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Guy’s Lunch Gets Stolen At Work So He Asks To See The Security Tape, Can’t Believe His Eyes
Guy’s Lunch Gets Stolen At Work So He Asks To See The Security Tape, Can’t Believe His Eyes
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The communal office fridge can be an absolute minefield for work relationships. A site of countless crimes, passive-aggressive communication and disputes, it is unrivaled as a source of workplace drama, intrigue and conspiracy.

It’s no surprise then that while politicians and media around the world are furiously pointing fingers over the Skripal poisoning, without presenting a shred of actual evidence to support their claims, regular folk are gripped instead by a much more relatable affair. Who stole the shrimp fried rice?

Twitter user Zak Toscani narrated the tale in a series of hilarious tweets, beginning with the bombshell revelation that the victim of the crime had been given access to the security camera, and the lunch thief would be positively identified beyond doubt. Evidence. A smoking gun.

In a series of shocking updates, the mystery slowly unfolds and we discover that the culprit did not in fact even eat the stolen lunch. It was taken out of the fridge and thrown directly into the bin, buried beneath the trash as to remain out of sight. What can this mean? An act of revenge from a scorned lover? A militant vegan, protesting for shrimp rights? And what is an appropriate punishment for this seemingly psychopathic behavior?

So many questions, so much drama. “It’s been awesome,” Toscani told the BBC about the affair. “I think so many people have responded to it because everyone who works in shared office spaces have maybe encountered something similar.” 

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Scroll down below to see how it all unfolded and let us know what you think in the comments. Has your office fridge ever been the center of a similar mystery? Feel free to share your story!

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    Dowbo
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How are people happy with this ending?! I need to know why this potential serial killer did it!

    Cesi Baca
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I definitely wouldn’t buy her her own shrimp fried rice. WTH? No need to play games with people. Just confront the nutcase and give her a warning.

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    Pamela
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they were having a secret love affair, and things had ended badly recently. When he found out who did it the last bit of compassion he had for his former lover was enough to save her job. She wanted revenge, and she got it.(had to come up with my own ending after that cliff hanger)

    The Cappy
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not much revenge. The whole office knows she's a turd.

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    MysticalMan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If this actually happened it is unwise to let her get away with it. What will she do next.

    Drew Chandler
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is everyone completely ignoring the fact that Lin-Manuel Miranda responded to this?

    Cassie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I speculate that she, liking shrimp fried rice, had ordered some at some point and put it in the same fridge. When she checked the fridge that day, she saw the box from the same shop and thought it was hers, that she had forgotten about it, and that old food shouldn't be left in the fridge, so she threw it out, making sure it was covered to decrease smells from the trash can as it sits before the can gets emptied. This seems like the most likely scenario given that it happened only once and she seems oblivious of the issue.

    Uta Dohlenburg
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But she asked even "Oh, was it yours?". Why the heck did she not apologise?

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    Juana
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SOMEBODY JUST ASK HER WHY

    Alia Ris
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AGREE. Constantly staring at her, wondering, probably even judging, without even bother asking her why is gonna make things worse.

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    Neeraj Jha
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh come on?????? Don't leave me hanging! I want to know the reason behind this cold blooded act.

    mocochang
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so frustrating, in the end we still don't know why she did it...

    Mika N
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't a very exciting theory, but it's possible his comment about "maybe she doesn't know she did it" could be true. Perhaps she saw the container and thought "oh wow did I leave my leftovers from yesterday there all night? Gross!" and tossed it without checking to see if they were actually hers (maybe she was afraid it would stink if she opened it?). Who knows, but it is possible she's not a psychopath or seeking revenge lol :)

    Winter's Dream
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is quite possibly the most unsatisfying thing I've read in forever!

    Gavin Ivey
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They were definitely ex-lovers. No way around it.

    Oso Perosozo Bonito
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is also bad for her. You guys are looking at her with a hidden scarlet letter on her forehead, and she may not even know why youre looking at her that way. I think you should atleast ask her why she did it. Look at the other perspective instead of gossiping behind her back. Not making a serious communication bridge makes a gap between employees which creates a very toxic work environment.

    WellSea7
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reason #99 not to use a communal frig. I just can't, only if the food is sealed and un-opened / relatively tamper proof. People like this woman was described don't see "wrong" and THATS scary!!!

