‘Someone was stealing from the party fund’: Engineer devises plan to catch thieving nepo-baby the next time he steals from the office party fund

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Dec 27, 2023 8:00 AM EST

It's one thing to have to deal with an annoying nepo-baby in the office; it's quite another when that nepo baby been stealing from the communal party fund. This is the fund that the Redditor manages and that employees contribute to for the office Christmas party. Clearly, this nepo-baby thought he was so slick that he would never get caught in the act.

Thankfully, this engineer used his skills to create a contraption that would not only catch his least favorite coworker in the act, but also would make it glaringly obvious to everyone in the office that he was to blame for all this drama. Who would have thought that Idina Menzel's recording of the Disney song "Let it Go" would play such a crucial role in this revenge plot? 

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    con joine "Sure enough, everyone in the office heard"
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  • This thread was posted to Reddit’s r/ProRevenge subreddit. Keep scrolling below to see how people reacted in the comments section. When you’re done, here’s another revenge story in which a dude got back at his neighbor for always ordering food to the wrong address.

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    r/ProRevenge. Posted by u/AQuiet Borderline 16 minutes ago Operation Let it Go My dad just shared a story about my late Uncle Dale (his lifelong friend and fellow engineer). So in his memory and in spirit of the upcoming holidays, I present for you the tale of nepotism, engineering students and Idina Menzel.
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    Uncle Dale was a senior engineer at a small firm in the Midwestern USA and engineering instructor at the local community college. He was also (unofficially) in charge of the office parties. To help offset the costs, he had a small tin box on a table outside of his office with a slot in it so anyone could donate money to the party fund. Everyone knew about it and were happy to donate. A month or so before before the company's big Christmas party, Uncle Dale decided to check the box. Low and behol
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    Uncle Dale knew something was wrong because he had seen several colleagues putting money in the box. This could only mean one thing: someone was stealing from the party fund.
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    At this moment, Brad, the owner's nephew and a fellow engineer, came around the corner...and something about the way Brad was looking at him made Uncle Dale suspicious.
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    Brad didn't have a good reputation around the office to say the least. He had a reputation of being pushy, obnoxious, and just plain entitled. Unfortunately, he was not only the owner's "beloved nephew" but knew how to skirt the rules so he wouldn't get fired.
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    Uncle Dale decided to set a trap to catch the thief. Using his engineering skills, he set up a hidden rig using a hidden doorbell camera right by the box. He then had a colleague loudly brag about how he contributed $100 to the party fund. Then he waited.
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    He got a notification that the camera was recording...and watched Brad open the empty box, scowl in disgust and throw the box against the wall.
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    Now you'd think this would end with Uncle Dale presenting the video evidence to his boss to get Brad fired but oh no.
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    As I mentioned in a previous post, "if there's one thing engineers love, it's solving problems. And if it's engineering students, they'll make it an experience to remember."
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    Uncle Dale then went to his engineering students. He offered them extra credit to come up with a rigged box that would make noise when opened. The more obnoxious the sound, the higher the bonus.
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    One week later, they delivered their project and demonstrated how it worked. Pleased with the results, Uncle Dale awarded them the extra credit as promised. The next day, he set up the rigged box and proclaimed "Well! Isn't this nice! Someone donated $50 to the party fund!" Then he went to his office and waited.
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    The engineering students had rigged the box with one of those inserts from cards that play music when you open them. By popular vote, they had picked "Let it Go" from the Disney movie "Frozen"...right around the time the song was beginning to become unpopular. They also managed to ensure that once opened, the box couldn't close unless you pressed a hidden side button releasing the hinge...so the song would continue to play. For extra funsies, they made sure to angle the insert for maximum volume
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    Sure enough, everyone in the office heard Idina Menzel belting the hated song and Brad's frustrated grunts while trying to close the box. One of those attracted by the sound was Brad's uncle. Finally, Brad chucked the box at the wall, managing to put a good sized dent in it. The uncle then summoned Brad to his office.
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    Fifteen minutes later, Brad left with a cardboard box and cleared out his desk...along with a note in his file "do not rehire. do not recommend". So his engineering career was over.
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    That Christmas, Uncle Dale had a little video prepared to show at the party. The doorbell camera had caught Brad's attempt to steal from the box...all to the tune of "Let it Go."
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    Heissenberg1906. 31 min. ago Your uncle was a legend So much to learn from your story...
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    sstair 17 min. ago Adele Dazim?
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    throwaway47138 10 min. ago Proof that revenge is a dish best served frozen. :P
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