Presumably, writes Chris in San Francisco, the note-writer “figured that if she didn’t put a note on all each offending bag, someone was going to feel left out.”
Adds Chris: “Admittedly, the Kashi cereal box in the back has been there for over two years. I leave it just as an experiment in human behavior, but apparently somebody had had enough.”
related: a sign (or ten) that your hr department might have too much time on their hands
218 responses so far ↓
#1
Laura
First!!! Oh the excitement!!!
Wait, I have nothing to say…
Shit.
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:07 am rating: +14
#2
Canthz_B
I didn’t know that plastic got moldy.
I learn so much here!
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:13 am rating: +3
#3
unholyghost2003
So labeling the paper bag with your name is supposed to have the same ability to keep fruit fresh as Pyramid power? pshhh. I find that unlikely.
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:14 am rating: +10
#4
park rose
Aren’t all plastic containers molded? What’s her problem?
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:16 am rating: +40
#5
BlueHeidi
Laura,
Mishee is going to get you! She’s gonna get you gooooooood!!!
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:16 am rating: +1
#6
Mishee™
Yeah right, an experiment in human behavior.
I believe that one as much as I believe it when the people come in here stirring up shit and then claim they were conducting a “social experiment” and that they didn’t really mean all the shit they said…
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:18 am rating: +19
#7
Rachet
She doesn’t seem concerned with the molded plastic containers UNDER the shelf.
And I’m curious why “bags” deserved to be capitalized.
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:24 am rating: +3
#8
Mishee™
Doesn’t Kashi cereal taste the same two years later as it did when you opened it?
Screw that shit… Give me a bowl of Frosted Flakes any day of the week…
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:31 am rating: +16
#9
MeTooExpert
Wait…is that a break room?
Because putting your name on a bag is going to contribute to the overall cleanliness of the room.
Half-empty (or half-full for you optimists) bottles of water and open containers of soda (?) are soooo much better than nameless bags that may or may not have rotten fruit in them.
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:32 am rating: +2
#10
GhostWriter
I’ve spotted enough supplies to create and stock a working moonshine still. …and this guy wants to tear it all down?
Dude, the 18th amendment has been repealed!
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:37 am rating: +14
#11
unholyghost2003
My mom used to do this.
“O.K. guys! If no one claims this stuff I’m going to throw it away.”
“Mom, it is some old news papers, a pile of candy wrappers, and 3 AA batteries of unknown power remaining. Just throw it all away.”
“But whose is it?”
“It doesn’t matter. It is TRASH. Even if we remembered whose it was no one is going to CLAIM it.”
“Smart ass.”
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:41 am rating: +15
#12
Bunnee
Apparently, the note writer subscribes to the “quantity over quality” school of PAN writing.
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:43 am rating: +14
#13
Meesh
So as long as the bag has a name on it, it’s okay to let it sit there for months? Got it.
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:43 am rating: +10
#14
T.
Team note-poster. Obsessive? Yes. But that kitchen is a freaking mess.
S/he does lose points for using “molded”.
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:44 am rating: +7
#15
amy d
Of all the things that are wrong in this room, the notewriter chose the fact that bags are not labeled with names to bitch about?
How about the overall messiness of the place?
How about the fact that nobody can use the counter tops because they are too cluttered?
How about all those bowls, containers and who knows what else stacked on the floor under the counter?
How about that open bottle of soda or juice sitting beside the pitcher with goop dripping down the sides?
Apr 30, 2009 at 9:47 am rating: +12
#16
Ti to the O
Just throw it all out. For those people that say something apologize to them when they step forward and speak up. Then knee them in the groin and tell them to clean up after themselves their mother doesn’t live here!
Apr 30, 2009 at 10:02 am rating: +13
#17
SuperMe
That’s not mold. That’s kombucha. It’s supposed to look like that.
Apr 30, 2009 at 10:12 am rating: +2
#18
GhostWriter
OMG – I think I see an owl hiding under the counter!
Apr 30, 2009 at 10:12 am rating: +4
#19
jenny h
Doesn’t the excessive note posting just add to the clutter of the room, therefore voiding the point of the excessively posted notes?
Apr 30, 2009 at 10:21 am rating: +2
#20
claw71
That’s one fucked up break room and in the middle of it all is a full bottle of kombucha, a holistic beverage comprised of a bacterial colony harvested from fermented green tea. Do you suppose it’s there to ward off the septic nature of the fungi and bacteria in the other containers? If so, do you think it’s working? I don’t.
This simply reinforces my free range lunch policy. This office clearly suffers from a paucity of top lunch predators like claw71. You don’t see this sort of backlog in my office. There are no bags full of rotten fruit and moldy containers at my office because I’m here maintaining order and balance.
12:45, people. Somebody needs to step up and start grazing at 12:45 everyday. That’s how it’s got to be. Yes, some people will wander in at 12:51 and wonder where their Lunchable went but nature doesn’t stop for stragglers. Not everybody likes it, but when you disrupt the cycle you ultimately end up with this: a disease-riddled break area that puts everybody at risk.
Apr 30, 2009 at 10:25 am rating: +18
#21
Mishee™
Uncharacteristically long for me, but just some thoughts on this picture of fun…
See how all the notes are the same? Now that’s just a sign of a lazy P/A complainer.
Yes, you print out the bag note to attach to the bags… but what about the many other offenses in this picture?
Make a note for the saran wrap: “WTF, don’t we have drawers here people? Why are these cluttering up the counter? And why do we even need saran wrap at work anyways? Is someone in the women’s restroom planning a prank right now? Cause if so, I’m in…”
A note for the cereals: “Does anyone even EAT these? WHY would anyone eat these?? Can they be tossed by the owner or what? I’m not the maid!”
