Stealing? Is it ALWAYS Wrong?

In my opinion, no.

When I finally get fired from my sinecure (which shall be a most liberating life-experience), I'll have to think about finding another job someplace, a job whose proceeds shall go towards enriching the lives of other people, Pugsley first and foremost. Knowing I'll have to seek alternate employment gets me to thinking, where would I like to work?

Obviously, with jobs in short supply, beggars can't be choosers. While compensation has heretofore always been my primary consideration (hence continued sinecure attendance) with regards to job-choice; lately I've begun thinking there might be OTHER factors that might weigh in and become even greater considerations, what with the life-experience I've gained to-date in the work force and new developments on the home front. Proximity to home, for starters, with Pugsley now in the picture, might be for instance an attractive factor in any future job selection.

Another thing I'd like to consider, is what potential for on-the-job theft any possible future employer might be able to offer to me. In that regard, a position in retail sales might work out for me the best.

A store like Wal-Mart, for instance; might be simply wonderful for a person like me who has no scruples about stealing.

Found this wonderfully inspiring article, written by an ex-K-Mart employee, regarding the foibles he & his got away with at one particular store, during his tenure there. I can't help but wonder whether I'd be able to accomplish as much elsewhere.

With over a decade-and-a-half of work experience now under my belt, I have to carefully consider what I've learned during that time and be sure to apply the lessons gleaned to any future employment I might someday undertake. One factor especially that I'll have to consider before agreeing to be hired on anywhere, irregardless of salary, would be what I call the "FDF", or "Future Disgruntlement Factor". That is to say, that when evaluating a store, corporation, or company as a potential employer, I'll have to carefully weigh what opportunities exist within that organization for me to exonerate my conscience and seek personal restitution against the organization for future slights and/or maltreatment which I might be subjected to over the course of my employment there. I'll need to consider whether there is ample opportunity within the organization for me to extract some measure of personal payback against the organization, for any abuses it might inflict upon me over the course of the time I'll spend with it as an employee.

I must consider the "FDF" (Future Disgruntlement Factor) before taking on any employment, ever again, and I must choose only to work for the organization which affords me the greatest opportunity to personally lash back at it in whatever fashion I am able, once I reach a point where I can no longer live with or tolerate the abuses that greedy corporation heaps upon me over the course of my time there.

I am very interested in corporate sabotage and sabotage techniques. Those are of great use in a place where there's nothing really available to steal, such as at my current employer. However, for future reference, I'd think it would be worth my time to involve myself with an employer which was rich in items I wanted or needed, so that I could plan to eventually steal some of those, when the FDF kicked in.

For example: Wal Mart. Everyone knows, Wal Mart is hell on earth to work for. They treat their employees like crap, and all of their merchandise comes from third-world sweatshops where workers are exploited (big "DF" - Disgruntlement Factor - there, but what can those people do about it?). However, if I were to work at Wal-Mart, I could merely help myself to whatever of their merchandise I so pleased, if ever I became disgruntled or maybe if I even just needed some more of it at home.

Which brings me back to the question I posted in the title of this post: is it ALWAYS wrong to steal? In my opinion, NO.

Wal Mart steals the lives of third-world women & children, forcing them to slave for pennies a day to produce merchandise they then sell for huge profits upon their store shelves. It is NOT wrong to steal from Wal-Mart, because Wal-Mart steals from human beings, and what Wal-Mart steals is so much more valuable than a T-shirt or a toy boat. Wal-Mart steals LIVES.

Most corporations are like this. Most corporations steal, or otherwise use dirty, underhanded business strategies. Most corporations seek to screw over their employees, rather than treat them fairly and with respect. I fail to see how it is in any way wrong to steal from those corporations, or sabotage them, or otherwise cause them trouble, particularly if one has become disgruntled from years (or even certain specific incidents) of maltreatment. Corporations deserve it. Corporations are a plague upon the earth, which should be eradicated so that human beings can evolve and grow and so that society can become less money-driven and more like the idealistic nirvana presented in "Star Trek". Are there any corporations in "Star Trek"? No.

It is right and correct to steal from greedy corporations.

If Robin Hood were alive today, he'd agree with me.