Flirtation
With Free Coffee Isn't So Innocent,
Some Call it a Crime
Dear
Harlan,
Did it occur to anyone that the
girl who works in the coffee shop and visits (flirts)
with the customers and gives them free coffee is actually
stealing both time and money from her employer? Does anyone
care?
VC
Dear VC,
I do care. And it's not just because I'm not attractive enough
to get free stuff (or maybe it's the ring).
Just to recap, the original letter was about a guy who was
getting free coffee from a female employee. He wanted to know
if she was just being friendly or flirting. Even if she's
being friendly and flirting, she might not be a woman of integrity
and honesty if she's giving away something that's not hers
every single day. Figure that each cup of coffee is about
$1.75. Over the course of a year, factoring in 250 workdays,
that's $437.50. When someone steals, which is exactly what
giving something that's not yours is called, it says something.
If anything, she could have opted for a size upgrade on occasion.
That says "there's more where this came from" without giving
it away.
