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The phrasing is odd indeed. In any case in communism majority of theft was committed by the workers themselves, so any guards would likely be in on it anyway.
by Tade0 2y ago
The phrasing is odd indeed.
In any case in communism majority of theft was committed by the workers themselves, so any guards would likely be in on it anyway.
The real economic system and its currency at the same time was the massive web of connections and favours. How does one guard that?
My grandfather, who was a surgeon, was reportedly particularly good at obtaining scarce goods like toilet paper - most likely as a token of gratitude for the procedures he performed.
- nradov 2y agoIn the USSR, stealing from work was so normalized that it wasn't even called stealing. It was just "carrying out". Jobs in restaurants and meat packing plants were highly desirable not for the wages but for how much food you could steal.
- zappb 2y agoThat sounds like what prison life must be like. Get a job cooking for the staff and live the high life in club fed!