The Cleaner in work is pouring full fat milk into the low fat milk.

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I work in an office of a factory. We get 8 litres of full fat milk a day delivered . I asked around to see if I changed 1 of the bottles to low fat milk if anyone one would mind. They all said ok so I was given permission by the accountant to change it. The cleaner seen the low fat milk in the fridge and freaked out . interrogating everyone to find out who changed. she demanded I change it back even though i don't answer to her. She is feer mongering anyone who drinks saying ' I can't believe your drinking' 'that's the last bottle of that you will see' . Hiding in the back of the fridge and refuses to put it inth same section as the other milk.. But the worst of it happened this morning when i realised she poured over half a litre of full fat milk into the carton of low fat milk. What the hell do i do in this situation because i know if i go to management they will laugh at its ridiculousness and wont take it seriously. I don't like confrontation so i dont know how to best approach.

Bring your own milk in a thermos flask. It will last all day easily.

Yep, I'd just bring my own milk. She sounds insane.

Why does the cleaner care so much about this? I don’t understand. I’d go back to the people that agreed to change the milk and explain her weird behaviour. Is she odd in other ways? Sounds erratic.

Bring your own. She sounds absolutely unbearable

She's clearly insane but I disagree that bringing in your own milk is the solution.

You aren't the right person to tackle her about it because you are the person who wants low fat milk.

Someone relatively junior (not a manager) needs to be given the task of talking to her and finding out what her problem is and why she's so upset about there being a bottle of low fat milk in the fridge. Ideally someone who chooses the high fat milk for themselves so isn't on the "wrong side" as far as the slightly-batshit cleaner is concerned.

Why does she care so much about this?

I would tell her someone has a dietary need and it's important they are eating low fat or they could get seriously ill so the bottles must not get mixed up. Or they might have to investigate

My guess is that she's in the habit of taking the leftovers home. If she's a cleaner she's probably not well-paid. 8 litres is a lot of milk and I guess that it's enough that she can usually take a pint or two home each day but if it goes down to 7 litres of full-fat plus one that she wouldn't touch she's likely to be worried that she won't be able to do this any more

What the fuck 😂

(Sorry I don't have any advice because other humans are mental).

Has she been there for some time and is just one of those narrow minded baggages who tries to force their opinions on everyone else?

Has she read somewhere that if you are going to drink cow’s milk at all, then full-fat is better than ‘messed- about with’ skimmed and semi-skimmed, and is being a bit over zealous? I know I have, but can’t remember why, now. (No, I’m not the cleaner!)

Surely you could say to her

"I've had permission to order 1l of low fat milk. Please stop making a big deal about something so harmless and stop mixing the two types of milk together. If you have a problem, then take it up with management although I suspect that could lead to the free drinks privilege being questioned if a group of adults can't be tolerant of each others dietary needs"

Actually, that's far too long. Don't say that. But that's what I'd be thinking. Ignore her and bring your own milk

I would mention to her line manager, not particularly for the milk but absolutely for the behaviour.
Tampering with food is a huge issue.

As a joke I'd smuggle in some other types of milk and leave them in the fridge for her to find.

Tell her you’re on a low fat diet?
agree she shouldn’t be pouring and mixing - hygiene issue. Discuss with manager re this

Is she a literal cow?

I mean, she'd be a shit cleaner, what with all the hooves and all, that's no way to wield a duster, BUT it would explain how deeply hurt she is that her full fat product isn't good enough for you.

I think you should think of her feelings.

I mean, that could send her over the edge. Or the hedge.

This type of batshit situation definitely requires tomfoolery, though.

This.
If she’s decanting full fat into another container who knows what other stunts she’s pulling.
I would consume nothing from that fridge unless it’s in an unbroken sealed container.

Isn't it dodgy ground to mess around with people's food? I'd look into the law of it to quote to the bosses. Bizarre behaviour.

Make up a thick white fish stock, pour it into a milk container and give it to the cleaner to take home.

What I find difficult to believe is that the majority want full fat milk. Everyone I know uses semi-skimmed, it’s all we ever had at work in a department of 200 people. We had full fat at home briefly while the DC’s were small. I don’t like full fat milk in coffee at all. Cleaner is very odd indeed.

Is this real 🤣🤣

What the hell do i do in this situation because i know if i go to management they will laugh at its ridiculousness and wont take it seriously.

Why do you think this? Is she known personally to management? If an employee was ‘freaking out’ on staff, interrogating people and demanding things, as management I would want to know.

It doesn’t sound from your post like you’re willing to do anything, so just bring your own thermos.

Yes, She has been here for many years. Part of me wants to be petty and get some harmless revenge lol. but that's probably not a good idea and i would only be stooping to her level.

The cleaner sounds like she's got a worrying control issue - thank your lucky stars she's only pouring full-fat milk into the low fat stuff, and not something toxic - like bleach.

She needs an appropriate authority member of staff to warn her off this interfering.

LIfe is too short to get worked up about it. She sounds crazy but is likely on minimum wage and this might be her only bit of power.

Bring in your own milk or give it up entirely. Management are not going to want to be bothered by something so trivial.