Office fridge etiquette

Hugh Freaking Dillon

So my office has a mini-fridge. A bar fridge. One just like this.



For people's lunches. About 20 people. And there's a few broads that all belong to what I call The Yogurt Club. They bring in these massive pails of yogurt, and just leave them in there. They treat this thing like it's their own personal home fridge. Picture it: EIGHT, yes, EIGHT, of these (the big one at top left), in a bar fridge:



Three shelves. Two of said shelves completely taken up by these. Not to mention one of those people also have a jug of margarine there they keep as well.

So I sent out a polite email today to those who share my office space, nicely asking them to consider other people and bring in food only for the day, not the week/month/whatever.

No harm, no foul, right?

I'll report back tomorrow.

mickeyrat

see the pass the popcorn thread for title only!!

Hugh Freaking Dillon

mickeyrat wrote:

see the pass the popcorn thread for title only!!

81

We have that rule, and on fridays anything left gets trashed.

norm

"Hey, there's even a fridge! This is great! You could put six packs of be... soda in here. Milk, yogurt. You could put candy bars in the freezer."

"Anything you want to keep cold!"

BinauralJam

I'm the Boss, leave room for my 6 pack every day, and there will not be a problem.

Slap upside the head

BIGBOOBS wrote:

I'm the Boss, leave room for my 6 pack every day, and there will not be a problem.

Your username is one the biggest understatements of all time.

Fifthelement

Sounds completely reasonable to me. Hopefully all goes well

markymark550

The last time somebody sent an email about our office fridge, half the people there completely flipped out. They started whining about the 'fridge police' and why couldn't they keep things there. The email simply asked everyone to go see what was theirs and label it so that it wouldn't be thrown away. If labeled it was safe, if not labeled it was trashed. The woman that sent that email got so pissed off at all the complaining that she sent another email changing the fridge policy stating that everything from then on must be labeled or else it was subject to being thrown away the next time she goes to clean it out. That one almost started WWIII around here.

So, good luck to you in your fridge policy endeavors...

neilybabes86

markymark550 wrote:

The last time somebody sent an email about our office fridge, half the people there completely flipped out. They started whining about the 'fridge police' and why couldn't they keep things there. The email simply asked everyone to go see what was theirs and label it so that it wouldn't be thrown away. If labeled it was safe, if not labeled it was trashed. The woman that sent that email got so pissed off at all the complaining that she sent another email changing the fridge policy stating that everything from then on must be labeled or else it was subject to being thrown away the next time she goes to clean it out. That one almost started WWIII around here.

So, good luck to you in your fridge policy endeavors...

our tarheels blew it :(

81

norm wrote:

"Hey, there's even a fridge! This is great! You could put six packs of be... soda in here. Milk, yogurt. You could put candy bars in the freezer."

"Anything you want to keep cold!"

damn it...i know that movie

dunkman

Paul David wrote:

About 20 people. And there's a few broads that all belong to what I call The Yogurt Club. They bring in these massive pails of yogurt, and just leave them in there.

The Yogurt Club eh? catchy... did you think of that by yourself?

RKCNDY

ok, last place I worked at: 20 women..no, make that GIRLS. Diet this diet that, ICBINB-tub and sprays, fruit cups etc.

People were stealing other people's lunches so we made a rule: if your name is NOT on it, DON'T eat it. Then we cleaned the fridge every Friday. Threw out whatever didn't have a name on it, no matter what. People need to respect 'community space'....the entire workplace is not their own personal pigsty.

May I recommend that these Yogurt Girls' buy:

jamburger

Our offices moved locations last year and with our new kitchen being a bit smaller, we had to downgrade our refrigerator/freezer to one without an automatic ice cube maker.

Last summer, this needed to be posted on said new freezer...

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Ice-Cubes-with-an-Ice-Tray

...'cause people forgot there's no such thing as an ice cube fairy!

JaneNY

RKCNDY wrote:

People were stealing other people's lunches so we made a rule: if your name is NOT on it, DON'T eat it.

I have a hard time understanding how people take someone else's food. They know they didn't bring it. How can you eat something someone else brought?! You know it isn't yours. :(

norm

81 wrote:

norm wrote:

"Hey, there's even a fridge! This is great! You could put six packs of be... soda in here. Milk, yogurt. You could put candy bars in the freezer."

