Employee created a spreadsheet on personal MacBook to simplify workflow, but after quitting, ex-company now claims he stole it and filed a police report

A California employee says his former company filed a police report accusing him of stealing a “trade secret” after he left with a spreadsheet he claims he built from scratch on his personal MacBook. The viral Reddit post has sparked debate over workplace ownership, intellectual property, and where the line is drawn between personal projects and company assets.

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