TLDR: a tale of over consumption and greed and eventually theft. I grew up poor. I am comfortable now. We never lived in famine/feast mode (which writer clearly refers to and embodies). We all fought against wastage or excess. The writer clearly has not in this story. And made the choice to exploit her employers trust by walking out of the business with a $350 pair of headphones, feeling justified by having been poor once.
Awful example.