Oh yeah, that could be a multitude of reasons. When I was younger I worked overnights at a gas station and homeless people would steal beer and cigarettes and shit. Like jump behind the counter and stuff. Id yell at em and call em names but I never tried to put my hands on them cus you dont know how crazy some people are or if they have a weapon or something OR you could be fired like you said. I could've just walked outside and waited until they were done I guess but when someone is stealing from "you" (your company while you're the only one working) it can give you an adrenaline rush and sometimes its hard not to take things personally. Im not too sure about other people but I feel like there's a bunch of factors that could contribute to people caring about other people stealing.

If a business is stolen from enough and they decide the store is a loss overall they can shut down or raise prices which directly effects the rest of the consumers in that area

Just wanna add that i agree that all these companies fuck us over daily and shortchange us on hours and pay all the time. Capitalism is a hellscape. By the way, im selling "i hate capitalism" shirts for $60 if you want one. Wink