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"  Coulson Loptmann, a 21-year-old Starbucks barista in Seattle, was fired last week for eating a sandwich that had been thrown away. Seattle-based website The Stranger, reports that Loptmann had been living partially off of food stamps because he couldn&amp;#039;t get enough hours at work to keep up with his bills. After a seven-hour shift, he ate a Starbucks sandwich that had been marked &amp;quot;out of stock&amp;quot; and was going to be thrown away. A week later Loptmann was fired for his actions because, according to his manager, HR considered the young employee&amp;#039;s action stealing. A spokesperson for Starbucks stated that employees aren&amp;#039;t allowed to eat products past their due date because of safety issues. He also explained that an employee, &amp;quot;would not be separated [fired] for a single, minor infraction like violating this policy. However, a partner [employee] could be separated for an infraction like this if it was the culmination of broader, ongoing performance issues.&amp;quot; It remains unclear if Loptmann had other infractions that led to his dismissal following this &amp;quot;minor infraction.&amp;quot; Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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