A story about a missing lunch of shrimp fried rice that is captivating social media is shedding light on an often overlooked but highly contentious aspect of office politics: fridge etiquette.
Eddy Ng, a professor at Dalhousie University害羞草研究所檚 Rowe School of Business, says interactions around the office refrigerator 害羞草研究所 replete with passive aggressive Post-It notes and decomposing leftovers 害羞草研究所 reveal human behaviour in the workplace.
He says the shared fridge is a microcosm of office dynamics, serving to accentuate interpersonal skills, communication styles and personality types.
It害羞草研究所檚 also the scene for a comical tale about stolen shrimp fried rice that has gripped social media for days and spurred an online exchange of woes from cubicle-land.
Zak Toscani, a writer and stand-up comedian from Los Angeles, took to Twitter last week after his co-worker害羞草研究所檚 lunch was stolen.
Co-worker got his lunch stolen and they害羞草研究所檝e agreed to let him watch the security camera tape. This is the most excited I害羞草研究所檝e ever been at any job ever. Ever.
害羞草研究所 Zak Toscani (@zaktoscani)
He joked that the missing food was shrimp fried rice, escalating the crime from a misdemeanour to a felony, and mused that it was a 害羞草研究所減rofessional hit no doubt害羞草研究所 due to the lack of a shrimp smell in the microwave or kitchen.
Toscani said his hungry co-worker asked to view security footage of the communal fridge, and detailed to his online followers how the investigation unfolded.
His sensational account of the office drama 害羞草研究所 he quipped that it was the most excited he害羞草研究所檇 ever been 害羞草研究所渁t any job ever害羞草研究所 害羞草研究所 went viral, garnering hundreds of thousands of likes and re-tweets.
The workplace spat appears to have hit a nerve among workers affected by the seemingly unscrupulous actions of self-appointed fridge police.
The Canadian Press
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