    Parmeisan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I know what happened. At least, this is what happened at my workplace a couple of weeks ago: someone found a lunch in the fridge that looked just one they'd had about a week prior, and they were like "Huh? Didn't I eat this already? Oh well, I guess it's bad now!" and threw it out. But of course, it was someone else's brand new lunch. That person was pretty sad, and the one who threw it out felt really bad, but when it came out what happened everyone else laughed for hours.

    Emma
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol... I love the way he tells the story. I have a similar story with an ending. I rarely cook during the week, but the night before I had put together a very healthy and beautiful salad which I was looking forward to have for lunch at my office. When I went to look for it in the office fridge it was not there. We are only four people in my office so was not going to be hard to figure out. I found out who had taken my delicious salad and I have to ask her. She had thrown away my salad thinking that it was food she had left in the fridge from last week!!!!! I felt like I was burning inside. This salad was very fresh and delicious. She didn't even looked at it or smelled it or anything!!!! I was so upset... my whole effort from the night before right in the trash. We end up laughing a little because she is distracted like that... the only good thing was she bought me lunch...and not a healthy one to make it up. :p

    Greg T
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have an opinion here.... (Mostly joking here) What psycho brings shrimp to an office setting to reheat in a microwave!!! I'm thinking thats why she tossed it, who wants to smell microwaved shrimp for the next 4 days?!?!? (Yes, I hate shrimp, and if this guy does this often I would have proudly tossed it, but would have done so very vocally haha!!)

    Amanda Ferraz
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If she'd had refused the shrimp offered by the Twitter, maybe. But not like this. If there was no malice, I'm betting on thinking it was her leftover

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    William Teach
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people just want to watch the world burn

    Me Oh My
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, this is incredible. I love it. But why? Why would she do this?

    Craig Reynolds
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have demanded her termination. There is no excuse for taking someone else's food. No warning, no suspension, just termination, and if the company refused to take that action? I would go to the police and file a theft report. Yeah, that's right! Steal someone else's lunch, dinner, etc, and you deserve the maximum punishment that can be meted out. Extreme? Then clearly, you have never been the victim of food theives.

    Christie Balic
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is an act of revenge, no doubt.

    Edgar Dumea
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why is BP recycling this 3y old article? geez, has the world run out of funny things?

    Tarryn Louise
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great, more wasted time reading something that had a terrible ending. I NEED CLOSURE DAMNIT!!! People being too passive aggressive to be upfront and say, "I know what you did Carol.... I seen footage of you dumping my food in the bin"... no no... just do nothing and blink through gritted teeth and allow it to consume your thoughts everytime she walks in the room. Let's face it, secret lovers quarrel. The end.

    Signe Manat Hansen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I don't want anyone to lose their job" well I do

    Jackson Tate
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you buy her free lunch? What the ever loving f*** is wrong with you?

    Kevin Braid
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    nope, shrimp fried rice, she would be getting her pink slip / P45 if it was me, fire her thieving a*s

    Bradley Auerbach
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would someone just throw away another person's lunch? That's wasting food AND leaving an innocent human being to starve!

    Julie Godfrey
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    she saw it in fridge and thought oh s**t, thats my dinner from 2 weeks ago I forgot about that... threw it out then only realised it wasnt hers when she got the email and decided to keep quiet...??

    David Mitchell
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She should get spoken to and humiliated. That's rude and uncalled for. I would never let her live it down. If I paid good money for my lunch and you threw it out, but it wasn't spoiled I will not only make you feel bad, but I will make sure everyone knows you're a f*****g b***h.

    TC
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have had her photo stealing the rice stuck on the fridge...

    Mimi M
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely would have confronted her. Privately.

    A.R.
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OooO I would not be able to take the suspense! I would have to know why she did it! I think I would confront her about it. I certainly would never be able to trust her again after that happened!

    Anjo
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is absolutely hilarious! i love the begining. and the end. and the middle. 😂😉😄

    Colin Spencer
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HR should have a private chat with this strange lady, and at least find out why she threw Zac's lunch in the bin. If she has no reason, she should at least be considered for psych revaluation. Could she damage the firm's standing with clients, if she simply harbors illogical grudges and unexplained actions?

    Chris Maddock
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think she thought that it was hers that she had left in there, and thought "bugga, I gotta throw that so no-one knows it was my 'off' shrimp fried rice that stunk out the fridge", dumped and hid it in the bin and thought nothing more of it. As far as she is concerned, it was hers she threw away.

