Narayan Bhamidipati <narayanb@yahoo-inc.com>
To	devel-random@yahoo-inc.com 08/05/15 at 7:02 AM
I agree that a sorry note, which automatically comes with the promise to do better because tendering apologies is always hard, should suffice (and d-r doesn't need to know). But no need to bet $5, because I didn't say the "leaving behind" part was intentional. There could be reasons why the banana wasn't eaten immediately (not hungry at that moment), and why the bowl couldn't be dropped off in the kitchen (had to run off to a meeting, say), but the unreasonable part is thinking "let me put these in the drawer, and will take care of them when I return to my desk later today/tomorrow/Monday", as this sounds worse than say people leaving food or leftovers behind in the restroom. Putting them in the drawer had drastically increased the chances of leaving them behind there, just like parents who leave kids in cars without even rolling the windows down or running the AC, because they think they would be back in a jiffy.

When I stay back late, I see the cleaning lady patiently cleaning after Yahoos -- not just clearing the trash cans, but obvious trash from the desks, conference rooms, and common areas. Not sure if she picks up the leftovers, though as that's an additional trip to kitchen, but leaving the bowl on the desk meant a greater chance of it making its way to the kitchen.

The intention of this thread (speaking for the OP, too) was not to discuss this one incident to death, but to get people thinking about all the gross behavior that needs to stop. After the d-r threads on how people leave dirty dishes in the kitchen sink, the situation has vastly improved, but I still see people dropping off their dirty dishes right in front of the notice which says not to. There are others who will throw trash into the compost bin, or vice versa, and the choice usually seems random, and not necessarily the closest or the one that's less full. I'm sure they are not intentional, but if we agree that recycling and composting is useful, that should be done at a war-footing, no exceptions.

Thanks
Narayan




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On Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 10:13 PM, Alison Sonderegger <salison@yahoo-inc.com> wrote:
$5 says that the gross-food-leaving wasn't intended. Not much needs to be awkward past a sorry note and a promise to do better, IMO.

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From:"narayanb@yahoo-inc.com" <narayanb@yahoo-inc.com>
Date:Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 7:16 PM
Subject:Re: Please stop

> We moved to some new seats lately, and unfortunately found not
> only one, but TWO drawers with OLD FOOD left behind.

This habit is disgusting indeed. Just can't believe that someone can store food and leftovers in the drawers. To make matters worse, the offender is obviously identifiable (the move spreadsheet contains who occupied the desk earlier, and probably backyard doesn't get updated instantaneously anyway), making future interactions awkward.