NOTEPADS
There’s something about hotels that are ground zero for freeloading. In fact, hotels are places where people tend to steal lots of things, including shampoo/conditioner, lotion, pads of paper and pens. ‘My obsession is the notepads I find at hotels,’ says Stacy Haynes, a therapist. ‘I tend to wait until the room is empty or on a break to take a few from those around me. It says I am cheap and I love a free notepad. We do convince ourselves that they are going to give them away anyway, right?’
COWORKERS’ FOOD
There’s usually someone in the office who is known to be a fridge raider—and that ranks among the top ways you may be irritating your coworkers. ‘Swiping someone else’s lunch is one of the most annoying office habits,’ says Sheri Heller, a licensed clinical social worker. ‘I worked with a client who repeatedly and covertly swiped other people’s food at work. While he felt guilty and embarrassed by this behavior, he felt compelled to continue until he was able to uncover the root of his behavior. In this person’s case, he carried bitter anger rooted in familial rejection that expressed itself through stealing.’ Or maybe someone else’s lunch just looked better than his.
