There is no greater betrayal than having your lunch stolen by the very people you work with. The anger, the deceit, and the gut-wrenching suspicion will change you forever.
For all of you who don’t know the feeling, here’s an exclusive look.
After a slow and dreary morning, the promise of a midday meal has you reenergized and excited. Courtesy of giphy .
As soon as the clock strikes 12, you abandon all manner of work and head for the office lounge. Courtesy of giphy .
There’s nothing that can take you away from this moment—until you open the refrigerator door and realize your lunch is missing. Courtesy of giphy .
You search carefully to make sure, but alas, the paper bag you scrawled your name on this morning has clearly been taken. Courtesy of giphy .
You’re feeling confused and hurt. Courtesy of giphy .
But your bewilderment is quickly replaced with anger. Courtesy of giphy .
You wonder who the culprit is. Suddenly, everyone is a suspect. Courtesy of giphy .
You grow angrier by the minute. But before you get the chance to overreact... Courtesy of giphy .
...You decide to stop and weigh your options. After all, it is the mature thing to do. Courtesy of giphy .
So you consider stealing someone else’s lunch. Courtesy of giphy .
But with your break coming to an end, you decide to call it a day instead and admit defeat. Courtesy of giphy .
After scavenging the vending machine, you pledge to keep your lunch out of greedy hands. From now on, you’ll keep your meal a little closer to home. Courtesy of giphy .
Diana Hernandez is a freelance writer living on Long Island. When she’s not ranting away on her blog, annoyingpeopleblog.wordpress.com, she’s cruising the library for inspiration and enlightenment.
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