Office food thief steals coworker’s food for 6 months, learns the hard way it's been dog food all along: 'Their hair does seem shinier'

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Isabella Penn
Nov 22, 2024 10:00 AM EST

We've all dealt with that coworker who can't resist the allure of the office fridge, regardless of whose name is scribbled on the Tupperware. It's like a bizarre rite of passage in every workplace. You pack a lovingly prepped meal, only to find an empty container, and your dreams of a peaceful lunch are shattered. But what happens when the mystery food thief unwittingly nibbles on something they probably shouldn't?

This story is a masterpiece of pettiness and patience. Imagine someone consistently stealing your carefully labeled "specialty meals," only for the truth to emerge six months later in the most awkward way possible. Let's just say these sticky-fingered coworkers might've bitten off more than they could chew—literally. The best part is that no confrontation was necessary. A single well-timed complaint had these food thieves shaking in their shiny-haired boots. Scroll down to find out who really got served in this story.

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    r/AITAH 11 hr. ago My_Name_Is_Amos Coworker ate dog food for close to six months. AITAH for letting it go on so long?
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    Earlier last year I bought a puppy, some kind of walking mop. Cute as heck. The seller warned me that it had very specific dietary requirements. Honestly, the last thing I wanted to do on my time off was to
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    make dog food, so I approached a woman, recommended by my local pet shop, to make two weeks worth of food. She uses very cheap cuts, grains, and supplements specifically formulated for dogs. I pick up the individually packaged bags
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    every second Monday morning and keep them in a plastic container labelled with my name in the community fridge, then take it home after work. It doesn't take up much room. Awhile ago I noticed that some of the bags began going missing,
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    then found the empties in the waste bin. They are marked DF with the date in black sharpie. I immediately knew what was going on and thought it was funny. Luckily my mother is in love with doggo mop-face and
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    when she dogsits, around three times a week, she feeds her, so puppers never goes hungry. So I let it go on, occasionally complaining to HR and colleagues about my "specialty food" being stolen. Other than a
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    sternly worded email nothing was ever done. Finally, during our six month productivity meeting I loudly complained that my bags of dog food were still going missing on the regular, because now I
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    actually was getting p ed at the blatant theft. Two young guys gave me horrified looks. Neither of them ever fessed up to the pilfering, but since that meeting my dog food has never gone missing.
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    My close office colleague thought it was funny, but said I was a real AH for allowing it to go on for so long. So, AITAH? At least I know it must taste alright. And maybe I'm imagining it, but their hair does seem shinier.
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    m88johnston 1d ago NTA. If she didn't mind losing the amount of food she was losing, then that serves them right lol
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    arnott 22h ago Top 1% Commenter NTA. Do the young guys play fetch correctly?
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    BigNathaniel69 • 21h ago • NTA, this is hilarious. It's pretty weird that your coworkers care more that you had dog food than your other coworkers stealing your dog food.
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    • Roger PenroseSmiles 21h ago • NTA, good dog food is indistinguishable from bad human food. It has human grade ingredients with none of the flavor, seasonings or salt. Frankly, the rice and chicken mush I feed to my dog when he's feeling ill would probably do ok with a sick human too.
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    chado5727.21h ago Nta. You don't have to tell anyone what's in your food if they aren't going to be or supposed to be eating it in the first place. That's what they get for being a thief.
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    Connect Tackle299 • 21h ago Nta. It's not like it was dog food out of a can. It was human grade food made for dogs Plus now those guys learned a valuable lesson
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    sugaryspin . 23h ago • You're not the a hole for letting it go on for so long, but it would have been better to address the issue sooner, especially since it. was affecting your belongings and not just a harmless prank.
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    MrLazyLion • 20h ago NTA. But I'd let out a "Woof" every time I walked past them.
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    Ed_Gein_ • 21h ago. → Top 5% Commenter Nta. You never had the responsibility to tell anyone, not even now, what the food was. People shouldn't steal eachother s food, and if they do and refuse to stop, then it's on them for eating whatever random food they stole. You can't expect someone to tell you the ingredient list when you're stealing their food and it's hilarious.
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