Office Etiquette and the Community Microwave Question?

slow&rusty · 11-04-2011, 11:04 AM

We have an inconsiderate member of staff, who will always put her food in the office microwave and walk away and completely forget that her food is finished being nuked.

Everyone in my office is so "egg-shelly", careful to be respectful and not touch her food and so leave it the microwave, while they wait, looking at each other on what to do and delay them warming-up their lunch.

Like a bull in the China Shop, I take her lunch out put it aside and warm up my stuff, I don't give up a $h_it, a brother gotta eat! Everyone in the warm-up line looks at me in amazement.

Would make a good skit for the "Office"

What would you do?

Yasin

Porsche-O-Phile · Porsche-O-Phile's Garage

Set the microwave to "high" and "99 minutes" with her crap still in it. Hit "start", walk away.

In a few minutes, she'll get the hint and I bet it never happens again.

AirKuhl · 11-04-2011, 11:10 AM

I must work with her husband, the guy that does the same thing with our one-cup-at-a-time coffee brewer.

If it dings and he's nowhere in sight I move his stuff out of the way. His bad, not mine.

UconnTim97 · UconnTim97's Garage

I would and do just what you did at the community microwave. Twice this year alone people have nearly set the microwave ablaze while over heating popcorn unattended and forgetting about it altogether.

krystar · 11-04-2011, 11:25 AM

i've done same and have had the same done to me. dunno why yer office is all egg shelly about it.

put up a sign "all food left in microwave more than 1 minute after its done will be tossed -management"

McLovin · 11-04-2011, 11:28 AM

That doesn't seem like a very controversial move.

Heel n Toe · 11-04-2011, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

Set the microwave to "high" and "99 minutes" with her crap still in it. Hit "start", walk away.

In a few minutes, she'll get the hint and I bet it never happens again.

Laugh Out Loud Funny

stomachmonkey · 11-04-2011, 11:36 AM

I don't understand why anyone would be concerned about being perceived as inconsiderate to people who are inconsiderate.

Heel n Toe · 11-04-2011, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

I don't understand why anyone would be concerned about being perceived as inconsiderate to people who are inconsiderate.

Probably because they're afraid they'll hear, "DON'T YOU *EVER* TOUCH MY FOOD, YOU NEANDERTHAL... IF YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I'LL SUE YOU SO FAST YOU'LL FORGET HOW TO BREATHE!!!!!!"

Taking the person's food out and setting it aside is completely okay. In a work environment where all or most of your coworkers have a college education, no one should have a problem with it.

But the 99 minute mambo IS intriguing.

masraum · 11-04-2011, 11:47 AM

We have folks that do the same thing here. I will always take their stuff out and set it on top of the microwave without hesitation or a second thought. I've also gone in to the break room and found stuff already sitting on top of the microwave which indicated that I was the second person to microwave food since the other food finished.

I have gotten pulled into something and forgotten my food in once or twice (not recently, but over the years). But as a rule, I don't leave my food alone.

tharbert · tharbert's Garage

If what they're having is better than what you're having, swap!

azasadny · azasadny's Garage

We have signs at the microwaves that says "Do not leave the microwave unattended when food is in it".

Zeke · 11-04-2011, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by azasadny

We have signs at the microwaves that says "Do not leave the microwave unattended when food is in it".

Which is probably a good idea.

Now I know why I can't work in a office # 11.

I get reports of people stealing each other's food out of the community fridge. Now that's really bad form. Make that # 12.

RWebb · RWebb's Garage

just ask yourself, "What would Rick Lee Do?"

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

We had one lady that would always burn the crap out of her popcorn. It would stink up the entire building. We all voted, no more popcorn allowed in the microwave.

svandamme · svandamme's Garage

99 minutes full whack, i second that idea. Superheat the crap out of it till it melts.

Heel n Toe · 11-04-2011, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

We had one lady that would always burn the crap out of her popcorn. It would stink up the entire building. We all voted, no more popcorn allowed in the microwave.

Heh heh... that happened at work ONCE. We couldn't believe the stink.

So I made a sign...

Cooking popcorn
any longer than 2 minutes
in this microwave
is trouble.
BIG trouble.

...and it never happened again.

teenerted1 · 11-04-2011, 12:55 PM

we need a "NO BAIT" rule.

we do have a clean out the fridge every friday rule.

once they took the popcorn out of the vending machine the burnt popcorn smell at afternoon break went away.

Zeke · 11-04-2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RWebb

just ask yourself, "What would Rick Lee Do?"

Who's "Rick Lee Do?"

stomachmonkey · 11-04-2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeke

Which is probably a good idea.

Now I know why I can't work in a office # 11.

I get reports of people stealing each other's food out of the community fridge. Now that's really bad form. Make that # 12.

We used to have that problem in one of my offices.

Our new VP of Sales started bringing in cat food sandwiches.