    Edwin Lesperance
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obviously, she's just a malignant narcissist.

    Nancy Massi
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great story. Also, Zak is a doll.

    mntncrone
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1) a scorned woman..... 2) you should probably update your resume; clearly, you haven't done a lick of work all day....

    Cactuar Jon
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really, really REALLY need to know why she did it!!! O_________O

    Pieter Staes
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok this guy on Twitter is obviously bored at work.

    Gustavo Colli
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the problem about not just straight forwardly asking and sorting it out. If it was a mistake, she has the chance to apologise. If it was done on purpose, she has the chance to feel shame and learn not to ever do it again.

    ethel
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She did it because it smells disgusting and you apparently work in a small office.

    anarkzie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The story builds but there is no pay off.

    Jim Mooney
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Throwing away good shrimp fried rice should at least be a misdemeanor, or maybe a lower class felony.

    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i need an ending! this must be how people felt before the internet and spoilers, they literally just had to wait for an answer, will it ever come? will we ever learn why? tune in next week, or never... arghhhh!!!!

    Ivonne Pallais
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My logic: - She loves shrimp rice - She provably have bough some before, several times and probably at the same place where the coworker bough them. - She went to the fridge, saw bag of i,t and though she might have left it the last time she bough some and that it should probably be rotten - She takes it out ant trow it without even looking at it

    Egla Mone
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a colleague just opening my hand bag and eat my food in front of me or in my absence because: "He is hungry and he knows where the food is ". I gave up fighting after a while. The good part is that he makes up for it with drinks and chocolates all the time. I don't know why but he prefers my homemade food. I call him "hyena" and everybody knows what he does but here where I work HR is useless and these kind of complaints are nonexistent. Oh and when we travel for work together he pays for everything food or drink related so he is a good egg. As for this woman I'll go with personal revenge over something wrong she perceived from him. The fact that he didn't anticipated it makes me think that it's all in her mind OR she made an identity mistake

    Johanna Zamora
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See, spitting in her fried rice would have been the happy ending.

    Alia Ris
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    all I'm thinking is how I can't possibly focus on work while waiting for lunch and drooling on the shrimp fried rice...

    SweetMamaP
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If she can lie about the fried rice without batting an eye, what else has she done? HR should be really worried...

    Kathleen
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's possible she thought the bagged lunch was an old one of hers and tossed it...then too embarrassed to fess up later. It's possible she is a pathological liar. Idk. Interesting how this engaged the office there though.

    paige_wallace1986
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had my lunch "stolen" once and sent out an email basically saying that someone took my lunch from the fridge and tossed it in the trash and I just wanted my tupperware back. turns out the woman that did it honestly thought it was her lunch from the prior week and was just dumping it. people make mistakes.

    Anita Esparza
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I LOVEEEEEE FRIED SHRIMP RICE...THAT GIRL WOULD BE IN SERIOUS PROBLEM IF SHE DID THAT ME !!!

    tatty!
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You must continue ordering shrimp fried rice !!

    Phillip Moderow
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Simple Simon Says: OR you could just SHOW her the tape and demand an answer ...

    Charles Lafage
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's done something much worse to her and she's getting slow burn revenge. They both know that if he escalates this she'll tell her story and he will be in trouble for a lot more than lunch theft.

    birdhouse
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was honestly wanting the confrontation even after the victim said let it go.

    Patrick McKenna
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't use the communal fridge at work for this very reason. I did once, and saw someone pawing the yogurt I bought, picking it up and reading it. I don't even want you touching my stuff let alone stealing it. so just bring a thermal bag and some ice. done.

    rabbitsrabbit
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What s**t ending is this. Why go HR if u r not going to follow through?

    Ali Lopez
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to know WHY SHE FREAKING DID IT UGH !! it was ur only job mr detective !!

    BREAK YOUr perceptions
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my question is WHO buys that rat lunch after what she just did? like. you know what happened and how trash that was. WHY FEED THEM AFTER THAT!!!>>???

    Mar1a
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm i wish she'd read this all lmao

    Holly Hobby
    Community Member
    7 years ago

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    Has anyone heard from him recently? His life may be in danger!

