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bungocheese t1_ixdr08n wrote

eh the guys weren't on the clock when they did it. Yeah they used town equipment, but I couldn't care less. The little bit of time they used it isn't like it wore any of the stuff down to make it more than a couple cents.

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_ixdudmc wrote

Ya but.

Treating the state’s/company’s equipment like your own personal property is a slippery slope so it’s usually not allowed at all.

I don’t take my company’s laminator home. Same thing.

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TzarKazm t1_ixe5l00 wrote

Have you ever made personal photocopies on a work copier? It's fairly common to have one at home now, but it wasn't. I'll bet a lot of people my age have. I even borrowed a hand truck from work once when I was moving. I got permission, but I'm not sure the warehouse guy who gave me permission really had the ability to speak for the company.

It's not the right thing to do. But I agree with the other guy that it's not quite the crime of the century material. Tell them not to do that anymore and move on.

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GrapeRello t1_ixfjng7 wrote

Someone driving a town truck and using mowing equipment is a much bigger risk than you using your private companies copier. The town gets sued a lot if that employee hits someone with the truck off the clock. Especially if it was okayed by bosses.

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mpm4q2 t1_ixg2a2n wrote

The guys just wanted to make a few extra bucks. So what? If they were clocked in then that would be a problem.

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bungocheese t1_ixduw42 wrote

yeah I get the gist, I just can't force myself to take this as seriously as these reporters are trying to force the narrative.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_ixdu0xa wrote

Exactly. WPRI is going to treat this like a modern day Watergate, but it's really hard for me to pretend it's that big a deal and keep a straight face

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bluehat9 t1_ixesxqw wrote

Cool, I want to use it for my yard too

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