In trouble at work- over a quiche

[Coffeandtoast]

Good morning

So on Friday we had a little gathering in the office at work. We all agreed to take in various food items and my contribution was quiches and sausage rolls.

so I took four quiches. At the end of the gathering there was one whole quiche left unopened.we agreed that we’d just share out the untouched food

I said that I’d just take the unopened quiche as we would eat it at home. In then comes Patricia, an older woman who I generally find quite difficult to work with. She’s self opinionated and knows everything. I generally try hard to get on with her but she’s a massive PITA. So she said something along the lines of “ you can’t just take the quiche until we’ve discussed who’s taking what” . I explained that I wasn’t to fussed about any of it and that she could just take the quiche, she carried on with her chuntering and huffing and puffing at me. So this is where it went pear shaped, I just snapped and shouted- “ just take the cunting quiche, Patricia”

it’s all kicked off and I have a HR meeting tomorrow regarding my foul language!!!!

Glad to hear it's not just me!! So many people finding this hilarious, crying with laughter etc. Didn't swearing stop being funny a long time ago??

I get people can be annoying - just roll your eyes snd walk away.

this made me laugh, there is always one jobsworth 😂

Why not approach "Patricia" well before anyone snaps? Perhaps workplaces would be happier if people weren't doormats, then all of a sudden lose it.

True

Cunting quiche 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

What i don't get is why fun sponges feel the need to come on threads where people are having fun, and enjoying a laugh and have to be all negative and spoil the atmosphere.

Yes, saw straight through it!!

The difference in workplace behaviour always amuses me. You’d be applauded for that at my work, “cunting” is a mild insult in comparison to what I hear on a daily basis 😂

I'm sure it’ll be fine OP, just apologise and explain it was very inappropriate and came out due to being pressurised and bullied by her or something along those lines.

I thought the thread title was funny tbh

And yes, the swearyness of a work place depends massively on where you work, i've worked in places where even a 'sodding' or 'bloody' would get you the disapproving glare, and places where 'cunt's fly with wild abandon.. and you're more likely to hear 'fucking cunting bastarding bollocks with knobs on" yelled from certain corners, and be summoned with a call of "Oi, dickhead!"

Me too.
& not bothered by swearing in general 💐

Well, if it helps, OP, I laughed at your response and the c word is the one and only word I don't use. Good luck with HR tomorrow. What an over reaction to the use of a word! Fwiw, I'd also have just taken the quiche home with me. Patricia sounds like an impossible arse.

I’m sorry op, this did make me snigger. I hope said cunting quiche was taken home and enjoyed by someone! I hope HR go easy on you as they already know Patricia is a PITA.

I think OP was trying too hard to become something on MN but it backfired because she claimed to have done something that was really unpleasant.

And jumped the shark with the whole scenario.

If she'd said "I wanted to say. ." then more people would have taken it in fun but claiming she actually said it of course makes people question all kind of things.

Very true

I mean, you deserve a formal warning for using that sort of language to a colleague in the workplace, so you’ll have to suck it up really.

Who got the sausage rolls though?

It's not over a quiche, it's over your language. The c word isn't for work, ever. The Patricias of this world just need to be grey rocked - decide what you're doing, do it, don't debate, just act like you haven't even heard their chuntering. Either just take the quiche back, or say, once, that she can have it and then ignore any more crap. The Patricias soon learn if their nonsense doesn't work on you.

Whereas many of us are more like the late Catherine Tate's "sweary nan".

Not really being a fun sponge. You clearly find it funny, so my comment won't change that. I genuinely cant believe people find this so hilarious.

I find a lot of things funny, but never understand how people can 'cry with laughter' over this kind of thing, or random people falling over tik toks, toilet 'humour' etc. I just dont get it.

Maybe I'm the problem, and I'm fine with that.

Reminds me of the poster last year who ate and ate and ate and then wanted to take stuff home. Was that you?

Now I’ve suppressed a giggle I’ve got advice because if it happens again you could lose your job!!
Suggest a bit of yoga, meditation and Tai Chi immediately and every day - you can’t lose your cool over irritating Patricia and a c**g quiche.

Humour is subjective though. Just like art, tv shows, fashion. What do you not understand, people enjoy different comedy styles?

Catherine Tate isn't dead!

Yea so P was wrong to come in with what appears to be a fairly accusatory and hostile line of questioning.

In your statement you are just empathising the quiche. Cunting quiche. Argue this. Nothing to do with Patricia.