Passive-aggression in the workplace

[Jackalope]

Every office has 'em. People who dump their dirty dishes in the break room sink, presumably to be dealt with by the dishwashing fairy.

I'm guessing every office probably also has a passive-aggressive employee who deals with the issue the way one of my co-workers did this morning:

[pocaracas]

Around here that problem is dealt with quite nicely: we have no break room, no place where people can place their dirty dishes, nor heat food, nor store food, nor anything.

[Angrboda]

I find the behavioralist strategy of throwing the offending dishes in the trash often proves fruitful.


I'm reminded of a roommate I once had, whose mother was coming to visit, and the dishes, his turn, hadn't been done in ages.

I go to put my coat away and there's a garbage bag full of dirty dishes, hidden in the closet.