paper home is not ok, then you should feel that taking cans of soda is not ok either.
– user2705196
yesterday
@user2705196 Should OP also not fill up the water bottle? If he has to go to the bathroom at the end of the day, but can probably make it home without being to uncomfortable, should he hold it?
– Tashus
yesterday
@user2705196 Should OP also not fill up the water bottle? If he has to go to the bathroom at the end of the day, but can probably make it home without being to uncomfortable, should he hold it?
– Tashus
yesterday
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It's bad form, stop doing it.
While there's nothing illegal or even more than a tiny bit unethical, it just plain looks bad, and can actually come back to bite you hard.
Management may not act directly against you, but they may pull the benefit from everyone. And when they announce that they are no longer providing complimentary beverages due to abuse of the program, your coworkers will find out who the culprit was.
If there are times when you are that thirsty at the end of the day, get the soda and drink it at your desk instead of taking it with you. If for some reason you really need that soda "to go", ask your manager if it's okay, JUST THIS ONCE.
It may seem like a small thing, but your character is made out of a collection of small things. Now, this approach also helps you to be beyond reproach. If you become the guy who won't even take a soda at the end of the day without asking management, you are going to earn a reputation of being extremely honest which this day and age is a HUGE plus.
Do the right thing, and move forward.
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Doubt taking one can for the trip home constitutes an abuse of the program. Asking the manager about such petty things is borderline abuse of their time I might add.
– Leon
yesterday
@Leon the OP has stated that it's not one can.
– Richard U
yesterday
"I've put a can of soda in my backpack" A single can for self-consumption here and there definitely can't be characterized as abuse in my books. Approaching the matter as a gravely sin with enhanced gravity like "JUST THIS ONCE." pleas, definitely blow this out of proportion unnecessarily.
– Leon
yesterday
@Leon again, the OP said it's been more than one time. Why are you changing what the OP said?
– Richard U
yesterday
I was very precise in what I wrote, see "here and there". Its a different thing to get a single can, even in more than one occasion, and another thing to systematically abuse the system, grabbing them by the dozen every single day or so. Outside that, you haven't addressed the second point which is "If for some reason you really need that soda "to go", ask your manager if it's okay, JUST THIS ONCE." seems to be overdramatic of a reaction to a not so climactic situation.
– Leon
yesterday
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It's bad form, stop doing it.
While there's nothing illegal or even more than a tiny bit unethical, it just plain looks bad, and can actually come back to bite you hard.
Management may not act directly against you, but they may pull the benefit from everyone. And when they announce that they are no longer providing complimentary beverages due to abuse of the program, your coworkers will find out who the culprit was.
If there are times when you are that thirsty at the end of the day, get the soda and drink it at your desk instead of taking it with you. If for some reason you really need that soda "to go", ask your manager if it's okay, JUST THIS ONCE.
It may seem like a small thing, but your character is made out of a collection of small things. Now, this approach also helps you to be beyond reproach. If you become the guy who won't even take a soda at the end of the day without asking management, you are going to earn a reputation of being extremely honest which this day and age is a HUGE plus.
Do the right thing, and move forward.
answered 2 days ago
Richard URichard U
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Doubt taking one can for the trip home constitutes an abuse of the program. Asking the manager about such petty things is borderline abuse of their time I might add.
– Leon
yesterday
@Leon the OP has stated that it's not one can.
– Richard U
yesterday
"I've put a can of soda in my backpack" A single can for self-consumption here and there definitely can't be characterized as abuse in my books. Approaching the matter as a gravely sin with enhanced gravity like "JUST THIS ONCE." pleas, definitely blow this out of proportion unnecessarily.
– Leon
yesterday
@Leon again, the OP said it's been more than one time. Why are you changing what the OP said?
– Richard U
yesterday
I was very precise in what I wrote, see "here and there". Its a different thing to get a single can, even in more than one occasion, and another thing to systematically abuse the system, grabbing them by the dozen every single day or so. Outside that, you haven't addressed the second point which is "If for some reason you really need that soda "to go", ask your manager if it's okay, JUST THIS ONCE." seems to be overdramatic of a reaction to a not so climactic situation.
