Office Food mooches

[Mustang]

Rat bastards won't bring anything in to share but, they are the first one's to get in line. Same people that will gladly eat a doughnut when someone brings them in on their birthday or for 'doughnut clubs' but, don't return the favor.

I also find that these same greedy S.O.B's will empty out the candy dish on someone's desk but, never bring in a bag to do a refill.

At least no one steals anyone;s lunches out of the break room. We did have one lady that when it was announced that cleaning was doing the fridges (1 - 2x a week), she would go in there on a Friday night and take everything. Same lady also stopped me in the hallway once and asked if I had any chocolate chip cookies on me.

[SunDevil]

So, how do you like working for Oprah....?

[Mustang]

So, how do you like working for Oprah....?

Sorry.. I missed the joke on me.

[wade moore]

BTW - you're out of Tootsie Rolls.

[Mustang]

BTW - you're out of Tootsie Rolls.

*L*

Ya.. you get those people too that tell you what to bring in.

[cthomer5000]

If this is your biggest work complaint, you've got a great job.

[wade moore]

FWIW, I was definately an Office Mooch when it came to Candy.

I was good on other stuff - i.e. if i was a Pot Luck and I didn't bring, I did not eat stuff from other people.

[Pumpy Tudors]

FWIW, I was definately an Office Mooch when it came to Candy.
Who's Candy?

[wade moore]

Who's Candy?

Hah, boy, one misuse of the shift key can really change the meaning of a sentence.

[Ksyrup]

Hah, boy, one misuse of the shift key can really change the meaning of a sentence.

I'm still fidgety about the misplaced commas in the first post.

[Mustang]

I'm still fidgety about the misplaced commas in the first post.

Would you like to correct it and I'll fix it?

[ctmason]

I once had a note attached to my brown bag that said something to the effect of, "I'm very sorry, come see me, I accidentaly ate half your sandwich."

How in the hell do you pick up a brown bag, pull a sandwich out without looking and eat HALF of it without knowing its yours???

[Ksyrup]

Would you like to correct it and I'll fix it?

No, that's OK. I'm just one of thoooooose people. I wish I could ignore stuff like that, but it's impossible.

[Subby]

Maybe your officemates are trying to tell you something ya' fat bastard...

[Izulde]

I once had a note attached to my brown bag that said something to the effect of, "I'm very sorry, come see me, I accidentaly ate half your sandwich."

How in the hell do you pick up a brown bag, pull a sandwich out without looking and eat HALF of it without knowing its yours???

So what compensation did you get for having half your sandwich eaten?

[Ksyrup]

I once had a note attached to my brown bag that said something to the effect of, "I'm very sorry, come see me, I accidentaly ate half your sandwich."

How in the hell do you pick up a brown bag, pull a sandwich out without looking and eat HALF of it without knowing its yours???

Maybe they took a bite of one half, realized their mistake (Ugh! Who the hell eats peanut butter and squid?!), and put the other half back (or cut the sandwich in half), knowing that you probably wouldn't want the part with their teethmarks in it.

[SunDevil]

He got Candy?

[Honolulu_Blue]

I keep reading the title of this thread as "Front Office Food Mooches."

I get confused sometimes.

[gkb]

pix pls, k thx

Or did I read this thread wrong?? ;)

[M GO BLUE!!!]

We have a guy at our office who will walk up and stck his hand immediatly into a bag of chips/cookies/etc. with an "Oh, what do we have here?" You want to knock him out, but he's creepy... picture John Mark Karr.

Another woman (who is a psychologist) walked up and stuck her fingers in a cupcake I was eating to sample it! My coworkers fell out when I threw the cupcake away when she left.

People are unbelievable...

[Draft Dodger]

when I worked in a grocery store, if ever there was food - be it potluck day or a cake - this one guy would be a certainty to be there, whether he was working or not (he had no car, but he would walk 30 minutes in the snow on his day off for a free piece of cake). I know he didn't have a ton of cash, so I could understand a little bit.

Now I work in an office, and everyone here is making good money. And instead of the one guy, it's scores. for a long time, the company did a snack day, where every thursday at 2 pm they put out a cart filled with snacks you can buy in the vending machine for 50 cents - it was literally like jackals on an antelope when that came out. within minutes it would be picked over beyond recognition. they've ended that, but still there's a lot of occasions for free food, and people just go so hog wild for that you'd think they hadn't eaten in weeks. odd.

