Virus reddit post about workers locked up lunch
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The employee’s lunch theft and his dramatic solution recently attracted attention online with stories of how other office workers can understand whether it is involved.
In a viral post on Reddit, the employee said his workplace is offering a communal kitchen with one fridge.
“last month, My lunch A Reddit user said, “Not only was it random snack, it was stolen five times. The whole homemade meal I brought from home and went without any traces.”
He added, “It’s not just frustrating, it’s expensive and it’s ruining my day.”
During the office group chat, the workers asked an unknown lunch burglar to stop, but no one was responsible.
The office worker’s solution to the theft of lunch – a locked minifridge under his desk (not in the photo) – sparked a lot of conversations on Reddit. (istock)
His solution? The desk jockey bought a minifridge, placed it under his desk, with a lock “just for peace of mind.”
“No more since then Stolen lunch“He wrote in his post.
“I said I was tired of my food being stolen.”
However, his solution was not well received.
Redditor reported that one of his colleagues confronted him and called the refrigerator “odd and selfish.”
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“She called me ‘looks like a delusion’ and “I’m not part of the team,” recalled the original poster. “I said I was tired of my food being stolen, but this was the only solution that worked.”
He added. Microwave meals, If I was very worried. ”
A colleague claimed that when the minifridge was locked, the original poster looked “delusional.” (istock)
Employees have since been exposed to snide’s comments about locking up lunch, and he “begins to feel like an office quirky just to protect mine,” he said.
He asked the others if they were wrong, “I’m locking my lunch rather than keeping this going.”
After an unpleasant conflict, the worker’s unusual lunch spot is the backfire: “Was I rude?”
Commenters on the post that received over 20,000 votes almost unanimously sided with annoyed office workers.
“(s)ounds like (other colleagues) It’s hungry Because she doesn’t have a free lunch,” one wrote.
“When you work in an office and have a communal kitchen, stealing someone else’s food is not only childish and mean, but totally rude.”
“I’ll be in touch with HR soon Theft and bullying“The second user said.
“Just revert the same energy,” advised another. “They treat it like a joke, so keep it on a joke level. Don’t be serious.”
Others thought the story was so outrageous that it had to be manufactured.
“This is the real haha,” one person speculated.
“Which one was used to write this story?” another said.
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Fox News Digital spoke with Diane Gottsman, a Texas-based etiquette expert, to determine whether an office worker has lost lunch.
“you Working in the office And with having a communal kitchen, stealing another person’s food is not only childish and mean, but totally rude,” advised Gottsman.
“Take something from the kitchen, from the cabinet, from the shelf or from other places is theft. Whether it’s sandwiches, staplers, or money.”
“It shows a lack of consideration,” added Decorum Pro. “This person has tried to get everyone’s attention by mentioning it in group chats, but perhaps another option is to go directly to the supervisor to deal with it more formal.”
Gottsman, who owns a Texas etiquette-focused protocol school, said the office is “full of creeks and bullies.”
An etiquette expert told Fox News Digital that Reddit people did nothing wrong by protecting their lunch. (istock)
“It’s a little thing to do with people commenting on a small fridge under someone’s desk,” she observed.
“It’s just not their business, just like the other items someone else brings into the office, like their favorite lamps on fans and desks.”
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Gottsman added. “And in this case it wasn’t a bad taste. They’re about to bring lunch. They made the little fridge under the desk invisible, they added a lock, they added a lock. Food was photographed And it could happen again. ”
Gottsman encouraged office workers to maintain their chins, and office bullies would “go to another office situation.”
In response to the situation described in the Virus Post, etiquette experts predicted that “office bullies (wills) will move to another situation.” (istock)
She suggested that you use your voice with a positive and respectful attitude, along with your supervisor, manager, company owner, or HR.
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“Take something from the kitchen, from the cabinet, from the shelf or from other places is a theft, whether it’s sandwiches, staplers or money.”