Employee of the month confesses to giving boss and coworkers decaf coffee for 5+ months: 'I don't feel guilty'

Author image for Remy Millisky
Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Oct 24, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

For one worker, giving a bunch of decaf coffee to their coworkers is scratching an itch for payback. Why? They don't quite say… but they allude to some interesting things in their confession. 

People think that messing with someone's caffeine consumption is harmless, but that's not always the case. I don't know about you, but a lot of us are pretty addicted to caffeine. I get a terrible headache if I don't have some coffee by noon, and I'm sure a lot of workers feel the exact same way. It helps you wake up, start reading your emails or replying to coworkers' Slack messages, and it's just a delicious little treat to boost your personal morale. We ask for so little in this world, and boy do we get it! If we have to work 40+ hours per week, the least we can ask for is some coffee. It's even better if your office provides it (and it's good), but it's even better when a coworker makes a Starbucks or Dunkin' run and everyone gets to place their order. I think it's kind of nice when that person comes back juggling a bunch of drinks, and everyone swarms around them to thank them and compare drink orders. 

Some folks, though, just want to watch the world burn, and this person is one of them, as you can read all about in their confession down below. They want their coworkers uncaffeinated, and so far, no one has gotten wise to their scheme! 

Advertisement
  • 01
    Man in white shirt balances 2 black and tan coffee cups in each hand
    via Kateryna Hliznitsova For Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

     

  • 02
    Now, I would have put this in r/amithea know I am. e but I It started when I lost the coffee run raffle, the nearest Starbucks being half a mile away.
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 03
    A couple days later I started experimenting and my boss Albert was the first victim, and it worked, I thought he would notice the taste difference but it worked, he left home early that day saying he felt under the weather.
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 04
    1 by 1 I would replace the coffee to decaf for 13 days. (I have 11 coworkers) until I was done, and I only got a couple of comments, "New creamer?" "New coffee shop?" But never "holy shit is that decaf?"
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 05
    I don't feel guilt, I've been employee of the month for 5 months now, nobody suspects a thing and the branch is facing layoffs, I guess that's what happens when you work at a fake luxury water bottle company
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 06
    ApprehensiveGol... Lmao please elaborate a lot on their productivity and moods throughout the day. Did anyone ever get agitated?
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 07
    Mobile_Soup_948 OP replied to Apprehensive Gold 892 That would be a really long post, when I have the time I may make a part 2 and 3 and so on. Many small details
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 08
    F... I don't understand why anyone would do this. As a legal secretary, I love it when my attorneys are caffienated.
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 09
    NormCarter Some people get severe migraines if they get too much or too little caffeine. Ask me how I know.
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 10
    Woman with black fingernails in tan coat holds coffee cup in one hand and jelly donut in the other
    via Daiga Ellaby For Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

  • 11
    beautifulcheat Truly, from the bottom of my heart, I hate when mess with or lie about people's food/drinks. It's such a shitty and potentially dangerous thing to do.
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 12
    Gitupunderthere A secretary at an office I worked in did this and several of us had terrible headaches as a result. She confessed that she was decaffeinating us on day. I told her I would fire her if she ever did that again, it was horrible.
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 13
    blahblah19999 I think it's pretty shitty to think you can fuck with people's food.
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 14
    United_Ring_2622 Fuck anyone that messes with others food or drink.
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 15
    vkapadia You're an asshole. It's better than the opposite, but you still shouldn't fuck with people's food/drink.
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 16
    MostWorry4244 Now have a day where everyone suddenly gets double caffeine and watch the fun!
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 17
    Financial_Image7... If they are giving you thier money to get what they want your a shitty person nobody cares if your employee of the month
    via u/Mobile_Soup_948
  • 18
    Woman in beige coat, jeans, and tan boots sits on outdoor bench holding coffee cup with both hands
    via Kateryna Hliznitsova For Unsplash+

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

boss decaf workplace-stories jobs employee work stories job bosses work coworkers working employees coffee confession workplace coworker coffee break
Scroll Down For The Next Article