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Cry_of_lord_buddha Posted 19 years ago
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what is this candy ?

The candy manufacturer's claim that employee "theft" costs the company thousands of dollars a year in potential sales is greatly overstated. Most of the candy's eaten on the job and not paid for is eaten one piece at a time by workers who would not be willing to buy an entire box of it anyway.


can you please simplify the meaning of the above starting from "Most of the candy's........."
  

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Cry_of_lord_buddha The candy manufacturer's claim that employee "theft" costs the company thousands of dollars a year in potential sales is greatly overstated. Most of the candy's eaten on the job and not paid for is eaten one piece at a time by workers who would not be willing to buy an entire box of it anyway. " ie - the workers take a piece of candy from the many pieces passing in front of them on the production line and eat it, but would never want to buy a whole box of the same candy.

— Feebs11

  • Cry_of_lord_buddha The candy manufacturer's claim that employee "theft" costs the company thousands of dollars a year in potential sales is greatly overstated.
  • Most of the candy's eaten on the job and not paid for is eaten one piece at a time by workers who would not be willing to buy an entire box of it anyway.
  • " ie - the workers take a piece of candy from the many pieces passing in front of them on the production line and eat it, but would never want to buy a whole box of the same candy.
  • (Generally workers in candy factories end up disliking candy)
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Cry_of_lord_buddhaThe candy manufacturer's claim that employee "theft" costs the company thousands of dollars a year in potential sales is greatly overstated. Most of the candy's eaten on the job and not paid for is eaten one piece at a time by workers who would not be willing to buy an entire box of it anyway.


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thanks .
i understand now....the sentenceand meaning looks pretty clear now.
that helped me a lot.
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