– Leon
yesterday
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It's bad form, stop doing it.
While there's nothing illegal or even more than a tiny bit unethical, it just plain looks bad, and can actually come back to bite you hard.
Management may not act directly against you, but they may pull the benefit from everyone. And when they announce that they are no longer providing complimentary beverages due to abuse of the program, your coworkers will find out who the culprit was.
If there are times when you are that thirsty at the end of the day, get the soda and drink it at your desk instead of taking it with you. If for some reason you really need that soda "to go", ask your manager if it's okay, JUST THIS ONCE.
It may seem like a small thing, but your character is made out of a collection of small things. Now, this approach also helps you to be beyond reproach. If you become the guy who won't even take a soda at the end of the day without asking management, you are going to earn a reputation of being extremely honest which this day and age is a HUGE plus.
Do the right thing, and move forward.
answered 2 days ago
Richard URichard U
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It's bad form, stop doing it.
While there's nothing illegal or even more than a tiny bit unethical, it just plain looks bad, and can actually come back to bite you hard.
Management may not act directly against you, but they may pull the benefit from everyone. And when they announce that they are no longer providing complimentary beverages due to abuse of the program, your coworkers will find out who the culprit was.
If there are times when you are that thirsty at the end of the day, get the soda and drink it at your desk instead of taking it with you. If for some reason you really need that soda "to go", ask your manager if it's okay, JUST THIS ONCE.
It may seem like a small thing, but your character is made out of a collection of small things. Now, this approach also helps you to be beyond reproach. If you become the guy who won't even take a soda at the end of the day without asking management, you are going to earn a reputation of being extremely honest which this day and age is a HUGE plus.
Do the right thing, and move forward.
answered 2 days ago
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answered 2 days ago
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Doubt taking one can for the trip home constitutes an abuse of the program. Asking the manager about such petty things is borderline abuse of their time I might add.
– Leon
yesterday
@Leon the OP has stated that it's not one can.
– Richard U
yesterday
"I've put a can of soda in my backpack" A single can for self-consumption here and there definitely can't be characterized as abuse in my books. Approaching the matter as a gravely sin with enhanced gravity like "JUST THIS ONCE." pleas, definitely blow this out of proportion unnecessarily.
– Leon
yesterday
@Leon again, the OP said it's been more than one time. Why are you changing what the OP said?
– Richard U
yesterday
I was very precise in what I wrote, see "here and there". Its a different thing to get a single can, even in more than one occasion, and another thing to systematically abuse the system, grabbing them by the dozen every single day or so. Outside that, you haven't addressed the second point which is "If for some reason you really need that soda "to go", ask your manager if it's okay, JUST THIS ONCE." seems to be overdramatic of a reaction to a not so climactic situation.
– Leon
yesterday
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Doubt taking one can for the trip home constitutes an abuse of the program. Asking the manager about such petty things is borderline abuse of their time I might add.
– Leon
yesterday
@Leon the OP has stated that it's not one can.
– Richard U
yesterday
"I've put a can of soda in my backpack" A single can for self-consumption here and there definitely can't be characterized as abuse in my books. Approaching the matter as a gravely sin with enhanced gravity like "JUST THIS ONCE." pleas, definitely blow this out of proportion unnecessarily.
– Leon
yesterday
@Leon again, the OP said it's been more than one time. Why are you changing what the OP said?
– Richard U
yesterday
I was very precise in what I wrote, see "here and there". Its a different thing to get a single can, even in more than one occasion, and another thing to systematically abuse the system, grabbing them by the dozen every single day or so. Outside that, you haven't addressed the second point which is "If for some reason you really need that soda "to go", ask your manager if it's okay, JUST THIS ONCE." seems to be overdramatic of a reaction to a not so climactic situation.
– Leon
yesterday
1
1
Doubt taking one can for the trip home constitutes an abuse of the program. Asking the manager about such petty things is borderline abuse of their time I might add.