    Lola Run
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    7 years ago

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    Did not read

    David Jeu
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    7 years ago

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    Aren't you supose to work ?

    Daniel Losinger
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    7 years ago

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    As with many narratives posted on Bored Panda, there is no evidence that this actually happened. I expect that most of these stories are fiction.

    Just JoLynn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I walk into a book store most of the stories are fiction, and I very much enjoy reading them despite that.

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    William Morales
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    7 years ago

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    This ending is like all the european movies, where you're like wtf. In an american movie, it would of involved him embarrassing her in front of the entire office, then her shooting up entire office. I guess the euro ending is probably better for us.

    Dave Dick
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    7 years ago

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    This was dumb.

    Eliška Hůlková
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    7 years ago

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    Sounds as dissociative identity disorder. She should better see psychiatrist.

    Warawk
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    7 years ago

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    Weak :/

    Dowbo
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How are people happy with this ending?! I need to know why this potential serial killer did it!

    Cesi Baca
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I definitely wouldn’t buy her her own shrimp fried rice. WTH? No need to play games with people. Just confront the nutcase and give her a warning.

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    Pamela
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they were having a secret love affair, and things had ended badly recently. When he found out who did it the last bit of compassion he had for his former lover was enough to save her job. She wanted revenge, and she got it.(had to come up with my own ending after that cliff hanger)

    The Cappy
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not much revenge. The whole office knows she's a turd.

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    MysticalMan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If this actually happened it is unwise to let her get away with it. What will she do next.

    Drew Chandler
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is everyone completely ignoring the fact that Lin-Manuel Miranda responded to this?

    Cassie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I speculate that she, liking shrimp fried rice, had ordered some at some point and put it in the same fridge. When she checked the fridge that day, she saw the box from the same shop and thought it was hers, that she had forgotten about it, and that old food shouldn't be left in the fridge, so she threw it out, making sure it was covered to decrease smells from the trash can as it sits before the can gets emptied. This seems like the most likely scenario given that it happened only once and she seems oblivious of the issue.

    Uta Dohlenburg
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But she asked even "Oh, was it yours?". Why the heck did she not apologise?

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    Juana
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SOMEBODY JUST ASK HER WHY

    Alia Ris
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AGREE. Constantly staring at her, wondering, probably even judging, without even bother asking her why is gonna make things worse.

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    Neeraj Jha
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh come on?????? Don't leave me hanging! I want to know the reason behind this cold blooded act.

    mocochang
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so frustrating, in the end we still don't know why she did it...

    Mika N
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't a very exciting theory, but it's possible his comment about "maybe she doesn't know she did it" could be true. Perhaps she saw the container and thought "oh wow did I leave my leftovers from yesterday there all night? Gross!" and tossed it without checking to see if they were actually hers (maybe she was afraid it would stink if she opened it?). Who knows, but it is possible she's not a psychopath or seeking revenge lol :)

    Winter's Dream
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is quite possibly the most unsatisfying thing I've read in forever!

    Gavin Ivey
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They were definitely ex-lovers. No way around it.

    Oso Perosozo Bonito
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is also bad for her. You guys are looking at her with a hidden scarlet letter on her forehead, and she may not even know why youre looking at her that way. I think you should atleast ask her why she did it. Look at the other perspective instead of gossiping behind her back. Not making a serious communication bridge makes a gap between employees which creates a very toxic work environment.

    WellSea7
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reason #99 not to use a communal frig. I just can't, only if the food is sealed and un-opened / relatively tamper proof. People like this woman was described don't see "wrong" and THATS scary!!!

    Parmeisan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I know what happened. At least, this is what happened at my workplace a couple of weeks ago: someone found a lunch in the fridge that looked just one they'd had about a week prior, and they were like "Huh? Didn't I eat this already? Oh well, I guess it's bad now!" and threw it out. But of course, it was someone else's brand new lunch. That person was pretty sad, and the one who threw it out felt really bad, but when it came out what happened everyone else laughed for hours.

