Office Kitchen

[Anonymous]

ESH

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a teeny tiny office kitchen. It's about the size of a closet with one piece of counter top about the size of a door mat.

We hired a new guy 2 months back and he has been using that space as his drying rack for the various coffee cups and Tupperwares he brings in. It takes up the entire space and prevents others from using it. A colleague mentioned it to him, "Hey, Greg, please move your things so others can use the counter" and he moved them for about two days but began dominating it again. So, last week, I feigned ignorance about the situation and loudly said "Hey, whose stuff is all over the counter? I need to us it to assemble my salad."

And he sat silent. Dude ignored it. So, just now, I took both of his cereal-bowl-sized coffee mugs and put them in the sink. Now he's walking around the office angrily demanding to know who 'touched' his things.

I thought this was going to just be a funny exchange but I can see it now escalating into his termination.

People are nuts. That is all.

Many years ago I was in charge of the office management side of a major office renovation - cleaning out cabinets, arranging temp moves, keeping the workforce informed, and being the liaison between management and the managing contractor. The contractor told me that one area had been designated for a sink. The people in my office were terrible with the trash and general cleanliness. I told the contractor he would put a sink in that office over my dead body. When he protested that it was in the plans I told him ok, if you put a sink in this office I will straight up murder you. To this day, no sink.

[Anonymous]

If he really doesn’t understand that this is not his personal kitchen and there is limited space available, why not post a sign on the cabinet that says all dishes need to be washed, dried and put away after using? Should not be necessary since everyone is presumably an adult, however, I still have to wipe pee off of the seat every single time I go into use the bathroom. This is in addition to dealing with people who bring in massive family size lunchboxes (very small fridge) and leave their nasty, moldy food in the fridge.