Employee Gets Ingenious Revenge on Co-Worker Who Steals Food

An irritated office worker recently shared a clever revenge tactic he used against a food thief. This co-worker was known for stealing others' lunches, but after this incident, the habit ended. This is prepared by SSP.

There is little worse than anticipating a homemade lunch, only to discover someone has eaten it. It's one thing if it occurs once; a second time indicates intent. Sharing his story on social media, the US-based worker detailed his experience in a small office with ten colleagues, where food theft quickly became apparent. Notably, the thief was the owner's son, who exhibited particularly unruly behavior. While the owner occasionally compensated for his food snatching, his son displayed no such courtesy.

Frustrated by ongoing thefts of his dairy products, the worker devised a plan involving some blue coloring liquid. This liquid, used at home to create colorful treats for his children, would make his food unappealing. A colleague soon alerted him that someone had nearly finished off her cottage cheese, leaving her with barely any for herself. Seizing the opportunity, he asked her if he could sprinkle some of the blue liquid onto the remaining cottage cheese.

He approached the thief and loudly questioned how he could consume something he believed to be spoiled. As he revealed the striking blue spots, the thief's reaction was dramatic. He violently vomited all over his desk, much to the surprise of the other office members.

Many found this act of retaliation amusing, with readers applauding the ingenuity of his method. One user recounted a similar experience involving wings doused in ghost pepper hot sauce. While the offender remained unknown, food theft stopped entirely afterward. Another commenter highlighted their disgust at eating food previously bitten into by colleagues, calling it "incredibly gross."

Yet another praised the cleverness: "Ladies and gentlemen, we might have found the one and only HR-safe loophole-revenge against food thieves. Sprinkling a little blue food coloring as pretend mold allows us to avoid claims of intentional harm, unlike using super-spicy condiments. Genius!"