Office politics are fairly new to me. I haven’t been working in an office setting very long. I think I’m adapting quite well, though.
But when it comes around to lunch time, things are a little different at my office. Everyone brings their own food and keeps it in the fridge, freezer, or cabinets. It’s a small office and none of us eat each others food without first asking. There’s always one exception. And this is our exception:
Name: Greg S. Williams.
Occupation: Lunch room thief
Here’s how the situation usually plays out. A couple of us will be in the kitchen eating, and he will walk in the room and ask: “What’s everybody eating?” I’m pretty sure he just does that so he makes sure not to grab out of the cabinet what we are already eating. If I’m eating a poptart, and there’s a box of them, they’re clearly mine. So at least he’s intelligent enough not to do that. So then he will proceed to hold up something, and ask “is this any of yours”? We will shake our heads no. And then he’ll eat it. Usually his lunches consisted of several weird items that I’m pretty sure would not normally mix well. Example: last week he ate a crispy chicken patty with mustard on top and ramen noodles.
Weeks later, that person generally starts to notice their food is missing and then assumes they are the one that ate it. This is all a part of his plan, right? I think so.
