<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1LScWF_0wBu32Cb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1LScWF_0wBu32Cb00" width="1200" height="630" ><figcaption>Representative Cover Image Source: Pexels | Mart Productions, Reddit | u/WildBillyredneck</figcaption></figure>When it comes to the workplace, there's always one hassle or the other to tackle. If it's not a toxic boss, it may be an irksome co-worker. However, these pitfalls are inevitable and require a witty mind to handle them without tainting one's reputation. For one worker,r u/WildBillyredneck, the hassle came in the form of a "lunch thief." Recounting a horrible experience at the workplace from years ago, the man posted on Reddit about how he managed to find the lunch thief and teach them a lesson. People were absolutely tickled by the employee's subtle yet hilarious revenge on his co-worker. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3C56Nk_0wBu32Cb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3C56Nk_0wBu32Cb00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>Representative Image Source: Pexels | Mikhail Nilov</figcaption></figure>In his post, the employee explained that it wasn't just one time that his co-worker had stolen his lunch. Every 3 to 4 times his lunch was stolen, the man reported it to the HR and when it was his 12th time reporting the theft, he was tired of it. "I was seething. Not a thing was being done and I still had to go buy something to eat," they wrote. But soon they found a solution to this issue, thanks to a doctor. While venting about this lunch thief to his doctor, the doctor smiled and asked if he was constipated. Though the employee said no, the doctor went ahead and prescribed him a powerful laxative. "Mix it in with your meal for maximum effect," the doctor's instructions read and that's when the employee realized his doctor's idea. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1oIEHb_0wBu32Cb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1oIEHb_0wBu32Cb00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>Representative Image Source: Pexels | Pietro Jeng</figcaption></figure>Just as his doctor had prescribed, the man mixed the laxatives with his lunch hoping for it to be stolen. "About an hour after lunch, I went to HR and reported two things - one, my lunch was stolen again and two, my medication was stolen," he explained. When his HR inquired if his medicine was also present in the lunch bag that was stolen, the employee replied, "Yes. I have had some digestive problems and my doctor prescribed a powerful laxative and advised me to mix it in with my mid-day meal." In utter shock, the HR asked, "You what?" and the employee with a polite smile replied, "I mixed in a prescription grade laxative with my food per doctor's orders."Since he can't be blamed for using his medicine along with food, HR called the police since stealing "prescribed medicine" was a criminal offense. Soon the culprit was found and it was a lead employee in a different department. Even after being caught, the lunch thief tried to blame the employee for "poisoning" his food. The employee responded with, "At which point did you get the idea that food was for you? Furthermore, now I no longer have the medication I was prescribed for my condition.'" Realizing that he had consumed a prescribed laxative, the lunch thief was speechless and went on to be accused. "I can make and eat my hoagies and I have no clue where the lunch thief went after his fines and community service," the worker added.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2h4s4r_0wBu32Cb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2h4s4r_0wBu32Cb00" width="1200" height="257" ><figcaption>Image Source: Reddit | u/No_Proposal7628</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1ECQta_0wBu32Cb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1ECQta_0wBu32Cb00" width="1200" height="303" ><figcaption>Image Source: Reddit | u/Dropitlikeitscold555</figcaption></figure>This hilarious incident cracked up the internet and many lauded the doctor's witty thinking. "I love how people who steal food are treated like a nuisance rather than the piece of s**t they are. It's no different than stealing money from someone's wallet," said u/Low_Cold9888. "I really don’t get why anyone would steal anyone else’s lunch except out of desperation. Likes it’s so rude and disrespectful to steal someone’s food," remarked a Reddit user. "Your doctor is the GOAT. Life hack to avoid accusations of poisoning!" added u/SeleneM19.This article originally appeared 3 months ago.</div></body>

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Man's ingenious plan to get back at 'lunch thief' in office has left the internet in stitches

When it comes to the workplace, there's always one hassle or the other to tackle. If it's not a toxic boss, it may be an irksome co-worker. However, these pitfalls are inevitable and require a witty mind to handle them without tainting one's reputation. For one worker,r u/WildBillyredneck, the hassle came in the form of a \"lunch thief.\" Recounting a horrible experience at the workplace from years ago, the man posted on Reddit about how he managed to find the lunch thief and teach them a lesson. People were absolutely tickled by the employee's subtle yet hilarious revenge on his co-worker.

When it comes to the workplace, there's always one hassle or the other to tackle. If it's not a toxic boss, it may be an irksome co-worker. However, these pitfalls are inevitable and require a witty mind to handle them without tainting one's reputation. For one worker,r u/WildBillyredneck, the hassle came in the form of a "lunch thief." Recounting a horrible experience at the workplace from years ago, the man posted on Reddit about how he managed to find the lunch thief and teach them a lesson. People were absolutely tickled by the employee's subtle yet hilarious revenge on his co-worker.