Cake-gate at work

Greedy Cow! Next time leave a little note next to the plate of cakes saying 'remember to share. One per person so there's enough for everyone to enjoy '

I'd be saying something at the time of her announcement, what a greedy cow. Not even a man would have 8, so is she like that normally? If you choose to do it again, give them one each, if any spare ask the others first.

I think the top level Cabinet meetings are always in A and there are no similar rooms with the same facilities.

Not that it matters really, but if they're convening in Cabinet Office Briefing Room D over an important but not top-billing matter, why on earth would they refer to it as a 'COBRA' meeting if not simply that 'cobra' is easier to say than 'cobrd'?!

I'm sorry. You've lost me

So they are just going for something memorable and easy to say, rather than bothering about accuracy... as I originally said?!

They just say cobra

I wonder if those who attend them just mention them by spelling all of the letters out? Although COBRD might be known for simplicity as 'cob-bread'?!

They do, but not the most important highly classified meetings

Isn't it interesting how nobody ever seems to mention meetings taking place in COBRB, COBRC or COBRD, though?

Nope, it's because there are other briefing rooms.

It works well until the A, which seemed rather contrived and just tacked on the end to make it into a word.

A bit like the name 'pelican' crossing: it officially stands for Pedestrian Light Controlled, with the 'an' at the end representing... errrrrm, aaaah, ummmm...

Cake Office Briefing Room A

Typo, quick

It was very nice of you to make cakes for work coleagues. Once they were put on the table they weren't any of your concern any more, in the sense that you had no control over who had any. I understand your disappointment as not everone being given the opportunity to get one, that wasn't your fault. It's a tricky one, isn't it? Let it go this time. If there is a next time, maybe a sign to say that you made x number of cakes for x number of colleagues and you hope that everyone gets to taste one, but be quicj bexause they won't last long, ie add in a bit of humour.

She was incredibly rude and selfish. I think you should speak to her privately and tell her she was out of order taking so many and leaving others without one. She will just carry on doing it if nobody ever calls her out.

How rude and greedy! She obviously wasn’t even bothered or think it was a problem if she told everyone. Some people are clueless. Maybe have a quiet word next time to say you’ve made enough for everyone so one each! (Maybe say people can have more than one after a certain time in the afternoon)

I’d keep them covered on your desk and then go round everyone at tea break and ask if they’d like one. I’d go to the cake muncher who took eight last deliberately and hand her ONE!

At what point does a punishment get sanctioned?
At the point of eating more than your allocation, unless given to you by someone else. So OK for Ima Scoffer to eat 8 cakes if they were given to her by 8 colleagues on diets. I think that's fair.

What if some colleagues ate two of them?
Maybe punishment could be time allocated: 2 cakes = 2 hours of public humiliation. 8 cakes = 8 hours of public humiliation (overtime not included).

What is an appropriate punishment for eating easter nests that were left in an office for people to help themselves to?
So many questions! Some suggestions include being displayed on Teams for the time duration hold up a sign saying 'I am greedy. I am selfish.' or there was the pelting with cupcakes... rolled in honey and covered in cake sprinkles and licked but this sounds like too much like fun!

I think the OP needs to clarify how many people she made them for, how many extras were made and how many people complained about not getting one. Because if she had made eight extra then the excess cake eater isn’t the only guilty party.

Eating everyone else's cakes does warrant public humiliation
I can’t believe that you actually think this.
At what point does a punishment get sanctioned? What if some colleagues ate two of them? What is an appropriate punishment for eating easter nests that were left in an office for people to help themselves to?

Absolutely nobody is forced to have any if they don't want them. However in this case, several people who said that they weren't able to get one because their colleague had hoovered up 8 of them presumably did want one - as it would have been neither here nor there to them, and probably not remotely comment-worthy to them, if they hadn't actually wanted one anyway.

WTAF is wrong with people - doesn’t it just make you not want to do anything nice? If you did/do say anything the next thing you’ll be accused of is fat shaming. Yes - I am shaming you because you are a greedy fucker who gave zero fucks about anyone else enjoying a treat and stuffed your own face. I’d be really pissed off - that’s just gluttony.

What a greedy guts! I’m amazed anyone could manage 8 cakes to be honest 😂 I’m secretly impressed 😅😅😅

I suggested a quiet word in my last sentence. Apparently some people think that’s not sufficient and they won’t learn.