My colleague has thrown my lunch in the bin

[DidYouBINmysushiyouTWAT]

What is the correct etiquette please?

You need not quote directly from Debretts.

If I weren't in the queue for the soggy salmonella sarnies left in Tescos- I'd write a longer OP.

*Part Two here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/a2631196-My-colleague-has-twat-me-over-the-head-with-a-courgette - edited by MNHQ*

[AYD2MITalkTalk]

Why?

[DidYouBINmysushiyouTWAT]

she thinks the fridge belongs to her- exclusively. That would be the communal work fridge.

[covertblackberry]

I've just binned some wrinkly apples from our fridge at work, they weren't yours were they OP?

[DidYouBINmysushiyouTWAT]

I will add- this colleague opens up the premises and just before she does this (regularly when she should be on the site already) shops in the supermarket every morning and then loads all of her shopping in the BLOODY communal work fridge. Stupid raw chicken on every shelf.


I can put up with this but I dared put my lunch in the fridge (everyone else is too scared) and SOMEONE- I suspect her has turfed it in the bin!

[cjt110]

Was it off? Did she mistake it for hers? More detail needed....

[WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant]

I can only assume that said colleague is taking you for lunch at the expensive place of your choosing...
I am not sure if this is before or after you break their nose?
I guess after?

[DidYouBINmysushiyouTWAT]

No Covert. Bin those wrinkly sods!(if they are yours)

[gamerchick]

I hope you've pulled her or at least clagged a dripping passive aggressive note to the front.

Personally I would turn the fridge off every time i passed it just to irritate her.

[steppemum]

etiquette - go to her and say, politely, that she appears to have thrown your lunch in the bin, and you had to buy replacement at cost of xxx, and could she please refund you by close of day.

Make a lovely passive aggressive notice for fridge door:

This fridge is for the use of ALL staff.
As it is used for lunches, the shelves should not also be used for raw meat, and this is a health and hygiene issue.
Please do not throw away anything in the fridge that isn't yours.

[KurriKurri]

I think the correct etiquette is that you bin all her shopping, leaving the fridge empty.
When she asks where her shopping is deny all knowledge.

I'd also make a large sign saying "Communal fridge' and stick it to the front of said fridge.

[ABCAlwaysBeCunting]

Rub the raw chicken over all her shopping, then bin it.

Wash your hands carefully afterwards.

[DidYouBINmysushiyouTWAT]

OH my god. I'm going to turn the fridge off. She does it daily- except for when she knows the boss will be in. Ive taken photos.

The fridge has a fluffing' photo diary- how sad am I? (I know the answer to this)

[WindPowerRanger]

Leave her shopping where it is. Just unplug the fridge and leave it slightly ajar.

The thing is, it has had raw meat in it, for some strange reason, so it needs to be completely cleaned out with all the shelves and cabinets washed. Today. So everyone can start using it.

[Pogmella]

Tell her the boss wants their sushi, where is it?

[HisNameWasPrinceAndHeWasFunky]

"To whomever threw my lunch away, you owe me £xx. And don't fucking throw my lunch away again. please."

and THEN turn the fridge off :)

[Tate15]

Superglue fridge door shut and buy a cool bag for your own personal use.

[DidYouBINmysushiyouTWAT]

I made a notice for the sign - it was ripped off (nobody knows by whom)
I told her I needed to store my meds in there a few weeks ago- she said there might be room next to her eggs. (who fridges eggs FFS? she does, that's who)

I want to make a big raw food fucking face on the kitchen table with chicken Kiev eyes and a courgette cock.

But I won't. I'm mature like that.

I'm going all out PA and turning to off at the plug.

[covertblackberry]

Ok phew!

I'd have to confront her, this would annoy me greatly. I regularly bin colleagues food from the fridge but it's normally at least a month out of date and furry when I do this.

[DidYouBINmysushiyouTWAT]

Pogmella that made me laugh. Well done. I thought no wo/man was up to that challenge today.

[NicknameUsed]

Great ideas Arf

[SuffolkNWhat]

No the best thing to do is to take the fuse out of the plug so it still looks like it is switched on but is in fact off

[HisNameWasPrinceAndHeWasFunky]

I do think it is OK with shared fridges to throw stuff out occasionally - I share with just one person at work and he can leave bags of shite in there.

Say Friday, late afternoon it would be permissible, necessary even, to throw away manky apples, lost lettuce etc. Otherwise the fridge will quickly turn into "lost/forgotten food soup" - and not in a good way

[DidYouBINmysushiyouTWAT]

WindPowerranger It has raw meat in it every day. I know what this woman and her family eat DAILY!

I may set up an Instagram. Just for the fridge.

[KatharinaRosalie]

Note on fridge first.
if she still continues, can you complain to your boss?
And tomorrow share your lunch between several tupperware containers. Complain loudly that your COMMUNAL fridge, meant for EMPLOYEES' LUNCHES, is for some reason full of items unrelated to that.