– Leon
yesterday
Doubt taking one can for the trip home constitutes an abuse of the program. Asking the manager about such petty things is borderline abuse of their time I might add.
– Leon
yesterday
@Leon the OP has stated that it's not one can.
– Richard U
yesterday
@Leon the OP has stated that it's not one can.
– Richard U
yesterday
"I've put a can of soda in my backpack" A single can for self-consumption here and there definitely can't be characterized as abuse in my books. Approaching the matter as a gravely sin with enhanced gravity like "JUST THIS ONCE." pleas, definitely blow this out of proportion unnecessarily.
– Leon
yesterday
"I've put a can of soda in my backpack" A single can for self-consumption here and there definitely can't be characterized as abuse in my books. Approaching the matter as a gravely sin with enhanced gravity like "JUST THIS ONCE." pleas, definitely blow this out of proportion unnecessarily.
– Leon
yesterday
@Leon again, the OP said it's been more than one time. Why are you changing what the OP said?
– Richard U
yesterday
@Leon again, the OP said it's been more than one time. Why are you changing what the OP said?
– Richard U
yesterday
I was very precise in what I wrote, see "here and there". Its a different thing to get a single can, even in more than one occasion, and another thing to systematically abuse the system, grabbing them by the dozen every single day or so. Outside that, you haven't addressed the second point which is "If for some reason you really need that soda "to go", ask your manager if it's okay, JUST THIS ONCE." seems to be overdramatic of a reaction to a not so climactic situation.
– Leon
yesterday
I was very precise in what I wrote, see "here and there". Its a different thing to get a single can, even in more than one occasion, and another thing to systematically abuse the system, grabbing them by the dozen every single day or so. Outside that, you haven't addressed the second point which is "If for some reason you really need that soda "to go", ask your manager if it's okay, JUST THIS ONCE." seems to be overdramatic of a reaction to a not so climactic situation.
– Leon
yesterday
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Stop taking the sodas on your way home. The risks (if someone will ever search for a reason to fire you, that might be used as a pretext, also you may make a greedy impression) are much more severe than the gain (free sodas). Admittedly, it is unlikely that it will ever have the consequences above, but even if the probability is small, it is not worth it.
Also it doesn't seem to be partcicularly ethical if, as you assume, the drinks are intended for during working hours.
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Stop taking the sodas on your way home. The risks (if someone will ever search for a reason to fire you, that might be used as a pretext, also you may make a greedy impression) are much more severe than the gain (free sodas). Admittedly, it is unlikely that it will ever have the consequences above, but even if the probability is small, it is not worth it.
Also it doesn't seem to be partcicularly ethical if, as you assume, the drinks are intended for during working hours.
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Stop taking the sodas on your way home. The risks (if someone will ever search for a reason to fire you, that might be used as a pretext, also you may make a greedy impression) are much more severe than the gain (free sodas). Admittedly, it is unlikely that it will ever have the consequences above, but even if the probability is small, it is not worth it.
Also it doesn't seem to be partcicularly ethical if, as you assume, the drinks are intended for during working hours.
answered Oct 5 at 10:42
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Stop taking the sodas on your way home. The risks (if someone will ever search for a reason to fire you, that might be used as a pretext, also you may make a greedy impression) are much more severe than the gain (free sodas). Admittedly, it is unlikely that it will ever have the consequences above, but even if the probability is small, it is not worth it.
Also it doesn't seem to be partcicularly ethical if, as you assume, the drinks are intended for during working hours.
answered Oct 5 at 10:42
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Do you think about work on your way home? Do you think about work at home?
– bishop
Oct 4 at 22:31
8
If it's weighing on you enough that you feel the need to ask this question, you probably shouldn't do it. As a wise cricket once said, "Always let your conscience be your guide."
– AffableAmbler
Oct 5 at 1:51
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Do you ever do overtime or extra work at home?
– Juha Untinen
Oct 5 at 7:50
6
Your company is likely paying 10 cents or less per can. I dont think any sane company will care.
– Keltari
Oct 6 at 17:37
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I don’t think “chintzy” means what you think it does...
– Matt
2 days ago