from kj

Surgery on the Mini Fridge

Poor Gina, the girl whose cube is next to the mini fridge we all share. It frequently smells due to some funky food that has been left behind too long. The smell wafts to her desk and she finds it hard to work. She would burn candles or incense if it weren't against fire code. She is going broke from purchasing air freshener bottles she uses up in days.
She finally reached her breaking point when a pint of week-old Chinese food and a tupperware with un-identifiable leftovers were making her nauseas and no one would claim their origin. She emptied the fridge, telling all to grab anything they wanted to save as she would mercilessly throw away anything left behind. The fridge defrosted over night, and the next morning more food was actually found in the seemingly empty box. Within and beneath the ice build-up, there were popsicles and an ice tray, buried for years. After the dethawing process, maintenance came in with a vacuum and sucked out any remaining ice chips or water. It was a grueling process, but now the fridge is back to sanitary status. We [employees] have signed a contract binding us to cleaning up our leftovers or facing the risk of being banned from utilizing the fridge. Finally, justice for the fridge and Gina.

posted by kari @ 7:20 AM