When employees are not appreciated they will look for somewhere else to go. If their efforts are not being rewarded through praise or a raise they begin to question why they should even bother putting in the effort.
This is where most employees look at one of two options. They might eliminate the position they are in through a lateral transfer, promotion, or leave the company entirely.
Another alternative is when employees begin to feel like they have been robbed out of other compensations for their hard work, they may devise a plan to compensate themselves. Some employees compensate themselves by beginning to steal time.
They may start taking longer lunch breaks, leaving early or coming in late. They do not have the same loyalty and drive to be the best and their hours worked can start to reflect that change. Time theft is the most easily justified form or theft by employees.
When an employee sees other employees coming in late without recourse from management, they feel like they can do it to, and also can get away with it.
Other employees will begin to take company supplies, whether they need them or not. Extra pens, paper, can eventually escalate into company computers, tablets or other electronics. Even more employees will steal cash or steal merchandise. They might take it directly, or hand the products off to friends or family.
Theft created by employees is often the byproduct of feeling unappreciated. The employees will overcompensate themselves because they feel as if they are deserving of it.
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