    Emma
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol... I love the way he tells the story. I have a similar story with an ending. I rarely cook during the week, but the night before I had put together a very healthy and beautiful salad which I was looking forward to have for lunch at my office. When I went to look for it in the office fridge it was not there. We are only four people in my office so was not going to be hard to figure out. I found out who had taken my delicious salad and I have to ask her. She had thrown away my salad thinking that it was food she had left in the fridge from last week!!!!! I felt like I was burning inside. This salad was very fresh and delicious. She didn't even looked at it or smelled it or anything!!!! I was so upset... my whole effort from the night before right in the trash. We end up laughing a little because she is distracted like that... the only good thing was she bought me lunch...and not a healthy one to make it up. :p

    Greg T
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have an opinion here.... (Mostly joking here) What psycho brings shrimp to an office setting to reheat in a microwave!!! I'm thinking thats why she tossed it, who wants to smell microwaved shrimp for the next 4 days?!?!? (Yes, I hate shrimp, and if this guy does this often I would have proudly tossed it, but would have done so very vocally haha!!)

    Amanda Ferraz
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If she'd had refused the shrimp offered by the Twitter, maybe. But not like this. If there was no malice, I'm betting on thinking it was her leftover

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    William Teach
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people just want to watch the world burn

    Me Oh My
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, this is incredible. I love it. But why? Why would she do this?

    Craig Reynolds
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have demanded her termination. There is no excuse for taking someone else's food. No warning, no suspension, just termination, and if the company refused to take that action? I would go to the police and file a theft report. Yeah, that's right! Steal someone else's lunch, dinner, etc, and you deserve the maximum punishment that can be meted out. Extreme? Then clearly, you have never been the victim of food theives.

    Christie Balic
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is an act of revenge, no doubt.

    Edgar Dumea
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    why is BP recycling this 3y old article? geez, has the world run out of funny things?

    Tarryn Louise
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great, more wasted time reading something that had a terrible ending. I NEED CLOSURE DAMNIT!!! People being too passive aggressive to be upfront and say, "I know what you did Carol.... I seen footage of you dumping my food in the bin"... no no... just do nothing and blink through gritted teeth and allow it to consume your thoughts everytime she walks in the room. Let's face it, secret lovers quarrel. The end.

    Signe Manat Hansen
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I don't want anyone to lose their job" well I do

    Jackson Tate
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you buy her free lunch? What the ever loving f*** is wrong with you?

    Kevin Braid
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    nope, shrimp fried rice, she would be getting her pink slip / P45 if it was me, fire her thieving a*s

    Bradley Auerbach
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would someone just throw away another person's lunch? That's wasting food AND leaving an innocent human being to starve!

    Julie Godfrey
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    she saw it in fridge and thought oh s**t, thats my dinner from 2 weeks ago I forgot about that... threw it out then only realised it wasnt hers when she got the email and decided to keep quiet...??

    David Mitchell
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She should get spoken to and humiliated. That's rude and uncalled for. I would never let her live it down. If I paid good money for my lunch and you threw it out, but it wasn't spoiled I will not only make you feel bad, but I will make sure everyone knows you're a f*****g b***h.

    TC
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have had her photo stealing the rice stuck on the fridge...

    Mimi M
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely would have confronted her. Privately.

    A.R.
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OooO I would not be able to take the suspense! I would have to know why she did it! I think I would confront her about it. I certainly would never be able to trust her again after that happened!

    Anjo
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is absolutely hilarious! i love the begining. and the end. and the middle. 😂😉😄

    Colin Spencer
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HR should have a private chat with this strange lady, and at least find out why she threw Zac's lunch in the bin. If she has no reason, she should at least be considered for psych revaluation. Could she damage the firm's standing with clients, if she simply harbors illogical grudges and unexplained actions?

    Chris Maddock
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think she thought that it was hers that she had left in there, and thought "bugga, I gotta throw that so no-one knows it was my 'off' shrimp fried rice that stunk out the fridge", dumped and hid it in the bin and thought nothing more of it. As far as she is concerned, it was hers she threw away.

    Edwin Lesperance
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Obviously, she's just a malignant narcissist.

    Nancy Massi
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great story. Also, Zak is a doll.

    mntncrone
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1) a scorned woman..... 2) you should probably update your resume; clearly, you haven't done a lick of work all day....

    Cactuar Jon
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really, really REALLY need to know why she did it!!! O_________O

    Pieter Staes
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok this guy on Twitter is obviously bored at work.

    Gustavo Colli
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the problem about not just straight forwardly asking and sorting it out. If it was a mistake, she has the chance to apologise. If it was done on purpose, she has the chance to feel shame and learn not to ever do it again.

    ethel
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She did it because it smells disgusting and you apparently work in a small office.

    anarkzie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The story builds but there is no pay off.

