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Employee theft so rampant in Cuba, inventories taken twice daily.
Byline: Tracey Eaton
HAVANA _ Hiding rocks in frozen chickens may seem like a silly pastime. But for some folks, it's serious business _ a way to tip government weight scales and purloin poultry for dinner.
Welcome to Cuba, where ripping off the socialist government is a gentle, sophisticated art.
It's risky, too. Those who steal can lose their jobs or go to jail. Despite that, employee theft is widespread, anecdotal evidence suggests.
"Almost everyone steals something, anything, to survive," a former cafeteria worker said. "But we don't call it stealing or robbing. Those words are too strong."
Cubans use a kinder term, resolver, meaning to resolve. So if a man makes off with a chicken, he can proudly tell his wife, "I resolved a chicken."
Or, "This chicken stuck to me as I was leaving work."
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