“The Office Was Set Off By Bloody Screams”: Employee Is Sick And Tired Of Muslim Coworker Stealing Their Food, Puts Pork In It (2024)

Sep 22, 2022

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Probably the last thing you expect to see when you come to the office is your coworker dressed as a cartoon shark. Once the shock wears off, the second to last thing you’d expect to see is someone actually stealing your food. What is this, grade school? We thought we were all better than this!

Situations like this one, as childish as they might sound, can lead to a lot of friction in the workplace. It’s difficult to get along with your coworkers and get good results when you have to worry about someone nabbing your food every day. (No, seriously, who does that?!) What hurts, even more, is learning that ‘the lunch looter’ is actually incredibly religious.

Redditor u/pervirgin_witch shared how their Muslim coworker kept stealing their lunch. They were 100% sure of this but had no hard evidence to present to human resources. Instead, they decided to enact some ‘petty revenge’ and give the colleague a shock. One day, instead of bringing food that is ‘halal’ (lawful and permitted to be eaten by those observing Islamic teachings), she brought in a pork sandwich which is ‘haram’ (forbidden). The result was so dramatic that HR had to get involved. Scroll down for the full story, Pandas. Let us know what you think about what happened, whether you agree with the act of revenge, and what you would’ve done differently.

Bored Panda reached out to u/pervirgin_witch who told us that it’s important to never take people’s stuff without their permission. “Truth is, I would’ve shared my lunch with my coworker if he had asked. In fact, at least in my country, it’s a common courtesy to share food by asking others if they’d like some. In my opinion, there’s no shame in asking others if they’re willing to share a bit of their food and most people would probably say yes. That said, it’s beyond rude to just take food that doesn’t belong to you.” Read on for the full interview, Pandas!

There are a ton of issues that can lead to friction at work. Something that few people expect but which happens far more often than it should is people stealing food

Image credits: Timur Weber (not the actual photo)

A person shared how they got their revenge on ‘the lunch looter,’ a very religious person, who kept taking their food in the office

Image credits: Ketut Subiyanto (not the actual photo)

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