Break Room Fridge

[Nole-4-Life]

So couple of days ago I picked up some Chinese food to take home for dinner and put it in the fridge in our break room. I get home and realize someone got into my cream cheese wontons and ate a few of them. I thought it looked like the bag had been opened when I grabbed it leaving work.

Then the next day, a lady in our office had picked up a few groceries and put a couple of bags in the fridge. When she grabbed them to leave, someone had taken her brand new container of sour cream out of her bag, opened it and used some, then put it in the door of the fridge.

I raised loud hell about my wontons but the lady with the sour cream is pretty quiet and didn't want to say anything. There was an email sent out today telling people not to eat food that isn't theirs (I learned this in elementary school).

If we find the offender, how do we punish him/her.

 

[NDallasRuss]

The key isn't to find and punish the offender, but to tempt them to steal again, using food that's been spiked with rat poison (or at least a strong laxative) so that they feel the hammer of office justice swinging down on their food-thieving a$$es!!

 

[BelemNole]

You fire them. Just like you would if they were caught stealing out of someone's purse or wallet.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

And the best one but can't be posted here...

http://blog.asiantown.net/-/7916/saw-this-note-on-the-work-refrigerator-this-morning

 

[Fijimn]

for whatever reason, cubicle dwellers, bullpen lackeys, general overhead consuming non0fee generating sled dogs, lose all (or never acquired) concept of societal norms/rules. If I had my way, I'd just roll out a trough for the 9 to 5'ers to feed from so I wouldn't have to deal with their mundane and revenue-interrupting complaints about stolen food, spoiled food, leaving the food in the fridge too long, etc. Frankly, who eats lunch....lunch is for wimps. Rainmakers drink their lunch at the clubhouse after making their 1;30 tee time.

 

[TexSkills]

At my old company we had a Break Room Bandit that would snatch food. Not sure if they were ever caught.

I have a personal mini-fridge in my office now that I keep my food in.

 

[Squirrel J.]

Had this problem with a college room mate, once we peed in a bottle of Gatorade he never did it again.

 

[BelemNole]

Someone used to steal food out of my locker in HS. Just the good stuff. So I made exlax cookies and never had the problem again...

 

[GwinnettNole]

So couple of days ago I picked up some Chinese food to take home for dinner and put it in the fridge in our break room. I get home and realize someone got into my cream cheese wontons and ate a few of them. I thought it looked like the bag had been opened when I grabbed it leaving work.

Then the next day, a lady in our office had picked up a few groceries and put a couple of bags in the fridge. When she grabbed them to leave, someone had taken her brand new container of sour cream out of her bag, opened it and used some, then put it in the door of the fridge.

I raised loud hell about my wontons but the lady with the sour cream is pretty quiet and didn't want to say anything. There was an email sent out today telling people not to eat food that isn't theirs (I learned this in elementary school).

If we find the offender, how do we punish him/her.

People are absolutely nuts. Who the heck takes someone else's food in the fridge?
Just think about it-- some a$$hole opens up the fridge and thinks-- "what's for lunch". He sees whatever he likes and takes it. Are these people not human?

 

[Fijimn]

People are absolutely nuts. Who the heck takes someone else's food in the fridge?
Just think about it-- some a$$hole opens up the fridge and thinks-- "what's for lunch". He sees whatever he likes and takes it. Are these people not human?

After my very brief internment as an office manager, I came to the conclusion that your average 9 to 5'er, who has no vested (ownership) interest in the firm, has the social skills and maturity of a 12 year old. The petty bickering between secretaries, the "i can't sit next to her because this..", the use of firm time to peddle your crap on Etsy....it was insane. The pinnacle of the craziness was when I had to explain to an employee that it was inappropriate to take his shoes off at his desk and clip his toenails.

 

[Nolebra Kai]

One warning then they are fired.

 

[Gonolz]

So couple of days ago I picked up some Chinese food to take home for dinner and put it in the fridge in our break room. I get home and realize someone got into my cream cheese wontons and ate a few of them. I thought it looked like the bag had been opened when I grabbed it leaving work.

Then the next day, a lady in our office had picked up a few groceries and put a couple of bags in the fridge. When she grabbed them to leave, someone had taken her brand new container of sour cream out of her bag, opened it and used some, then put it in the door of the fridge.

I raised loud hell about my wontons but the lady with the sour cream is pretty quiet and didn't want to say anything. There was an email sent out today telling people not to eat food that isn't theirs (I learned this in elementary school).

If we find the offender, how do we punish him/her.

Have you thought about whether this was your fault? Cream cheese wontons aka rangoons are super delicious. Who can resist having a few when there are so many? You can't just leave those lying around. Plus, its much better to have Chinese food hot. Next time you should pick it up on the way home. You get hot food and no one plays with your wontons without permission. Sour cream lady was probably quiet because she was embarrassed that she that she even bought sour cream. I have no idea why anyone wants sour cream. The only thing worse than buying sour cream is stealing it.

 

[Nole-4-Life]

Have you thought about whether this was your fault? Cream cheese wontons aka rangoons are super delicious. Who can resist having a few when there are so many? You can't just leave those lying around. Plus, its much better to have Chinese food hot. Next time you should pick it up on the way home. You get hot food and no one plays with your wontons without permission. Sour cream lady was probably quiet because she was embarrassed that she that she even bought sour cream. I have no idea why anyone wants sour cream. The only thing worse than buying sour cream is stealing it.

Well to be honest, I buy the lunch specials and save them for supper because they're cheaper. I'm not one of the LR elite that makes upper six figures. I have to watch my money.

Update: the culprit has come clean and apologized to everyone. Older lady who has worked here since Jesus was a carpenter. She was almost in tears. Bet it doesn't happen again.

 

[CoDuke]

Pick up a box of these

http://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/fake-mold-anti-theft-lunch-bag

 

[RunRonnieRun]

Well to be honest, I buy the lunch specials and save them for supper because they're cheaper. I'm not one of the LR elite that makes upper six figures. I have to watch my money.

Update: the culprit has come clean and apologized to everyone. Older lady who has worked here since Jesus was a carpenter. She was almost in tears. Bet it doesn't happen again.

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