Office worker tries to stop his colleagues from stealing his fancy coffee by penning an angry note
Office worker leaves furious note after he suspects his co-workers are stealing his ‘expensive’ coffee
- Man writes note to coffee thief
- Colleagues stole his $15 coffee
A frustrated office worker has written an angry letter to a mysterious co-worker who kept stealing his expensive coffee.
The British man noticed that his freshly opened pot of coffee grounds was considerably emptyer than he expected.
He said the 200 gram jar cost £8 (AUD $14.55) and about 20 per cent of its contents were missing, despite only making three cups of coffee with it.
In an attempt to contain the thief, the disgruntled coffee lover wrote an irate message to the person who stole from the pot, despite it having his initials on it.
“Does my note convey my anger at stealing my coffee?” he wrote in one after to Reddit.
In an attempt to curb a thief at work, an office worker wrote an angry message to a mysterious co-worker who was stealing his coffee despite the $15 jar being marked with his initials
The note read, “Are you seriously stealing my coffee?” My initials are literally on the lid.”
‘These are £8 each. I’ve had three coffees and it’s 1/5 up. You know you’re stealing, so stop.”
“PS Thanks for bursting the foil so it’s more convenient for you to pour yourself a huge drink.”
In the comments, he added that he was “lured into a false sense of security” in his last office as he was able to hide his food and drink in the work kitchen and said he couldn’t keep his coffee in his bag during the day.
“I just moved to another empty part of the office. I always try to hide things, but it’s hard with bare closets,” he said.
“The problem is that by the time I get my lunch/laptop and sometimes gym gear, my backpack is full. I should put it in a tote bag.’
Commentators were quick to share their outrage at the coffee crook, with many suggesting that he keep the pot on his desk.
The British man noticed his freshly opened pot of coffee grounds was considerably emptyer than he expected and suspected his colleagues were stealing it
“This post makes me so happy I don’t work in an office environment,” one person wrote.
“I’m impressed that your double underlining changes angles as your note progresses, which clearly demonstrates your anger at the situation,” a second commented.
“Unfortunately, the only way to keep people from stealing it is to put it somewhere people can’t easily find it,” suggested another.
“I felt the pain in the note, I worked in a place that had the same problem,” said a fourth while another joked, “This is an act of war.”
Others suggested other, more extreme tactics the man could use to avoid having his coffee stolen, including one that told him to replace it with gravy granules.
Replace coffee with Bisto. Keep real coffee in the desk,’ they said.
“The other option is slowly replace it with decaf and the day after completing the switch replace it with super strong espresso and look at the results,” laughed another.
“Replace it with cheap decaffeinated powder and mix in curry powder or ground black peppercorns. She’ll learn that!’ replied a third.
Some shared their similar experiences with colleagues who steal their food from the office.
“I walked into our break room to find a coworker helping himself to my peanut butter. They then had the extreme cheek to ask me to get crispy next time as they prefer that to smooth!