Biscuit police -AIBU?

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There is no rule on buying biscuits, if the team are gifted any we put them out in the staff room and all enjoy them.

One woman at work had taken it upon herself to monitor and ration the biscuits/sweets as she sees fit.

Yesterday we were given a box of chocolates. I was looking forward to having one but they were not in the staffroom. I was told X had put them away because we already had some biscuits out (they were the dregs of a Christmas box that no-one wanted to eat.)

She will often appear at random times with a new box of sweets/chocolates that were donated and she was keeping 'safe.'

I also noticed that at the end of our break last week she took the whole box of biscuits with her to stop anyone eating them when it wasn't our collective break time (we don't all have breaks together everyday so feel this is unfair as when we are in the staffroom there is often nothing to eat at all.) she has not bought any of these herself so has no more 'claim' on them than anyone else.

Aibu to think it should not be up to her what we eat and when?

Like Ontheup's idea of a renegade "Communal Biscuit Tin" too - especially with Forever Friends . . .

She's off sick? Email everybody saying it looks like somebody very greedy indeed has hidden the communal biscuit tin.

PLEASE di a spoof 'theft' memo..

eg

THEFT IN THE WORKPLACE.

Theft in the worplace is a serious issue, whilst many items can be seen as shared use REMOVAL OR RESTRICTING ACCESS TO THESE ITEMS IS THEFT and will be regarded as such.

THEFT undermines trust and integrity in the workplace amd damages team.function. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF REGULQTORY SANCTIONS so staff MUST REPORT even low level thefts, restriction of access, personal labeling of company equipment or stationery or withholding of BISCUITS.

Examples of THEFT must be reported to management IMMEDIATELY.

Disciplinary sanctions for THEFT may include GROSS MISCONDUCT AND DISMISSAL.

AMNESTY.
It has been noticed that biscuits bought for communal use have gone missing.

either that or bubble wrap loads of individual biscuits and post her one daily?

Love these ideas!

I'm wondering if your lunch hour group nab all the best ones before her'S get in there. Could you maybe alternate - so one box goes out during your lunch hour and when it's time for a new box they go out during hers?

I'm starting to wish I too had a biscuit police problem so that I could try some of these ideas out.

Please don't take this the wrong way, Petal, but the last thing we need here is the Voice of Reason.

Anyone else talking sense, I suggest you think again!

@happyflappy
(At our place it's my team that pig all the sugary goods)

This would really annoy me, as I don't like biscuits but I do like chocolates. However YABU for saying you've been gifted something. No, you've been given it.

Why not become the Biscuit Pole in your own workplace, Biking?

Then you would find out if any of your colleagues are on MumsNet . . .

Actually - we could all play this!

There could be prizes!

We could challenge people, like in the old days when newspapers sent a Secret Employee into the world and people got a fiver for recognising him.

Ours would be even better - "I challenge you! You are SmellyOctopusBollox from MumsNet, and I claim my stale custard cream!" It would be ACE!!!!!!!!!

(Oh, dear -I seem to have used all of the exclamation marks - did anybody else want one? I'll bring some in next week. And some commas.)

*Biscuit Police

This Autocorrect will be the death of me.

You mean you have biscuits every day?

At our work they BANNED all biscuits cake etc except on Fridays. Anyone bought any in they were removed. Plus, and I shit you not, they put up a biscuit rota and you had to bring them in on your designated Friday. They actually stipulated how many.

Next time she puts the box out take them all out, share between yourselves for future eating and leave her the empty box to take away and hide. If you do that every time she puts some out she'll get the hint eventually (or think you're all pigs)

(Placemarking)

Next time she says not to open the second layer...take it out of the box and open it slowly - pick out your favourite biscuits, while making constant eye contact with her. Freak her out totally!

Oooh Magic.

That's brutal!

Did you used to be in the Stasi?

Yes, magicstar1 . Add a couple of theatrical licks, full tongue out whilst holding eye contact.

Pax

Haha...I've done this at the stationery cupboard. Just to annoy the self-appointed controller. I'll stand there taking fancy pens / pencils etc. while looking at her. She does a little hop from foot to foot cos she's so freaked out

She's back. One of her friends has reported to her that a pack were removed from her stash and have already been consumed. She's moving the stash

How do you bite your tongue and not tell her "For the love of God, woman, stop hiding the biscuits! They are not your biscuits and not your responsibility - go and find some proper work to do, and stop being the Biscuit Police!!"

Omg this just gets odder and odder.

Bourbons rule by the way! Although obviously only beaten by Chocolate hobnobs which are the most superior and beautiful of the biscuits known to the human race.

Right well I'm off to work out of the office so not even a sniff off a biscuit will be had by me today

SDTG is right. Tell her to stop it right now, and let the grown ups decide for themselves what biscuits they want. Cheeky cow!

I want an Anzac biscuit.

My DS LOVES bourbons, for which I am very grateful as they are only 40p a packet and he is a teenager with hollow legs.

Bourbons are also very nice when they are made into a milkshake. I've only had this once, but it was amazing.