The errant jars and such all around the place: “Geez guys, why do we have an entire tub of salt here? And this jar of orange stuff looks like it should probably be refrigerated for best results!”
And what’s with the pile of dishes under the counter? “Comon guys, can’t we at least stack these nicely so they aren’t such an eyesore? We have clients who come in here occasionally… WTF?”
And just a thought of my own, what in the hell is a pitcher doing there? Is someone so cheap they have to make Kool-Aid at work too?
Apr 30, 2009 at 10:26 am rating: +8
#22
Heather
My favorite part? This ‘kitchen’ has clear plastic modular walls. All clients that walk past this area can see how messy these slobs are!
Apr 30, 2009 at 10:28 am rating: +3
#23
kt
why would you possibly need that much salt…maybe to fill all the bowls with popcorn?
Apr 30, 2009 at 10:32 am rating: +1
#24
Geek Goddesss
Perhaps this break room is built too close to some sort of natural phenomenon something like the Mystery Spot, only in this case, things duplicate themselves. I offer, for evidence, the presence of two Saran wrap packages with a generic white wrap package of some sort directly above them. Perhaps the unwitting original note(singular) poster had no intention of spamming the lunch room.
Apr 30, 2009 at 10:36 am rating: +4
#25
CS harmonikah
It’s an example of passive aggressive note leaving over actual action.
All it really is one note saying something along the lines of anything unmarked/unclaimed will be thrown out on Fridays and then start throwing shit away.
It looks like this has been going on for a while and this probably isn’t the first PA note, but no one is taking a few minutes to actually throw all that shit away.
Apr 30, 2009 at 10:56 am rating: +2
#26
ally
very liberal, don’t often get offers to toss my Bags at work
maybe I should have listened to my mother about tattos and I wouldn’t be missing out…
Apr 30, 2009 at 11:06 am rating: +4
#27
QuarterRoy00
I shall write “Dave” on all of the bags for members of the Dave Club
Apr 30, 2009 at 11:08 am rating: +7
#28
beth
Oh hi, building where I work. I’m going to have to go walk around all the neighborhoods today to find this. Thanks, PANotes for giving me yet another thing to procrastinate with!
Apr 30, 2009 at 11:45 am rating: 0
#29
Stuff Queer People Need To Know
This is just like the classic entry of the door with all the signs about rent. I love this one. It’s just hilarious.
Apr 30, 2009 at 1:10 pm rating: +1
#30
Act
I imagine I’m the only one who saw the title of this post in my RSS feed and thought… “Wait… Mark Messier??”
Apr 30, 2009 at 1:33 pm rating: +6
#31
fluffy8u
Wow. What a waste of ink and paper. And tape. Someone should be fired for misuse of office supplies in this tough economy.
At least we know the janitor won’t loose his job this month.
Apr 30, 2009 at 2:00 pm rating: +2
#32
thirty six red
Chris should commended. Handled correctly this is the raw material of countless future PA notesl. Wait til he leaves a container full o’maggots in the ladies santiary napkin receptacle. Genius of the first order.
Imagine his satisfaction of leaving little nasty “packages” here and there.
Perhaps he was going to put to the creamy green goo on a dish with pringles around it. Marked Vegan Chip Dip.
I am envious that he has the daily opportunity nay, privilege to to fuck with so many people.
Two fresh slices of bread -scrape out a couple of nearly fermented samples- a ziplock and nice brown paper bag with a napkin that has the number for poison control- leave it in the refrigerator.
Yes Chris. Continue your studies. This is foundational work you’re doing.
Apr 30, 2009 at 3:34 pm rating: +4
#33
thirty six red
There was a high schooler who placed spoiled meat in various unused lockers- locked them and left Friday for a long weekend. School was cancelled. They then devised a method they called a meat bomb so that when the locker was opened the contents of a large container of rotten shit would spill all over. Somebody placed the entire head and neck of a deer in locker. Ahh the fun they must have had.
Apr 30, 2009 at 4:00 pm rating: 0
#34
Geek Goddess
I am concerned about the health of these people. It seems that none of them are getting the proper number of servings of fresh fruit in their diet.
Apr 30, 2009 at 6:50 pm rating: +2
#35
Canthz_B
Our break-room has five fridges, 5 microwave ovens.
Luckily, the task of cleaning them out goes to Building Maintenance.
I think we’re safe from PA notes…you really can’t get into writing nasty notes about the mess when your job depends upon there being one.
May 1, 2009 at 1:42 am rating: +1
#36
TheOldSchool
I just wish people would say “thrown out,” instead of TOSsed. It makes me feel like common office trash.
May 1, 2009 at 2:01 am rating: +5
#37
TheOldSchool
Unsurprisingly, an anagram for “the more the messier” is:
“Threesome: mere shit.”
May 1, 2009 at 2:20 am rating: +6
#38
Bugs Bunny
I “get” the whole PAN thing but in this situation, I would just toss everything in the garbage. It’s doubtful anyone would care and the only thing they’d notice is an absence of notes!
May 1, 2009 at 6:19 am rating: +1
#39
spiderpig
I’m loving the irony of all the passive aggressive smiley faces in this comment chain.
May 1, 2009 at 3:09 pm rating: +2
#40
techimpaired
Remember Crunch Berries? All the sugary goodness of Cap’n Crunch without the mouth shreddiness. Until they bring it back, I’m team Frosted Flakes with coffee, extra sugar, a crushed caffeine tablet or two and cream all mixed together in a 24oz coffee mug that reads “death before decaf.” Nothing says wholesome breakfast like a cardiac arrest in a cup.
May 2, 2009 at 6:03 am rating: +1
#41
suzanne
Holy sneeze guard!
Social experiment or not, there is a lot of insight into human behavior here. Typical Americans.
May 5, 2009 at 3:45 pm rating: 0
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