I KNOW I am BU but I need to moan

[TantrumsAndOlympicGoldBalloons]

And I can't do it in real life because it will sound so unbelievably stupid and petty and like I dont have any real problems but I do

Ok so please tell me to stop whining but.
Ive worked in the same place for 14 years.
I have a routine.

At 11am and 2:30 yes I know I'm anal I go in the kitchen, fill up the kettle, stick it on to boil, put coffee and milk in my mug, go downstairs, have a cigarette, come back and make my coffee.

For the last 6 weeks, every time I come back upstairs someone has used all the water, and not filled up the kettle. So them I have to refil it and stand there whilst it boils, therefore it was a bloody waste of time filling it up before I go for a cigarette.

Why? Why?

If you can clearly see someone is about to make coffee, the kettle is boiling, isn't it common bloody courtesy to fill it back up?

It's driving me mad. I am over thinking this so much I am beginning to think someone is doing it just to piss me off.

Well, it's working.

fill up the fucking kettle

Sorry, I feel better now I've got that off my chest.

i'd say someone is just thoughtless, much more likely than someone "having it in for you"

What Robin says. Pretend to go out and then collar the offender. They can't really carry on if you do.

I don't like smoking breaks being taken, but I am not so petty as to nick kettle water in return!

But boiling a whole kettle just for oneself is a waste of electricity. Why don't you just boil enough for your drink?

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balloon so that everyone else can use it. Which they do. But just save me a cups worth :(

As for smoking breaks, the no smokers also take breaks to go to the shop, sit outside for 10 minutes when it's sunny.

I like that people can break up their day a bit without any hassle, it's not just the smoking people.

It's not an official break IYSWIM just whenever you fancy a little walk or whatever.

Perhaps the rest of your office are pissed off with you only making yourself a cuppa and not everyone else?

But surely you don't want water that has been boiled to buggery ten times in your second cup?

Remember the instructions for making up baby milk/ juice - use water that has been boiled ONLY ONCE. That's got to be for some reason. Actually I just googled it and the first link that came up was "does reboiling water give you cancer?" which I gave the most almighty

I think it's the tiger. He's eaten all the sandwiches and the buns on the plate ("ooup" sound and mimes eating), and all of Daddy's tea that was cooking in the saucepans, and all of the food in the fridge and the larder. He's drunk all the milk in the jug and the beer, and is still thirsty.

I always offer everyone coffee.
Always.

Most people say no cos they go to Starbucks and get a big fancy latte thing.

But I do make tea and coffee for people. I'm nice

Umm we used to have a chap at work who was unbelievably anal in everything, and, umm, if he'd had a habit like this I can guarantee we'd have spotted it and deliberately emptied the kettle.

I knew it :(

But I've been doing this for 14 years. I know it's a bit anal but I don't care. I'm not like this about anything else.

Ok so I am going to vary my break times :)

Few drops of laxigtive mixture (no idea what that is but it must exist) in the kettle. Then superglue on the loo seat. You have your culprit banged to rights

Pretty sure (I hope) ThePigOnTheWall is joking....

Seriously, don't do that. It'd probably count as assault and / or gross misconduct.

so stillsquiffy-you bullied your work mate? poor bloke. glad i don't workin your office.

Of course I'm joking FFS!!

Fizzy water in the kettle.

Just checking. I used to work with a man who seriously thought that kind of thing was acceptable.

Dear TantrumsAndOlympicGoldBalloons, you have mentioned 14 years twice, maybe a good advice is to move on and find a different job, when small things like not finding water in the kettle start annoying us, that means that we have too much time for that, there are many more important things in life to be worried about. A new challenge would definitely help, own experience. Hope you can accept this as an honest opinion and not as an argument.

There you go Tantrums.

Two weeks ago you thought you had a minor irritating problem with someone pinching your hot water.

Now you know your collegues are in league against you, you've wasted 14 years, and your life is dull .

Do you think Homewarelondon might be sitting in your office even as we speak!?

I think homeware may be the water stealer tbh.

Well, homeware thank you for your advice.
As I said in my OP I do have plenty of other things to worry about.
And just for your info I have not been in the same job for 14 years, just with the same company.

I'm sure you will be thrilled to know that my professional and personal life presents many challenges.

And if you are one of my team, you can piss off, I ain't leaving and you ain't getting my job :)

And even though no one is interested, even I'm not interested tbh, I found my water thief and it was the lovely lady who empties out the kettle after she makes her tea because she doesn't like recycled water and it makes the kettle smell.

What is wrong with boiling the same water over and over? Honestly. I do this all the time. I'm intrigued.

Isn't there some issue about mineral salts building up, because some of the pure water goes off as steam? Or something like that?

I think that's why people are advised to make up formula milk using fresh water that's never been boiled before. But I'm not totally sure.

I don't know either.

Dear TantrumsAndOlympicGoldBalloons didn't want to offend you with the job comment, it was an honest comment as small things bothered me when I had a job which I wasn't happy with in the past. Hope you sort out your kettle issues soon. all the best.

Who did she think was boiling the kettle? The water fairies?