I've posted this in 'am I the asshole?' and pretty much everyone said I am. So I'm posting here to see what my people think.
Okay so this was a few years ago. I've just told my sister and she thinks stealing is never okay. I think I created my own karma and equalised the universe. But maybe I am the asshole.
I F22 got a job at a shot bar. It was a new business and I was hired to be a bar maid, look pretty and get drunk with the customers. I really enjoyed it since I was a huge binge drinker back then.
The problem was the creepy owner… He was around 35 and engaged. He was very flirty and I never flirted back! He was ginger, skin so pale is was nearly see though, very ripped, very focused on looking good and very much NOT my type. Even if he was .. I'm just hear to get my paycheck and have fun with the customers.
After a few months his behaviour ramped up. He would walk around shirtless when it was only me and him in the bar. Tell me about how he cheats on his fiancée. Make comments about how sexy he finds me and touch my hips as he walked past me. I felt super uncomfortable and never reciprocated! I basically just acted like it wasn't happening. Then one day I thought. I don't get paid enough for this shit! But instead of quitting… I started stealing.
All the shots were £1. So it was really easy to not ring up a shot and pocket the money. I stole enough to make myself feel better about the weird atmosphere and creepy interactions. I would often double my paycheck by the end of a shift. It honestly made the creepyness way easier to handle because in my head I thought 'oh his top is off again… Guess that's an extra £5 for me tonight'.
I never felt bad and still don't. It felt like the right thing to do.
The business is fine and no one ever found out. Am I the asshole on this one?