First layer is “the question is about whether or not you’ll steal”.
Second layer is “the question is worded in such a way that yes is the only truthful answer”.
Third layer is “will you lie anyways to protect yourself and your job?”. Like guessing that the manager would rather deal with liars on their staff than people who might blab about shit that can get the manager in trouble. They want people who will prioritize the job over following labour laws to the letter.
There’s another layer to this:
First layer is “the question is about whether or not you’ll steal”.
Second layer is “the question is worded in such a way that yes is the only truthful answer”.
Third layer is “will you lie anyways to protect yourself and your job?”. Like guessing that the manager would rather deal with liars on their staff than people who might blab about shit that can get the manager in trouble. They want people who will prioritize the job over following labour laws to the letter.