VENT . . work refrigerator/freezer thieves!
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Just had to vent a bit . .
I brought a pint of Dannon Oikos frozen yogurt to work with me yesterday. It was unopened still sealed with the plastic "ring". I put my initials on it as per our break room policy. This afternoon, after lunch, I went to retrieve it and it is GONE. Less than 24 hours after I placed it in there, someone has already taken it and apparently eaten the whole pint. : (
Why can't people respect each other's food in a professional office?? I know that's a loaded and probably hypothetical question . . but I just had to vent a little! Okay, vent over. Thanks for listening. : )
I brought a pint of Dannon Oikos frozen yogurt to work with me yesterday. It was unopened still sealed with the plastic "ring". I put my initials on it as per our break room policy. This afternoon, after lunch, I went to retrieve it and it is GONE. Less than 24 hours after I placed it in there, someone has already taken it and apparently eaten the whole pint. : (
Why can't people respect each other's food in a professional office?? I know that's a loaded and probably hypothetical question . . but I just had to vent a little! Okay, vent over. Thanks for listening. : )
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that's not nice at all...
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A few thoughts:
Put your boss's or another supervisor's initials on it.
Hide it in a bigger labelled container that is less likely to be pinched - marmite, liver and onions, gefilte fish, "thanksgiving leftovers" come to mind.
Put a layer of cayenne pepper on top and scrape off before eating.
Install a nanny-cam.
Lick it or leave teeth marks in it.0 -
Yeah. They leave the candy and doughnuts but take the healthy stuff marked with some else's initials.0
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A few thoughts:
Put your boss's or another supervisor's initials on it.
Hide it in a bigger labelled container that is less likely to be pinched - marmite, liver and onions, gefilte fish, "thanksgiving leftovers" come to mind.
Put a layer of cayenne pepper on top and scrape off before eating.
Install a nanny-cam.
Lick it or leave teeth marks in it.
you are creative...nice...I was just gonna suggest laxatives but yours are much better.0 -
Label it 'stool sample'.................
It should be there for you..................0 -
A few thoughts:
Put your boss's or another supervisor's initials on it.
Hide it in a bigger labelled container that is less likely to be pinched - marmite, liver and onions, gefilte fish, "thanksgiving leftovers" come to mind.
Put a layer of cayenne pepper on top and scrape off before eating.
Install a nanny-cam.
Lick it or leave teeth marks in it.
^^^ THis.. hilarious0 -
Install a nanny-cam pmsl:laugh:A few thoughts:
Put your boss's or another supervisor's initials on it.
Hide it in a bigger labelled container that is less likely to be pinched - marmite, liver and onions, gefilte fish, "thanksgiving leftovers" come to mind.
Put a layer of cayenne pepper on top and scrape off before eating.
Install a nanny-cam.
Lick it or leave teeth marks in it.0 -
We could never keep milk for our coffee in the refrigerator; it would disappear in a day. So my friend started filling up a clean Pepto Bismol bottle with milk from home and leaving it in the fridge...never walked away again.0
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I have two words for ya.....laxative brownies0
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Just had to vent a bit . .
I brought a pint of Dannon Oikos frozen yogurt to work with me yesterday. It was unopened still sealed with the plastic "ring". I put my initials on it as per our break room policy. This afternoon, after lunch, I went to retrieve it and it is GONE. Less than 24 hours after I placed it in there, someone has already taken it and apparently eaten the whole pint. : (
Why can't people respect each other's food in a professional office?? I know that's a loaded and probably hypothetical question . . but I just had to vent a little! Okay, vent over. Thanks for listening. : )
OMG!! I had this happened to me a few weeks ago. Someone took my salad that was aimed to meet my goals/macros (Protein/fats/carbs) - I was left with nothing for lunch and had to de-rail from my diet. It was so upsetting.
It's like you need to bring your own small fridge so you can guard it at all times - Just ridiculous.0 -
You should put something in there with your initials and spit in it. See if they keep eating your food then.... The suggestion about using supervisor's initials is pretty solid too hehe0
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ugh I work in a school and the same thing has happened to me. It irritates me so much that I have used containers that say breast milk on them (and aren't see through) so people generally leave them alone.
But now I keep a fridge in my classroom. At least now I can keep my gallon of water cold all day!0 -
Word of advice- never, ever, ever do the laxative thing. You can cause serious damage to someone if they're on certain meds or have a medical condition and you would be charged with assault in that case. It's happened before.0
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I would tell management/HR. If there is a food thief management won't know about it until someone speaks up. It sounds minor and like you're being a tattle, but someone is taking money from your wallet. Not being able to trust your coworkers is a big deal. It also gives you ammo for permission for a smaller fridge located closer to your work area (if possible). Thieves won't stop unless the threat of exposure and consequences is there.0
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I had this happen to me as well. Had a Jason's Deli lunch box with chips, sandwich and a cookie. I had a stressful morning so I was really looking forward to the cookie. Go to get the box, open it, and the cookie was gone. I was bummed at first, then realized that who ever ate it saved me ~300 calories.0
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Word of advice- never, ever, ever do the laxative thing. You can cause serious damage to someone if they're on certain meds or have a medical condition and you would be charged with assault in that case. It's happened before.
wait a sec that doesn't make sense...why would they charge me if I put laxative in my food but Mr X stole it, ate it and pooped all over.