"Anything you want to keep cold!"

damn it...i know that movie

i'm sure you do...a hint...the actor that said the first line is dead :think:

markymark550

neilybabes86 wrote:

markymark550 wrote:

The last time somebody sent an email about our office fridge, half the people there completely flipped out. They started whining about the 'fridge police' and why couldn't they keep things there. The email simply asked everyone to go see what was theirs and label it so that it wouldn't be thrown away. If labeled it was safe, if not labeled it was trashed. The woman that sent that email got so pissed off at all the complaining that she sent another email changing the fridge policy stating that everything from then on must be labeled or else it was subject to being thrown away the next time she goes to clean it out. That one almost started WWIII around here.

So, good luck to you in your fridge policy endeavors...

our tarheels blew it :(

yep :( very disappointing


So, Paul David, how did the email go? Anybody go crazy on you?

rick1zoo2

JaneNY wrote:

RKCNDY wrote:

People were stealing other people's lunches so we made a rule: if your name is NOT on it, DON'T eat it.

I have a hard time understanding how people take someone else's food. They know they didn't bring it. How can you eat something someone else brought?! You know it isn't yours. :(

You mean I can't just help myself to anything in there?!? And all this time I thought someone just kept refilling it each night and we could have what we wanted......ok, now I feel bad

voidofman

norm wrote:

81 wrote:

norm wrote:

"Hey, there's even a fridge! This is great! You could put six packs of be... soda in here. Milk, yogurt. You could put candy bars in the freezer."

"Anything you want to keep cold!"

damn it...i know that movie

i'm sure you do...a hint...the actor that said the first line is dead :think:

Is that the same movie where one actor asked, "did you eat paint chips as a kid?"

Hugh Freaking Dillon

markymark550 wrote:

yep :( very disappointing


So, Paul David, how did the email go? Anybody go crazy on you?

nothing yet. Queen Yogurt was away when I sent it, she gets back tomorrow. It's going to be a shit show, I guarantee.

Several people voiced their approval verbally, but none of them put it in writing (email). I bet you none of them will come to my defense tomorrow either when the shit hits the fan. That's ok, though, I can hold my own with this chick. :twisted:

unlost dogs

If you get any pushback, just come in with one of these and cram it in there.

81

VoidOfMan wrote:

norm wrote:

i'm sure you do...a hint...the actor that said the first line is dead :think:

Is that the same movie where one actor asked, "did you eat paint chips as a kid?"

did i hear a niner in there? were you calling from a walkie talkie? :P

Hugh Freaking Dillon

unlost dogs wrote:

If you get any pushback, just come in with one of these and cram it in there.

might look weird carting that thing on the bus, but I like the idea nontheless.

voidofman

81 wrote:

VoidOfMan wrote:

norm wrote:

i'm sure you do...a hint...the actor that said the first line is dead :think:

Is that the same movie where one actor asked, "did you eat paint chips as a kid?"

did i hear a niner in there? were you calling from a walkie talkie? :P

"It's not here or here so much but right in this area."

"Nope, looks fine to me."

"Hey, what happened to your face?"

"I knew it!"

81

if i wanted a kiss, i would have asked your mother

Staggering Genius

unlost dogs wrote:

If you get any pushback, just come in with one of these and cram it in there.

I've laughed for like two minutes over this.

unlost dogs

The other alternative is Limburger. A lot of it.

Or a smelt sandwich.

Dissidentman

unlost dogs wrote:

The other alternative is Limburger. A lot of it.

Or a smelt sandwich.

No thank you.

Hugh Freaking Dillon

I am in state of complete shock. Yogurt Queen came back to work today. Nary a word was said. The yogurt supply decreased by 3 tubs. Yogurt Queen was normal to me all day.

I don't understand. My email....actually......worked....???

unlost dogs

Impossible. I'd check your sandwich thoroughly before consuming.

Hugh Freaking Dillon

unlost dogs wrote:

Impossible. I'd check your sandwich thoroughly before consuming.

that's hilarious, as that's exactly what I brought for lunch today!