The Pinch That Costs You - Dearly
From the Eye on the Workforce Blog
by Joe Wynne
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We are looking at the business of project management this month, and that means getting down and dirty with details in some areas. You won’t believe what a new study by Spherion Corp has found about thievery in the workplace.
One in five workers report they have stolen office supplies and 74% feel it was wrong. But only 22% feel guilty about it. The items that are taken most are pens, pencils or rulers. Rulers? Who needs rulers? It’s got to be for young students. (Do they still use rulers?) But now workplace thieves have graduated to more expensive items. Up is the number of workers who have taken higher priced items such as PDAs, cell phones or laptops. Laptops! They might even be thinking that, with all the hours they are putting in, they deserve these freebies.
The business angle? Office supplies are a significant expense for your project. Explain early on that stealing is not acceptable. Evidently you will have to specify that electronic devices are included. Better yet, start a rigorous inventory tracking system.
Posted on: August 07, 2008 10:09 PM |
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Veer Mohite
Service Delivery Lead PMP Certified| IBM
Jersey City, Nj, United States
True.
Employees with low morality seem to think its their right to take official supplies for personal use. Our management has already started taking drastic steps to reduce budget for office supplies. But we are also looking at extremes where we have to take our manager's approval to ask for a refill of our staples.
Additionally all employees are told they are equally responsible for loss of company's assets. Internal security updates are now a major feature of goal setting sessions.
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