No that is not true. I disagree b'coz it's crime to steal.
what **** I put in my food is my business.0 -
I've heard of people making "casseroles" with pet food. And when it was brought to the thief's attention, they tried taking the person to H.R. H.R. said, we're not going to do anything because you shouldn't have been eating someone else's food. If they want to eat pet food, we can't stop them.
Nonetheless, the humiliated thief "resigned" shortly there after.
You could also:
Make "special" brownies with Ex Lax.
Make a "special" pie a la "The Help".
Hell, start a rumor that someone stole special food for your pet.
Take no pity on these scum bags.0 -
Once, long ago when I worked as a receptionist in a surgery clinic, I WATCHED an orthopedic surgeon steal my lunch. It was a can of chicken noodle soup and an apple. Seriously?! A surgeon can't simply order take out or something? lol I mentioned that it was my lunch and he just sort of blushed with his mouth full of soup. Never apologized though.0
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I work for a Christian organization and had the same problem with someone STEALING. Someone was freely helping themselves to my Almond Joy coffee creamer, so much that I didnt have enough left for my coffee one morning. Me and NO COFFEE . . . . not a good combination. I left a "nice" note on the refrigerator warning the thief that if they touched my coffee creamer without 1st asking me (because my name was labeled on it), dont be surprised at what was found in it. Yes, I was BOLD enough to sign my name and extension on the note and actually had "bait" coffee creamer in the fridge (with a ton of added salt) - in case they thought I was playing!
No more issues with my creamer being used :drinker: .0 -
I think it's the height of skeevy to steal lunches and I would be very vocal about it. So frustrating!0 -
Word of advice- never, ever, ever do the laxative thing. You can cause serious damage to someone if they're on certain meds or have a medical condition and you would be charged with assault in that case. It's happened before.
wait a sec that doesn't make sense...why would they charge me if I put laxative in my food but Mr X stole it, ate it and pooped all over.
No that is not true. I disagree b'coz it's crime to steal.
what **** I put in my food is my business.
Because it's assault. It's like if someone breaks into your home and gets hurt... dumb but you could get sued or worse.0 -
That is awful. I am very lucky that I work with a bunch of people who either go buy lunch every day, or bring their own and pretty much only want to eat what they brought.
Buuuut, my sister is celiac with an egg/dairy intolerance, and she has had people steal her kind of expensive special dietary needs lunches from her work fridge (in a high school teacher's lounge). Why are people so terrible?0 -
Take no pity on these scum bags.
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this annoys me too! Generally not an issue at my office but I have had a yogurt container taken & a few times I've had people apparently drop my lunch & have it open so when I went to get it I had a grocery bag full of chili instead of a tupperware container of it
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I experienced that twice in my career. The first time, my lunch wasn't stolen but it was so bad management had to get involved. HR made each manager hold special meetings to discuss stealing and threatened termination if it continued. The second time, I was at a different company and my lunch got stolen many times. I had to start putting my lunch in the refrigerator the CEO and executives used.0
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We have had a food thief at work so one day last summer when my fresh watermelon went missing I was pissed! I ranted to all my coworkers until one said "oh I think Tim threw it out" ! So I asked "Tim why did you throw out my watermelon?" and he said "Oh that's been there for 3 days!" and I said "NO, it hasn't, I eat it for lunch and bring in another one the next day!" .LOL He's a friend so I felt better but still perplexed as to why the one person who never cleans at work suddenly took interest in my poor watermelon!0
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IDK but this was hilarious! The sandwich baggie with the mold was too much!LOL!0
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A miniature suitcase style lock with 2 crosswise straps seems like it should do the trick. Someone should make Lunch Lock. It would sell like crazy on SkyMall!0
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Anti-theft powder.0
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Word of advice- never, ever, ever do the laxative thing. You can cause serious damage to someone if they're on certain meds or have a medical condition and you would be charged with assault in that case. It's happened before.
wait a sec that doesn't make sense...why would they charge me if I put laxative in my food but Mr X stole it, ate it and pooped all over.
No that is not true. I disagree b'coz it's crime to steal.
what **** I put in my food is my business.
I'm going to have to agree with this. What if someone stole a homemade meal that had a serious food allergen to the thief in it? Not the food owner's problem. Don't take what doesn't belong to you and there won't be any problem. I say whatever they get serves 'em right for for being a thief.0
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