Timeline for Etiquette concerning food that has gone bad in fridges at work
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| Jun 8, 2022 at 21:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWorkplace/status/1534641433201754114 | ||
| Jun 7, 2022 at 2:04 | comment | added | G_B | Relevant AAM: askamanager.org/2018/06/… | |
| Jun 6, 2022 at 14:57 | answer | added | FluidCode | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jun 2, 2022 at 20:29 | comment | added | Joel Etherton | Many companies have a regular cleanout period where food that is undated/unclaimed/uncollected from the fridge is thrown out and sometimes the containers with it. | |
| Jun 2, 2022 at 18:49 | comment | added | GOATNine | I feel that this question, while very interesting and relevant, strays too far into territory that's off topic for this stack. The reaction to handling other persons food at work, spoilt or otherwise, is going to vary from employer to employer, and from culture to culture (both company and country culture). As such, I'm voting to Close this question as off topic. | |
| Jun 2, 2022 at 17:26 | comment | added | BSMP | As an aside, I don't think people can really plan to be in quarantine (and you shouldn't really go into work just to clean a fridge while you're sick). | |
| Jun 2, 2022 at 17:23 | history | edited | BSMP | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Added clarification from the OP.
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| Jun 2, 2022 at 17:22 | comment | added | BSMP | I think what Solar Mike is trying to say is that having a dishwasher potentially changes the answer. If throwing out the food meant having to leave a bunch of dirty containers all over the counter the answer might be not to do it but there being a dishwasher means that isn't an issue. (Not sure what permanent washer upper means either unless that's a reference to the cleaning people who run the dishwasher.) | |
| Jun 2, 2022 at 12:21 | answer | added | gnasher729 | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jun 2, 2022 at 9:34 | answer | added | Squary94 | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jun 2, 2022 at 8:28 | comment | added | Sursula | @shoover I don't understand what the "permanent washer upper" expression is supposed to say, and I honestly don't understand what the dishwasher has to do with throwing away food. | |
| Jun 2, 2022 at 5:35 | comment | added | shoover | @Sursula-they- I think SolarMike is saying that the OP did not mention a dishwasher in their post. Presence of a refrigerator does not mean that the place has a dishwashing machine. Case in point, my workplace has multiple refrigerators but no dishwashers. | |
| Jun 1, 2022 at 12:35 | answer | added | Hilmar | timeline score: 20 | |
| Jun 1, 2022 at 12:03 | comment | added | Sursula | @SolarMike I don't really understand what you mean, sorry. | |
| Jun 1, 2022 at 11:46 | comment | added | Solar Mike | @Sursula-they- What dishwasher? Not mentioned in the post, so what other assumptions? Permanent washer upper? | |
| Jun 1, 2022 at 11:15 | comment | added | Sursula | @SolarMike If the food is in a reusable container I would put it in the dishwasher and the cleaning people emptying out the dishwasher would put them on the counter where the remain until someone takes them home. If they are in single use container (e.g. yoghurt cup) I would dispose of both container and contents. | |
| Jun 1, 2022 at 11:06 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jun 1, 2022 at 10:14 | answer | added | Sander Skovgaard Hansen | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jun 1, 2022 at 10:11 | comment | added | Solar Mike | Throwing the food out is ok, however will you need to wash and keep the containers? | |
| Jun 1, 2022 at 10:05 | history | edited | Kilisi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Minor cleanup for readability.
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| Jun 1, 2022 at 10:04 | comment | added | Kilisi | Seems perfectly reasonable to throw it out to me. | |
| Jun 1, 2022 at 9:57 | history | asked | Sursula | CC BY-SA 4.0 |