1. The loss of a certain % of pens is trivial to any non-tiny business.<p>2. Most people dont like work. They do it because they <i>have</i> to in order to pay rent, bills and buy food and whatnot, and deep down they resent their jobs to some degree.<p>3. &#x27;Stealing&#x27; s few pens can relieve some of this resentment as even though it is completely trivial you at least feel as though you are breaking the rules and getting one over to some degree, or at least just getting some free pens.<p>4. I would posit that the benefits of this pressure release greatly outweigh the cost of the pens.