Joe works for SoPo Ice Cream. On break it is normal for the employees to help themselves to a scoop or two of ice cream and eat it in the break room. Joe knows the ice cream isn$$t free and in training on the first day his manager told him that employees aren$$t allowed to eat any SoPo Ice Cream without paying for it$,$ and then winked at Joe. Which of the following statements best describes Joe$$s situation?

$1.$ The employees work hard and it is understood that eating some ice cream is part of their pay;

$2.$ No one is harmed;

$3.$ Everyone is doing it$,$ including his manager, and there$$s no reason he shouldn$$t; or

$4.$ The ice cream costs the company money and eating it without paying for it is stealing.

Based upon the suggestions made in the text & summarized in the ethics handout, what do you recommend Joe do in this situation? Think about whether Joe might do or not do something now and take another step$($s$)$ later depending upon the outcome of the first.