[timmae]

for a long time, the company did a snack day, where every thursday at 2 pm they put out a cart filled with snacks you can buy in the vending machine for 50 cents - it was literally like jackals on an antelope when that came out. within minutes it would be picked over beyond recognition.

This is why I keep reading over here at fofc... this on had me laughing tears for quite awhile. Job well done Dodger.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Another woman (who is a psychologist) walked up and stuck her fingers in a cupcake I was eating to sample it!

She so wants you, dude. Go for it.

[Toddzilla]

One of the office assistants in my office keeps a tray of candy on her desk, and the Office Mooch continually empties it. I told her next time he comes around to kindly ask him to contribute to the supply. He said he would but never did, so I made a small sign for the dish when it got empty that said "Office Mooch took a bunch of candy and never gave back. Now it is empty. Go tell him Thank You."

After 2 days he brought in 3 bags.

:D

[ctmason]

So what compensation did you get for having half your sandwich eaten?


I never went and talked to the guy about it. I just thought about how embarrassed I would have been if I had done that and never wanted to go make him feel even worse. Call it a good deed, I guess.

It was such a funny story anyway I didn't feel the need to rectify the situation. He later got another job and left the department, and still today he wonders...whose sandwich he ate.

[condors]

i work with an elderly lady who is the walking definition of office mooch.

I usually bring in a hoagie from wawa for my lunch and stick it in the frig. Well it starting dissapearing on a daily basis. I work at a hospital and know some people in the pharmacy and they got me something to put on it so she would be having a hard time of it. It worked better than i thought and i felt bad as she called in sick the next several days then very day she came back she did it again. The day after i had one loaded up for her again. She missed a day came back and did it again. She has finally stopped but want to hear the kicker? She sees me putting the hoagie in the frig and says to me, I don't know how you can eat them things.

[pennywisesb]

i work with an elderly lady who is the walking definition of office mooch.

I usually bring in a hoagie from wawa for my lunch and stick it in the frig. Well it starting dissapearing on a daily basis. I work at a hospital and know some people in the pharmacy and they got me something to put on it so she would be having a hard time of it. It worked better than i thought and i felt bad as she called in sick the next several days then very day she came back she did it again. The day after i had one loaded up for her again. She missed a day came back and did it again. She has finally stopped but want to hear the kicker? She sees me putting the hoagie in the frig and says to me, I don't know how you can eat them things.


That is ridiculous. I can't believe she just goes in there and eats your food. I'd have to confront someone if they did that to me, but the whole sabotage thing to the sandwich is a pretty funny idea.

[terpkristin]

We used to have bagel day where for $5/month, the office admin would bring in bagels for those that contributed. She'd leave them at her desk, but there were too many mooches who were eating but not paying so she stopped bagel day. I miss bagel day. :(

However, there is almost always candy at each admin's desk, more or less free-for-all with a small piggy bank near each with the sign, "Small pig for small donations" just to help out. I don't know what others do, but I drop in $5 in each per month. I figure it's overkill, but it can't hurt and hopefully helps.

Of course, with as many working meetings as we've been doing lately, there's leftover food that's a free-for-all in the kitchens almost everyday. Surprisingly, it doesn't disappear as quickly as I would think.

/tk

[terpkristin]

i work with an elderly lady who is the walking definition of office mooch.

I usually bring in a hoagie from wawa for my lunch and stick it in the frig. Well it starting dissapearing on a daily basis. I work at a hospital and know some people in the pharmacy and they got me something to put on it so she would be having a hard time of it. It worked better than i thought and i felt bad as she called in sick the next several days then very day she came back she did it again. The day after i had one loaded up for her again. She missed a day came back and did it again. She has finally stopped but want to hear the kicker? She sees me putting the hoagie in the frig and says to me, I don't know how you can eat them things.

BRILLIANT! :) :D

/tk

[ctmason]

It seems to be a universal rule that these potluck pools and such invariably turn up some sort of controversy. I can only imagine what its like for an office pool that wins Powerball together...

"F*** you Harry! You know you owe for Maine Lobster Monday! What you think that 3 pounder up and walked off on its own!?!?!"

[Mustang]

One contributer to pot luck today brought in a bag of popcorn...


Burnt popcorn...