Valkyre

So, it Has Come to This

The place where I work, has a kitchen. A real kitchen, with a refrigerator, stove, microwave, etc. We have/or had an honor policy going at work. People would bring in 12, 24 or 36 packs of soda and put a few in the 'fridge. Anyone could take one as long as they brought in a pack of soda occasionally. And, of course, this policy was not honored. Why is it a couple of people have to ruin it for everyone? I would always being in a 36 pack of Diet Pepsi. I would pull out 6 cans and put them in the 'fridge. If one was to pull out a cold Diet Pepsi, they were supposed to grab one out of the box to replace it. Of course, I would come in on a Monday and find one can left in the 'fridge. And, these takers, would never bring in any packs of sodas themselves. They just take and take and take. What's even worse, is that one of them dropped by work with some friends and allowed their friends to take sodas too. It got to the point that when I saw certain people show up for work, I would hide any sodas I had left. Didn't help. One of them actually dug around and found where I had hidden them in the vegetable drawer. Oh, and these "takers" are some of the highest paid employees in the place. The final straw was when someone took the last Diet Pepsi I had in the 'fridge. Let's see.... We are supposed to have a honor policy. You know that you didn't buy that soda. It's the last one in the 'fridge. Do you think you should take it? Or, leave it for the person who actually paid for it!? Even worse, they were doing the same thing to the business owner's daughter. She always had a 12-pack or two of Coke Zero kicking around. And they were disappearing at a ridiculous rate. I came up with I hope is a solution. The honor policy is out. You want soda? Bring your own. You take from the 'fridge anything that is not yours, and you're a thief. I bought another 36 pack of Diet Pepsi. I found a soft sided six pack cooler kicking around the house. I wrote in permanents marker across the top, "Wendy's Do Not Touch!" It is now sitting in the back of the 'fridge with a six pack in it. The case of Pepsi has my name and "Do Not Touch" written across the top. Along with hash marks showing how many I have removed. Yes, I am counting now. If this gets abused, everyone may lose refrigerator privileges. Or, the owner's daughter is talking about installing a surveillance camera, so we can confirm who the worst offenders are.