My colleague has thrown my lunch in the bin

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What is the correct etiquette please?

You need not quote directly from Debretts.

If I weren't in the queue for the soggy salmonella sarnies left in Tescos- I'd write a longer OP.

Part Two here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/a2631196-My-colleague-has-twat-me-over-the-head-with-a-courgette - edited by MNHQ

Is anyone feeling a little bit sad that she may lose her shopping and not be able to have her weekend barbecue?

No? Nor me - she's had enough hints. I love the fridge safes but would personally choose a black one so nobody can see what's in it

I don't know if I can wait until Monday!

OMG a whole fridge full of lock boxes. That IS the answer. Particularly if you get management's permission (and money) - she has no comeback.

Failing that, playing with the thermostat is the answer - one day freezing so all her veg freezes - lettuce in particular hates this and becomes so sad it's inedible. The next day turn it right dooown so it's too warm and then announce to the entire office, "Has someone been playing with the thermostat controls in the fridge? It's too warm, I'd be very wary about eating anything out of it."

But the simplest, BEST answer is was a PP suggested: "Take all the shelves, including door shelves, out of the fridge and hide them."

Sushi that's it!

if you switch a fridge off and don't open the door it will stay cold for 4-6 hours so her food will be fine today. It will be Monday that she will have a real problem.

Fridge full of lock boxes definitely the answer especially if you have the right amount of space so that there is one box per person and no more space.

Everyone gets an equal share of the fridge space and it is only a problem for entitled twats who want to store ridiculous amounts of shopping in there.

Ooh ooh - just to add to my post - take the shelves out then put a note saying "I will return the shelves when everyone understands that the fridge is communal - which means space for all, NOT first come first served. Please sign below"

It's PA to the extreme - and binding!

Also, just to be a pedant, 'first come first served' is the literal OPPOSITE of communal.

Had to share this.

Love it!!!! what about the light in the fridge though? will it give the game away?

she might be very fond of her very own office fridge and notice straight away it's not very well lol!

Maybe she'll take the hint and buy a cool box...

I'm so enjoying this thread! I'm on page 27.

Random
I need to do this!

BEST THREAD EVER!

OP do please urgently remind ITBitch that the fridge door needs to be ajar a crack to attain required optimum temperature increase, just a crack - break the seal please.

As you were.

I don't understand people going on about page numbers... I get 100 posts per page so I'm on page 9? so what?

Anyway, in my office fridges are emptied on the odd friday, we get an email asking to make sure nothing is in there or it will be binned...

We have free coffee, tea, hot chocolate, in nice machines that even make mochas!

i do use the machines but don't use the fridge milk... some people make their teas and leave the milk out for hours! makes me twitchy...

winning
He has opened the door slightly- already done

Need to place mark! No shame!

I can't wait to see what happens when she returns with the shopping to find the fridge all warm , been making me smile all morning. Karma

This is just MARVELLOUS!

You lot are so clever.

Inspired by Gareth's stapler in jelly, could you pop into work on the weekend, tip the fridge on its back and fill it with jelly? Call back in on Sunday evening and put it upright again once the jelly has set.

God work ITBitch

Take Zac's suggestion one step further. Take her stapler, precious pens, etc and put them in individual pots of jelly, then fill the fridge for Monday morning.

HHS I missed that bit about tipping it on it's back, Zac. Genius.

Enough for now.
I love the jelly idea.
I don't have keys for the place so no dawn raids for me and my geek gang

IT bitch is the dog's bollocks!
Genius!

Get all your colleagues to agree to call in sick on the same day claiming food poisoning. Politely point out to the boss that "someone" leaves raw meat in the lunch fridge.