What is this about "jobsworth"?
It has been made abundantly clear over a decade or more that consumption of pax supplies is a sackable offence. How or why could this suddenly become a debatable matter once one is caught? What sort of logic makes it desirable or necessary to allow a red-handed thief a second chance?
Who assumed the stuff was destined for the bin? If another sector was to be flown this is a good that can no longer be sold for profit. The implication is surely obvious.
Even at the end of the day one may not indulge in uneaten pax grub on pain of the sack, the implication being that it could have been deliberately held back from sale - "sorry, sold out" and scoffed at end of duty. Sadly that is the EJ attitude of trust towards people in charge of 150 pax or £60M of aeroplane.
Sick? Paranoia? Grossly unreasonable? Maybe. Possibly. Even probably. But without a doubt a response to the huge levels of theft from the on board catering supplies. Can you really blame them?
It's a pretty strange attitude in a "professional" aircrew forum that disagrees with this...in any way, shape or form.