Many workplaces seem to have one, a refrigerator thief. The coworker who believes that food in the fridge is there for the taking. While many victims simply vent to colleagues about their missing lunch, or start using Post-it® notes to ward off would-be bandits, there are others who feel the act is a crime—literally.
Yes, new on-site “coffee kiosks” are manned, pardon the term, by robot baristas, reports NPR. Hot and cold beverages are ordered via a swipe screen—or by mobile device interface.
Recently, an employee went to the break room to grab his snack, strawberry Jell-O®, only to find it missing. His response was to call the police.
According to CBS Philly, he was livid because this had happened before. Media reports stated that he didn’t know who was doing it.
No suspect has been apprehended at the time this article was written.
This incident is reminiscent of the hot dog heist of 2010. For those of you who didn’t catch that one, a man was terminated—and had to fight for unemployment benefits—after taking two leftover hot dogs from the office fridge. They were leftovers from the company picnic.