It doesn't seem that long ago, but after trawling through my blog archives (made easier via my feeder) I realized I last blogged about lunch thieves over a year ago. Back then, I was at my former employer and the stolen goods consisted of generic, unmarked (with name tags, that is) frozen entrees stored in the community fridges. Here, the lunch thieves were a little more brazen.
I've been in training all week-- full day of class from 9 to 5 everyday, hence my current status. And as is the case in most companies, all-day training comes with free lunch. Nothing fancy-- sandwiches one day, lasagna another day, sammich wraps today... the usual catered fare. Most of the time, the food is delivered straight into the conference room where the class is taking place. But if the room is too small, where does it go? On a table outside the room, of course.
As you can imagine, that pretty much leaves it up for grabs for anyone that walks by. And most-- I repeat, *most* people maintain a bit of integrity and don't touch the food until the leftovers have been transported to the kitchen-- and by that point it's fair game for anyone.
Yesterday we ran out of food a little too quickly. Fortunately, everyone got to eat (at least I hope so!) but our admin coordinator was puzzled as to how we ran out so suspiciously fast-- there were only 11 of us in the class (including the instructor), and there was enough food to feed more than that. We realized that the people working nearby were taking liberties to assume that because nobody was lined up in front of the table, it meant we had all eaten, and they could raid the so-called "leftovers". Gee, not everyone immediately grabs food when we break for lunch. Some of us visit the bathroom first. Some of us linger in class, with extra questions or simply finishing the exercises. It's natural to assume that there will still be enough to grab when we finally make it to the table, right?
So, today, our AC put up not one, but two notes warning people that the food was for us, and to please wait until 2pm before assuming the leftovers were free for the taking. It's not even 2pm as I write this...
What do you think, dear readers? Do you suppose this deterred yesterday's pilferers? What do you gather I witnessed today?
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