I agree entirely. I just remember the mentality people had at my last job (Coles Warehouse) that the property wasn't theirs, so they didn't take much care with the stock or the equipment, because there was negligible supervision, so it was easy to walk away from a mess or damage equipment and not be held accountable for it.
(people would only get into trouble if it was something significant, or something they owned up to... hence, the incentive to say nothing, because people with honour and respect would get into more trouble AND paid less)