Who's eating my lunch????

MrsE_2

FatVonD wrote: »

On a lighter note there is a card up on the wall at work that says 'Strange craze going round the office, everyone is naming the food. Today I had a tuna sandwich called Kevin'

I love this one.
It actually drives me mad this happening, it happened to someone in my team & I was furious for her.
They actually stole her sandwich, the whole lot!

yvonne13_2

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

:rotfl: Me either! That idea also wouldn't work if it was a bloke stealing the food as you're not going to go into the blokes toilet to check out the aroma!

Also OP, I wouldn't do as some have mentioned. I wouldn't put laxatives in the food. Not only would they get into trouble for stealing your food, but you would too for purposely going out to cause harm.

This is what I don't get....The food is mine and however I decided to cook it is my business, so why would I be accused of going out to cause harm when I shouldn't have to put up with people stealing my food.

Top_Girl

aggypanthus wrote: »

Yes of course it is.
are you brave enough to address everyone en masse, and ask for it to stop?

I once had to send an email round my entire floor:

'I buy cans of diet coke in bulk and leave a couple in the fridge to chill for when I fancy one at work.

Someone is stealing them.

Not emailing me saying they've taken one and they'll put one back in when they get paid if that's okay, actually stealing them.

As the only part time member of staff on this floor, I earn less than the rest of you all and I find it disgusting that one of you feels that it is acceptable to steal from me.

Please stop it.

If you need budgetting advice, I am quite the expert, please approach me accordingly'.

Nothing else went missing.

Nicki

These are the criminal consequences for you if you adulterate your own food stored in a communal fridge to punish or catch a workplace thief

http://crimeandjustice.co.uk/2013/04/02/serving-mps-dc-pleads-guilty-to-administering-a-noxious-substance/

Up to you whether it's worth losing your job and going to prison for. Personally I'd go for sellotaping the box up or leaving it under your desk with your elderflower cordial until lunchtime.

liney

'Oh dear, the prawns must have been iffy. What luck that I didn't eat my lunch as intended.'

liney

Nicki wrote: »

These are the criminal consequences for you if you adulterate your own food stored in a communal fridge to punish or catch a workplace thief

http://crimeandjustice.co.uk/2013/04/02/serving-mps-dc-pleads-guilty-to-administering-a-noxious-substance/

Up to you whether it's worth losing your job and going to prison for. Personally I'd go for sellotaping the box up or leaving it under your desk with your elderflower cordial until lunchtime.

I really didn't see how laxatives, pet food (which has to be fit for human consumption) or iffy meat is a noxious substance. No one is suggesting lacing the salad dressing with terps.

Top_Girl

liney wrote: »

I really didn't see how laxatives, pet food (which has to be fit for human consumption) or iffy meat is a noxious substance. No one is suggesting lacing the salad dressing with terps.

Any decent solicitor would have this thrown out in a nanosecond.

Are they going to prove she intentionally doctored her own food, with the reasonable expectation that someone other than she would eat it?

liney

Top_Girl wrote: »

Any decent solicitor would hae this thrown out in a nanosecond.

Are they going to prove she intentionally doctored her own food, with the reasonable expectation that she would eat it?

Except none of those things are noxious - poisonous, toxic or dangerous. So on what grounds would a claim be made?

Nicki

liney wrote: »

I really didn't see how laxatives, pet food (which has to be fit for human consumption) or iffy meat is a noxious substance. No one is suggesting lacing the salad dressing with terps.

Laxatives and unfit meat definitely count. Pet food may or may not. The legal definition is anything which might injure. There have been convictions for things like prescription slimming pills and laxatives in UK courts.

silverwhistle

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

:rotfl: Me either! That idea also wouldn't work if it was a bloke stealing the food as you're not going to go into the blokes toilet to check out the aroma!

But she might be in the next cubicle..

The alternative would be a sign on your lunchbox "My birth control pill is hidden within. Steal at your own risk."

That should sort the blokes out...