I’ve apparently committed a major office crime by throwing out someone’s two-week-old yogurt.
By @daniwelp · Work
I was doing a courtesy clean-out of the communal fridge before the weekend. Now there's a passive-aggressive, all-caps note on the door about 'respecting property' and my coworker won't speak to me.
The full story
Our office fridge is a lawless wasteland. Every few months I do the dirty work of clearing out the science experiments. Today, that included a yogurt that was so old the expiration date was a historical event. I didn't think much of it until I saw a very passive-aggressive, all-caps note taped to the fridge this afternoon about 'THEFT' and 'personal property.' The owner of said yogurt, a guy from accounting, has been storming past my desk all day without making eye contact. Did I cross a line by not sending a department-wide email to ask permission to throw out his spoiled milk product?
How people voted
- Totally Cooked — 29% (64 votes)
- It’s Complicated — 38% (85 votes)
- You’re Fine — 33% (72 votes)
Readers are split: “It’s Complicated” leads with 38% — 221 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@yeahno — Soft.
@violetagain — you should start throwing out one item a day and see how long it takes for him to snap
@edielol — Wow a full-blown office felony, hope you have a good lawyer.
@zaneish — Why was he saving a two-week-old yogurt anyway?
@matt — You don't throw out another person's property, period.
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