So apparently people don't like it when you microwave shrimp at work.

[Zargon]

a coworker I used to have would eat a can of tuna then throw it in the breakroom trash without rinsing it

smelled like dirty tampons all afternoon

 

[mrCide]

broccoli wins for being the most disgusting thing ive had to deal with at work on a regular basis.

 

[Rubycon]

You have to know how to do it. Mouse and keyboard get pushed away, and you keep a clean hand for the computer, and one to eat with. There's little I hate worse than a sticky tactile experience. Guitars are the worst. I used to hate when someone played my guitar with grubby fingers, and left funk(not the good kind) on the strings.

The desk is not a dining table! Where's your manners?! :biggrin:

Oh and I hear you on the finger grime left behind. Guitar strings are magnets for that stuff.

And to think with computers the general direction we seem to be going is having a touchscreen everywhere. If you want to invest in a company find one that makes things to clean monitors!

 

[Zee]

seafood should be banned from the work place.

 

[MrPickins]

Your office needs an alarm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ehipTG-ngU&feature=player_detailpage#t=21s

 

[MotionMan]

fish in the microwave is the worst smell

All of the microwaves in my building (10 floors worth) have a sign on them that reads "No fish".

MotionMan

 

[MotionMan]

a coworker I used to have would eat a can of tuna then throw it in the breakroom trash without rinsing it

smelled like dirty tampons all afternoon

I am allergic to tuna and the smell makes me sick. If that happened in my office, I would have returned the can to its owner and ask that it be disposed of elsewhere.

MotionMan

 

[HeXen]

All my lunch fits and stays in a lunch box with an ice pack. If its not in the box, then i do without. i also don't stretch out my lunch time nor waste half of it standing in line at McD's either, crap like that is why companies change policies.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Cuttlefish and asparagus!

 

[MotionMan]

If they have a proper cafeteria/mess hall, etc. then I don't have a problem with it. What's gross is people sitting at their desk using their PC/telephone and eating. D:

We do not have a lunch room, so I always eat lunch at my desk. I am just neat about it and clean up when I am done.

MotionMan

 

[JS80]

Next time take kimchi and bulgogi to work. Then they will beg you to bring back the shrimp fried rice.

 

[alkemyst]

people simply have no manners.

 

[DayLaPaul]

I couldn't cut it in an office environment. Too many pussies for me.

First time someone confronted me over my popcorn reeking I'd laugh in their face and then we could go from there if they'd like.

Internet tough guy!

 

[disappoint]

google popcorn lung. you're welcome.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

This isn't about anyone telling someone what to eat - I hardly think you can call what's happening here authoritarian. This is about basic common courtesy to others.

A company telling you you can't eat certain foods isn't authoritarian? If cube monkeys cared about courtesy or what others think, they wouldn't be cube monkeys.

 

[artikk]

So apparently people don't like it when you microwave food that smells.

 

[etrigan420]

I'm really failing to see what the big deal is...I've cube farmed with a bunch of Filipino ladies in the past, and while some of their dishes smelled "interesting", I've never been distracted or bothered by it.

If it's a legitimate medical concern, e.g. allergies, then sure.

 

[shortylickens]

Wait, how the fuck did Gaynor get back in?
Somebody bribe the mods?

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Internet tough guy!

No not really. I'm really not like that anymore. What makes someone a tough guy? Fights? Well I started getting into fist fights in first grade and Ive Been in more fist fights than I can remember. Went to a Texas prison and even had guys giving me props for holding my own against two dudes that attacked me. Physical jobs? Been there done that and continue to do it. Being physically strong and athletic? Work out all the time and I have no problem holding my own playing pickup basketball games with the guys that show up to the park.
If that makes you a tough guy than I guess I qualify. I've really calmed down since my younger days. I wouldn't fight someone unless you messed with my family. I seriously wouldn't fight someone over a comment at work. Someone could call me whatever they wanted and I would just walk away.
Now to me being a tough guy is about making an honest paycheck and supporting my family.

 

[Zedtom]

I have walked into offices where the company was strict about office attire and professional appearances. It was all visual because the stench of popcorn and fish from the break room had poisoned the air.

Walk into any cube farm after lunch and take a whiff- it smells like a school cafeteria.

 

[alkemyst]

A company telling you you can't eat certain foods isn't authoritarian? If cube monkeys cared about courtesy or what others think, they wouldn't be cube monkeys.

You a cube monkey? Most I know do what they are told and don't rock the boat.

 

[alkemyst]

. Went to a Texas prison and even had guys giving me props for holding my own against two dudes that attacked me.

Being Easy-E is your avatar now, we all see how you held your own with two dudes attacking you.

How long was it before you could sit?

You straight gangsta, brah!

 

[Fox5]

Some people have shellfish allergies so bad that microwaving shrimp near them would send them to the hospital. Nice going, OP.

 

[DayLaPaul]

A company telling you you can't eat certain foods isn't authoritarian? If cube monkeys cared about courtesy or what others think, they wouldn't be cube monkeys.

It's not really authoritarian when there's no bite behind the bark. Nobody's losing their job over microwaved shrimp.

 

[Miramonti]

Time to go in there when no one is looking, put some old sardines on high for 10 minutes, and promptly abandon them.