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香蕉视频直播檚 Rowe School of Business, says interactions around the office refrigerator 香蕉视频直播 replete with passive aggressive Post-It notes and decomposing leftovers 香蕉视频直播 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香蕉视频直播檚 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香蕉视频直播檚 lunch was stolen.
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香蕉视频直播 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 香蕉视频直播減rofessional hit no doubt香蕉视频直播 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 香蕉视频直播 he quipped that it was the most excited he香蕉视频直播檇 ever been 香蕉视频直播渁t any job ever香蕉视频直播 香蕉视频直播 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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