Woman Wants To Know If She's Wrong For Publicly Shaming The Person Who Stole Her Lunch At Her Workplace
She was brave enough to confront the man in front of many people.
Some workplace problems start small, then turn into a full-blown showdown over something as ordinary as lunch. That is exactly what happened when a woman known as Steelsnapdragon opened the fridge at her new studio job and realized her meal had vanished.
She says she usually eats later than her coworkers, but one day she lined up her lunch with everyone else and spotted her empty container in the sink. The food was already on a plate belonging to a man she did not know, and the confrontation that followed left the office split over who was out of line.
Now she is wondering whether calling him out in front of everyone went too far. The Reddit reactions did not make the answer any simpler.
If it happened to you, you'd likely have the same reaction as the original poster.
Matt SeppingsShe shares her story on Reddit.
SteelsnapdragonThe lunch thief works in the same building but isn't her coworker.
Steelsnapdragon
The incident
Steelsnapdragon
That is where the lunch drama really started.
Anyone would be surprised if it happened to them.
Steelsnapdragon
She took back what was rightfully hers.
Steelsnapdragon
Finally, the man realizes what he's done.
Steelsnapdragon
She's just angry.
Steelsnapdragon
She was not exactly in the mood to stay calm.
The guy even had the nerve to make excuses.
Steelsnapdragon
People approached her, telling her she was wrong.
Steelsnapdragon
And that only made things more frustrating.
This mirrors a woman calling out the coworker who stole her office lunch, with Reddit arguing over whether she was wrong.
They just don't understand.
Steelsnapdragon
Now she's wondering if what she did was wrong.
Steelsnapdragon
People suggested letting HR handle the matter.
Steelsnapdragon
The meal was meant to last for two days.
Steelsnapdragon
People applauded her reaction.
garbfink
Some Redditors thought she handled it better than the office did.
Redditors believe that HR needed to be involved.
AllegraO
Who would be polite to a thief anyway?
AllegraO
Unfortunately, lunch thieves are quite common in the workplace.
bonniebluest
Was gender discrimination involved? This Redditor wonders.
engg_girl
Exactly!
BSnIA
He deserved it.
tlf555
At least people are now aware of who might be stealing lunches in the office.
prosperoniece
While the people at the original poster's workplace found her reaction inappropriate, Redditors were on her side.
Gogo726
When such incidents occur at the workplace, people usually become more cautious about their belongings.
But since it's food, the original poster hardly has other options. She has decided to continue leaving her food in the fridge.
This time, however, she'll label it with her name, just like what others have been doing. Let's hope that the guy learned his lesson and will stop being the office lunch thief.
Ultimately, the original poster doesn't regret her actions. She merely wanted to confirm if she was in the wrong since two people disapproved of how she handled the situation.
Want the debate on confronting a lunch thief, check out the coworker caught red-handed eating her office lunch.
