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Aibu for being frustrated with a colleague

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ForOliveShaker · 03/09/2024 12:07

So, we had lunch delivered yesterday and it’s a rare treat for us at work to get this. It was sushi and wraps and cakes.

A colleague of mine, who is somewhat greedy I feel. Took one of the boxes that things were delivered in and says to me “I’m going to take some of this home for tea” she took 12 wraps so 6 full ones, 10 sushi and a few cakes.

I ended up telling my team leader but didn’t want to be horrible about it but it was sort of greedy in my opinion to take that much when it was supposed to be for our spread today. I would understand if it was a case of food poverty or something, but the issue is she goes for regular dinners that are pricey and gets regular take outs.

AIBU for being annoyed here.

OP posts:
MissUltraViolet · 03/09/2024 12:31

First post made it sound like she filled her take home box up before or during lunch but it sounds like everyone (except you and her?) had gone home for the day so....she took left overs? that would probably have just been thrown out?

Truetoself · 03/09/2024 12:28

If it was leftovers then I don't understand the issue. Did you want some too?

MartinCrieffsLemon · 03/09/2024 12:24

Wait, so it wad delivered yesterday for today?
Why?

If it was used yesterday and left out then it's leftovers and would go in the bin otherwise so it's better someone ate it...

PuppyMonkey · 03/09/2024 12:22

If it was things that could have been leftover for a second lunch today, or cakes that people might have wanted more of today, that’s bang out of order without checking first. Fair enough if most of you said you wouldn’t want leftovers a day later but at least ask.

BabaYetu · 03/09/2024 12:20

If this was leftovers YABU. Sushi can’t be kept, it needs to be eaten. If everyone else had left except you, surely she’d just taking what would be binned?

SD1978 · 03/09/2024 12:19

The real question, did everyone have enough, or did this mean people went without?

KrisAkabusi · 03/09/2024 12:18

You had lunch for today delivered yesterday? Because I would assume anything there at the end of the day was leftovers.

Spinet · 03/09/2024 12:18

If everyone had gone wasn't it leftovers then?

SallyWD · 03/09/2024 12:17

That's bad! We only ever rate food home if there are leftovers that will be binned. Very cheeky.

GaryLurcher19 · 03/09/2024 12:17

Was there still enough of each thing to go round, OP? If she took it before lunch had been finished, YANBU at all.

If there'd been loads left after lunch and people were invited to take it to save wasting any, that'd be a different matter.

Original poster
ForOliveShaker · 03/09/2024 12:15

ShortColdandGrey · 03/09/2024 12:13

What a cheeky madame. Did your team leader go and get it back off of her? You should have called her out when she told you what she was doing.

I told my team leader in the morning bc she left and was packing the box when everyone has gone home and didn’t realise I was still there.

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ForOliveShaker · 03/09/2024 12:14

HundredMilesAnHour · 03/09/2024 12:12

She's a CF. Taking it home for tea? Was she expecting a coach party at home?!

What did your team leader say?

I was actually a bit like. Do I moan about it. She took so much and literally filled a box.

OP posts:
ShortColdandGrey · 03/09/2024 12:13

What a cheeky madame. Did your team leader go and get it back off of her? You should have called her out when she told you what she was doing.

HundredMilesAnHour · 03/09/2024 12:12

She's a CF. Taking it home for tea? Was she expecting a coach party at home?!

What did your team leader say?

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