I agree with many of the above posters. The man's heart may have been in the right place but company policy has to take precedence here.
I used to do restaurant accounting and anyone who has been in the food industry knows that the profit margin is not that large. Many factors effect the bottom line. Employee theft is huge.
IMO, he should have paid for the items himself or gotten prior approval from the company to give handouts to the needy which might then have been seen as good PR.
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