Work Fridge

[4X4]

Maybe a more diplomatic way to deal with this is to print a sign and tape it to the front of the fridge. Something along the lines of: If you didn't put it in, don't take it out... (cue dirty joke)
I mean, really, it's not totally unreasonable for someone to think that a large container in a communal fridge is free for the taking. I personally would never make that assumption, but I can understand why other people might.

[chid]

At work we have two large fridges and on many occassions people have had their entire lunch stolen. I'm so afraid to bring anything good to work now for fear someone will benefit from my slaving away in the kitchen.

[Ice]

Work fridges are gross. I have my own cooler bag I fill with ice for my food and drinks and keep in next to my file cabinets. I have perfectly chilled drinks all day.

[missdpuck]

One of the part-timers in my office has a 2nd job as closing person at Starbucks. Just about every morning she brings in the previous day's unsold food-yogurt,pastries, sandwiches etc. to our breakroom. People not only almost kill eachother to get to the free food...but if you put it in the refrigerator with your name on it they'll steal it too.

[metallicat]

http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=51684

I've been there. I would just go ballistic if I were you now, that way everyone thinks you're a complete psychopath and won't touch your stuff anymore.

[Dion]

On a somewhat related note, when i was working for Safeway there was these 2 guys who would come in around 5 am to set up the produce counter. One of them was a chocoholic and always had a plastic bag full of chipits and other chocolates sitting on the produce desk in the backroom to much on while working. He would always complain that someone had been munching on his chocolate. With the nigtcrew in as well he could never figure out who the thief was.

One day he decided to get some pacakges of chocolate exlax and broke them into small pieces and put them in a plastic bag. A day later his co-worker was complaining of having the runs and was puzzled as to the cause. The other guy never said a word

[Pagal4321]

Well just an update, as I've been getting some questions as to what happend with my OJ fiasco.

I ended up putting a post-iy on my juice. And then the next day, a co-worker overheard her talking to someone in another department about communal foods in the fridge. That someone told her that there is no communal food in any fridge in this office....

She left two days after that and everytime I walked by her, she seemed to get embarassed.

[CaptainCrunch]

Do the Indiana Jones routine, when you see her with a cup of orange juice, grab her by the collar and belt and chuck her out the window, then turn around to everyone else in the office with a mean look at your eye, your thumb at the window and say "Thats my juice"

[Gozer]

Originally Posted by Dion

One day he decided to get some pacakges of chocolate exlax and broke them into small pieces and put them in a plastic bag. A day later his co-worker was complaining of having the runs and was puzzled as to the cause. The other guy never said a word

There was a problem with stealing lunch at our work. The yard foreman on the night shift decided that leaving a donair in the fridge with some "special sauce" would take care of the problem.

[worth]

My work fridge has the potential for 12 or 13 people to use it. I can put anything I want in there and it won't be touched.

If there is communal stuff like cakes and pizza from parties or whatever, it is possible that someone will take it, but unlikley.

I guess i'm lucky, because it would piss me off to no end if someone was stealing my lunch. I make good lunches and I spend the time the night before to make my own lunch.

I don't understand how someone could just go around eating other peoples lunch when it is painfully obvious it's not communal.

[MattyK]

Originally Posted by Lithium

If the culprit was a man I'd say "poison" your own orange juice with crushed up viagra pills for your revenge.

There's suppliments out there that can be fun to use.

Niacin / Vitamin B3, in moderate doses (between 2g - 5g), has a wide range of side effects. Flushed skin, itching, harmless rashes are all some of them. Furthermore, it's fairly inexpensive.

Figure out how many glasses of OJ are left in the bottle, then multiply that by 3g (increase dose if she's a fat chick) and put that many grams of crushed-up niacin in the bottle. Shake and put back in fridge.

[3 Justin 3]

Originally Posted by Dion

On a somewhat related note, when i was working for Safeway there was these 2 guys who would come in around 5 am to set up the produce counter. One of them was a chocoholic and always had a plastic bag full of chipits and other chocolates sitting on the produce desk in the backroom to much on while working. He would always complain that someone had been munching on his chocolate. With the nigtcrew in as well he could never figure out who the thief was.

One day he decided to get some pacakges of chocolate exlax and broke them into small pieces and put them in a plastic bag. A day later his co-worker was complaining of having the runs and was puzzled as to the cause. The other guy never said a word

Genious!! Good 'ol Exlax.

[Tron_fdc]

I steal lunches all the time. Fortunately for me, the people I steal from are my family members I work with, so it's all good. It's like eating out of the fridge when you still lived at home....

[Russic]

Even though the problem has been fixed, I feel the need to share. A coworker of mine shared an office with a new hire. This coworker went on a short 2 day holiday at the end of the week in September. When she arrived back a friend of hers dropped by and asked her if she got the cookies that were left for her (wrapped in cellophane with a freaking bow on top). Looking concerned, my coworker replied that not only did she not receive the gift cookies, but she hadn't seen them around. The new hire then piped up "oh, were those the ones on your desk Thursday? I ate one and it was so good I ate the rest".

Honestly. This woman had been working here for less than a week and she was going onto other peoples desks, opening gifts and eating the contents. No amount of meds can cure that kind of crazy.

[jydk]

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[Rerun]

In the same vein...

In my younger days, I lived with one or two free-loading roomates in my time.

I would really get pissed off when they would eat my food (without asking) and then not replace it in a timely maner... like by the end of the next day.

One time that really sticks out in my mind was the time I was looking forward to bbq'ing a steak that I had in my freezer (I was going to toss it in the microwave when I got home and then throw it on the BBQ). I went into the freezer section of the fridge and my steak was gone. I asked my two roomates what happened to it. One of them confessed to coming home for lunch that day and he had nothing of his own to eat so he went into the freezer and fried up my steak for his lunch! Boy was I pissed off.

[kermitology]

move along

[Russic]

oh that's just wrong. I can't stand people like that that justify it by saying "I'll replace it tomorrow" to make themselves feel better - then they conveniently forget. Having a roomate blows.

[MattyK]

I have three roomates. One is a gigantic pig. When I first moved in, I assumed this would be the guy that'd be stealing all my food.

He's the kind of guy that'll order two pizzas, a box of wings, a box of boneless wings, and a 2L pop (on a regular basis, like 2-3 times a week, I might add). He'll finish off most of the wings, a pizza, and the pop. The odd part is, he'll put the rest in the fridge and never touch it again. He refuses to eat leftovers of any kind.

Once I learnt his habits, I also quickly learnt that this is the best kind of roommate to have. Free pizza with no guilt!

Except for the guilt of eating calorie-laden pizza multiple times a week... I quickly put on a freshman 15 when I moved in... damn him.