    Jim Mooney
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Throwing away good shrimp fried rice should at least be a misdemeanor, or maybe a lower class felony.

    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i need an ending! this must be how people felt before the internet and spoilers, they literally just had to wait for an answer, will it ever come? will we ever learn why? tune in next week, or never... arghhhh!!!!

    Ivonne Pallais
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My logic: - She loves shrimp rice - She provably have bough some before, several times and probably at the same place where the coworker bough them. - She went to the fridge, saw bag of i,t and though she might have left it the last time she bough some and that it should probably be rotten - She takes it out ant trow it without even looking at it

    Egla Mone
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a colleague just opening my hand bag and eat my food in front of me or in my absence because: "He is hungry and he knows where the food is ". I gave up fighting after a while. The good part is that he makes up for it with drinks and chocolates all the time. I don't know why but he prefers my homemade food. I call him "hyena" and everybody knows what he does but here where I work HR is useless and these kind of complaints are nonexistent. Oh and when we travel for work together he pays for everything food or drink related so he is a good egg. As for this woman I'll go with personal revenge over something wrong she perceived from him. The fact that he didn't anticipated it makes me think that it's all in her mind OR she made an identity mistake

    Johanna Zamora
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See, spitting in her fried rice would have been the happy ending.

    Alia Ris
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    all I'm thinking is how I can't possibly focus on work while waiting for lunch and drooling on the shrimp fried rice...

    SweetMamaP
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If she can lie about the fried rice without batting an eye, what else has she done? HR should be really worried...

    Kathleen
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's possible she thought the bagged lunch was an old one of hers and tossed it...then too embarrassed to fess up later. It's possible she is a pathological liar. Idk. Interesting how this engaged the office there though.

    paige_wallace1986
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had my lunch "stolen" once and sent out an email basically saying that someone took my lunch from the fridge and tossed it in the trash and I just wanted my tupperware back. turns out the woman that did it honestly thought it was her lunch from the prior week and was just dumping it. people make mistakes.

    Anita Esparza
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I LOVEEEEEE FRIED SHRIMP RICE...THAT GIRL WOULD BE IN SERIOUS PROBLEM IF SHE DID THAT ME !!!

    tatty!
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You must continue ordering shrimp fried rice !!

    Phillip Moderow
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Simple Simon Says: OR you could just SHOW her the tape and demand an answer ...

    Charles Lafage
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's done something much worse to her and she's getting slow burn revenge. They both know that if he escalates this she'll tell her story and he will be in trouble for a lot more than lunch theft.

    birdhouse
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was honestly wanting the confrontation even after the victim said let it go.

    Patrick McKenna
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't use the communal fridge at work for this very reason. I did once, and saw someone pawing the yogurt I bought, picking it up and reading it. I don't even want you touching my stuff let alone stealing it. so just bring a thermal bag and some ice. done.

    rabbitsrabbit
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What s**t ending is this. Why go HR if u r not going to follow through?

    Ali Lopez
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to know WHY SHE FREAKING DID IT UGH !! it was ur only job mr detective !!

    BREAK YOUr perceptions
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my question is WHO buys that rat lunch after what she just did? like. you know what happened and how trash that was. WHY FEED THEM AFTER THAT!!!>>???

    Mar1a
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm i wish she'd read this all lmao

    Holly Hobby
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    7 years ago

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    Has anyone heard from him recently? His life may be in danger!

    Lola Run
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    7 years ago

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    Did not read

    David Jeu
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    7 years ago

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    Aren't you supose to work ?

    Daniel Losinger
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    7 years ago

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    As with many narratives posted on Bored Panda, there is no evidence that this actually happened. I expect that most of these stories are fiction.

    Just JoLynn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I walk into a book store most of the stories are fiction, and I very much enjoy reading them despite that.

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    William Morales
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    7 years ago

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    This ending is like all the european movies, where you're like wtf. In an american movie, it would of involved him embarrassing her in front of the entire office, then her shooting up entire office. I guess the euro ending is probably better for us.

    Dave Dick
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    7 years ago

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    This was dumb.

    Eliška Hůlková
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    7 years ago

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    Sounds as dissociative identity disorder. She should better see psychiatrist.

    Warawk
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    7 years ago

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    Weak :/

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