2 Bob is working on a proposal for a new project. The proposal manager has given everyone on the team access to a private folder on the company server that contains confidential information to be used in the proposal. While looking through the contents of the folder, Bob finds a document that lists ten employees who have been included in the proposal and their current hourly rates. Bob notices that one of the employees on the list is a coworker who has the same qualifications and less seniority than Bob, but makes almost 20 percent more money. Bob immediately feels angry. He prints out a copy of the file with all the rates on it, and stashes it in his desk. He thinks it will be useful for negotiation next time he is up for a salary increase. He also decides to take a little longer for lunch from now on. He figures if he’s not getting paid as much as his coworker, he deserves to take a little more personal time.

 Is Bob’s behavior justified?