Then microwave one of those glorious Marie Callendar pot pies that takes 11 minutes to nuke. People fucking flip.
I put mine in there, and set the time for 11 mins. I left it there cooking while I went to check emails. I came back at the 6 minute mark to rotate it the quarter turn and these two broads were clearly plotting to remove it so they could cook their lunch that apparently took precedence over mine. It's not like I left this in there after it was done - it was only halfway thru cooking, and they're already thinking about removing it. Had that happened, I would have been in HR's office getting my pink slip, cuz these bitches would have seen wrath like never before. I might have actually punched one of them!
Again, it's not like I left the shit in there for 10 minutes AFTER it was done! It was actively cooking. It's not like when you live in an apartment, there's only one washer available, and someone forgot and hasn't removed their clothes that were done hours ago, so you pile their clothes on top of the macheen so they can deal with it.
I'm only ranting about this now because this is not the first time this has happened here ,and it's only when I make these wonderful pot pies. What the fuck is so hard about waiting your turn? I would never ever remove someone else's food from the 'crowave if it was cooking. I wouldn't even consider it. How fuckin' RUDE!
How many microwaves are in the breakroom?
If there are only a few with a bunch of employees, it's pretty ridiculous that you would expect to put something that takes 11 mins to cook in there and not expect to catch any flak.
That's true if you have but 1 microwave you need to be considerate fo others and limit your time.
Here's some advice so it doesn't have to mean no Pot Pies. Keep your frozen pot pie at your desk. 4 hours thawing at room temp will seriously cut down on your cooking time and that's a plus for you as well as everyone else in the office.
That's why I chose a time of 1:50 to start my lunch. Peak times are 11, 12, and 1. Even if 2 o'clock is a popular time, went 10 minutes before then to prevent any backlogging. I also chose the less crowded breakroom as well. There are four total microwaves. So I didn't go into this one blindly.
Flak is understandable. Nearly catching someone in the act of REMOVING the cooking food is unacceptable, and fucking rude. No other way around that. Would you actually justify that?
No, actually removing it is in fact rude and unjustified, even if you have but a limited time frame and it means you don't get to eat. Still not justified.
Really consider setting it out so it thaws through out the day, i do it and it cuts cooking time in half!!!
A fat man never goes to bed hungry.
There are 4 microwaves and Vien is going at off-peak times. You aren't in the wrong, Lance. I suggest you have one of these at least once a week.
Haha, the stupidest shit gets me so riled up, I swear.
I just wanna know what you said to them as they were plotting to remove said pie.
Nothing, my presence was enough to startle them and foil the plot, and then some embarassed whispers amongst themselves as I opened the 'crowave for the quarter turn.
I have no idea what I would have said had I saw them actually doing it, but I'm sure the meltdown would have been similar to when I found someone stole my A&W out of the work fridge once. That got me so mad to begin with, and then when I found out who the culprit was, I got further incensed when his stated reason was "I thought it was community." But my meltdown ultimately worked I guess, cuz two hours later he showed up with a twelve pack of Heinekens. I don't even like Heineken, but twelve beers > one 20oz A&W root beer, any way you slice it.
I would love to hear you melt down on someone for stealing your root beer.
My building has 280 people and one communal microwave. No fridge. I can see people getting irked if there is one microwave and it's 12:15 or something, but give me a break. 11 minutes isn't all that long anyhow.
The 24-hour security office is right outside our office door. Second shift starts at 3:30 p.m. As soon as they get here, they cook their food and it makes our office area completely reek. This isn't like a pot pie or TV dinner, they cook dinner. On Friday, they had a George Foreman grill going in there. They'll fry up some fish in there. The terrible smells are amazing.
I would think it's not okay to come to work and eat your meal. It'd be like me eating breakfast at my desk every day. And if you are going to eat your meals at work, don't make stuff that stinks to high heaven. The building closes at 4:30; they could just wait one hour and then make their stinky food.
In the summer time, the A/C in the building gets shut off at 3 p.m. every day and turned back on at 7 a.m. It supposedly saves money but I don't believe it. The security office has a window unit air conditioner above the door to their office that exhausts inside the building a/k/a right into our office. The A/C gets turned on when night shift starts and it becomes so friggin hot in here it's ridiculous. It's like 100 degrees when I start work in the morning and doesn't even start to cool down until about 9:30.
When I worked at U.S. Bancorp you weren't allowed to make microwave popcorn at work. I kind of liked that.
I am the thread killer.
RockinChica78: When I worked at U.S. Bancorp you weren't allowed to make microwave popcorn at work. I kind of liked that.
Am I the only one that keeps their frozen lunches at their desk until lunch so it thaws and thus takes less time to cook?
I love the no Microwave Popcorn rule.
RockinChica78: I would think it's not okay to come to work and eat your meal. It'd be like me eating breakfast at my desk every day. And if you are going to eat your meals at work, don't make stuff that stinks to high heaven.
I would think it's not okay to come to work and eat your meal. It'd be like me eating breakfast at my desk every day. And if you are going to eat your meals at work, don't make stuff that stinks to high heaven.
I'd really be screwed if Chica was my boss.
There are days where I eat 2 whole meals at my desk.
And one of my favorite lunches is Sushi...
What business are you in Chica?
I eat both breakfast and lunch at my desk. I soif the net while I eat, cuz I'm totally conditioned to read when I eat nowadays. I'm sure I foul up my surroundings a bit with the smell sometimes. But I don't exactly make curry or anything either.
I also love the no popcorn rule! It'll never happen here though, cuz there's always tons of crowave popcorn packs in the vending macheen.
riddleywalker: I'd really be screwed if Chica was my boss.
Especially if you crossed her. Or simply just made her cross.
(There's a term we need to bring back!)
Yes, yes, Todd. We get it. For the third time we have been illumiated by your explanation of thawing and its resulting decrease in microwave cooking time. Bravo.
Lance, I don't think you are in the wrong here, unless these ladies were in the break room when you needed to put your meal in the nuker. The polite thing to do would be to ask if anyone needs the nuker for 10 minutes or so, since your meal takes a bit longer to cook than most. If nobody was in there, there was nobody to ask, which means they can fuck themselves for getting there late.
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Owen (in tha butt): Yes, yes, Todd. We get it. For the third time we have been illumiated by your explanation of thawing and its resulting decrease in microwave cooking time. Bravo.
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Yep, the breakroom was deserted when I came in to prepare lunch.