to think it's completely vile and not ok to have kippers for lunch at WORK?

[EricNorthmansMistress]

Colleague who I like a lot (usually) just popped her head round my office door, which is next to kitchen, apologising for upcoming fishy smell, and then proceeded to microwave a fucking kipper. The whole building stinks and she has just posted on facebook 'XX loves a kipper, sorry colleagues for eau de fish' but, sorry, IMO it's gross and selfish to bring in such a stinky foodstuff? When I was pregnant that smell would have actually caused me to hurl (I'm not, but you know)

YANBU!!!!

YANBU - I like kippers but wouldn't cook them at work!

I would put on my facebook status XXX thinks XX is an inconsiderate bitch..

yanbu

She's having a laugh isn't she? Maybe she has been sponsored for red nose day and will tell everyone later

But if not then she should be sacked at once, she can't even say she didn't know since she warned you in advance so she knew what she was doing

No one else will be able to use that microwave now. There are some things you just don't take to work!

yanbu!!! Thoughtless colleague!

Don't you have a pregnant woman in the office who could puke on fishy colleagues desk?

Sadly no preggers here! Rare since it's a public sector office full of women

Have opened the windows and it has dissipated slightly. Uuurrghghghgh

YANBU - I love kipper but they do stink.....there would certainly be objections if I bought one in and micro'd it.....my colleagues garlic sausage smells bad enough

YABU. She's entitled to eat whatever she likes, whenever she likes. She'll doubtless have had to put up with a lot of childish ribbing (as happens anywhere I've ever worked when someone microwaves something smelly -- people don't stop whining "Ewwww, what is that smeeeelllll?" for hours) already, and must have known that was coming.

But unless the OP bought that microwave herself, anyone who works there is entitled to use it for whatever they like. And personally, if someone was pregnant and the smell made them feel sick, that's hardly kipper-lady's problem. She shouldn't have to change what she wants for lunch to accommodate other people.

But isnt there some sort of office ettiquette....common courtesy

They do stink....for hours!

YANBU. It is never OK to eat kippers.

The fact that she apologised in advance shows that she knows people will find it unpleasant, but she went ahead anyway. It's bad manners.

mmm kippers.

I agree she can eat whatever she wants but personally I would draw the line at microwaving kipper. Maybe suggest some nice cold smoked mackerel next time?

Unless you work in an office like the one I used to where people would kick up a massive stink (excuse the pun) if anyone cooked anything which smelled of, you know, food. In which case she is perfectly reasonable to cook a kipper just to piss people off.

YANBU, it's not illegal but it is rude. Not inconsiderate because she did consider how everyone would have to put up with the stink but went ahead anyway.

The only excuse would be if SHE is pregnant and craving kippers :o

omnom nom kippers! Eric, I flove kippers!

YANBU - revolting, we have someone who does it almost weekly and it is VILE.

YANBU and she clearly thinks it's very clever to be so selfish by posting it on her FB status. Next time, go in there with a massive can of air fresher and spray it while she's cooking - maybe that way she'll get the message!

YANBU

She's not pregnant but is on a weird diet. To be fair she usually has non smelly cottage cheese and celery....

Ewww weekly? If she started doing it regularly I'd have to have a word!

Air freshener is far far more disgusting than kippers.

Mmmm, well in my office there is only one use for the airfreshner .....i find the smell of shit mingled with airfrenshner so much more offensive than the smell of shit alone

Sorry, totally lowering the tone now!

Yes, shit and air freshener is disgusting.

We were called into a staff meeting once by the big boss to be told off because the ladies toilets were 'disgusting'. In transpired that by this she meant someone had had a shit (gasp!), and not sprayed air freshener. We were also told it is just basic manners to do a 'courtesy flush'. I was forced to ask what this was, filthy cow that I am, and was told everyone knows you should have a poo, reach round and flush as it touches the water, wipe, and then flush again. How I kept a straight face I don't know.

Or is everyone else in the world doing courtesy flushing? Snort.

Sorry, thread hijack.