My break room coffee pot saga last Tuesday was a total mess

So last Tuesday, someone (I think it was Janet from accounting) decided to brew a full pot of that cheap, bitter coffee we all hate, but then just left it there. The whole pot sat on the burner for like four hours, turning into tar. The smell alone could have stripped paint. I went in for my 10:30 break, took one whiff, and just poured the whole thing down the drain. I had to scrub the glass pot with baking soda for 15 minutes to get the black crust off. The worst part? No one even owned up to it, so we were all just glaring at each other over empty mugs. Honestly, if you make a pot, you clean a pot, it's that simple. Anyone else have a break room rule that gets broken all the time?

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jana_scott10d ago

Wait, isn't it worse than just leaving a problem for someone else? @jordan903, I see your point, but a forgotten coffee pot actually makes a new problem. It ruins the pot and makes the whole room stink. That's different from just not refilling something. It's like if someone didn't just leave a cart, but let their cart roll and dent a car. The rule should be if you burn it, you learn and buy a new pot.

theac635d agoMost Upvoted

Remember when my friend's roommate left the burner on and melted a plastic bowl? @jordan903, that's the same energy as the burnt coffee pot.

jordan90310d ago

Ugh, that's the worst. I mean, it's not just about coffee, it's like a tiny picture of how people just check out on basic shared stuff. You see it everywhere, like shopping carts left in parking spots or someone not refilling the paper towel roll. It's this little choice to make your problem someone else's, and it adds up. Drives me nuts.