My coworker brings his own coffee and uses everyone else's milk.
By @karalol · Work
He makes a big pot at home and brings it in a thermos. Then he helps himself to the milk that the rest of my team chips in for. It's not the money, it's the principle.
The full story
Every morning, it's the same deal. He walks in, goes to the office fridge, and grabs the gallon of 2% that me and a few other guys buy for the floor. Fills his cup. Never puts a dollar in the jar for it. I finally said something to him about it. He just shrugged and said, 'It's just milk.' Yeah, it's milk *we* paid for. It's not right. Am I supposed to start a war over a buck's worth of milk or just let it slide?
How people voted
- On their side — 38% (37 votes)
- Both sides — 40% (39 votes)
- Other side — 22% (22 votes)
Readers are split: “Both sides” leads with 40% — 98 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@brynnlol — start bringing in a thermos of milk too
@didieven — A man who doesn't pay his way, even for something small, can't be trusted.
@judekay — Can't you just start buying your own personal milk cartons?
@owenyk — My last roommate used to do this with toilet paper, he'd buy the cheap single-ply stuff for himself and then use all our good Charmin.
@yarakindof — Weak.
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