{"id":313990,"date":"2026-03-05T08:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/313990\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T08:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:48:07","slug":"tim-tam-note-saying-help-yourself-sparks-outrage-accusation-of-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/313990\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Tam note saying \u2018help yourself\u2019 sparks outrage, accusation of theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">The post attracted more than 117,000 likes and close to 4000 comments, most expressing outrage on the worker\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"An office worker has been left bemused after a work fridge Tim Tams incident. Photo \/ arnotts.com\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>An office worker has been left bemused after a work fridge Tim Tams incident. Photo \/ arnotts.com<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt is so absolutely wild to me that working professional adults steal other adults\u2019 food at the office,\u201d one wrote, bemused at the alleged thief\u2019s lack of courtesy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI just find that to be so insane, the guilt I would feel is absurd and I\u2019d be worried for my job,\u201d they continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe level of belligerence is impressive in these kinds of situations,\u201d another said, suggesting the alleged thief may have been a repeat offender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cYou have their handwriting,\u201d a third said. \u201cNow go find them and make them suffer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">A fourth called the act \u201cthe epitome of entitled\u201d, while a fifth joked, \u201csomeone is getting a Tim Tam slam for this\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"A Reddit user shared a post to ask whether padlocking your milk is a step too far. Photo \/ @Vented55\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>A Reddit user shared a post to ask whether padlocking your milk is a step too far. Photo \/ @Vented55<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">The incident is far from the first shared office fridge debacle to get online comment threads pumping.<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">In 2023, Redditors were asked the question \u201cpetty or justified?\u201d after an office worker posted a photo of a bottle of milk secured with a padlock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cHaving had someone steal my food at work, I totally agree,\u201d one commenter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cNothing worse than making a cuppa only to find that someone finished the milk and left you high and dry [of milk],\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"A worker was upset someone had left their watermelon in a communal fridge. Photo \/ Facebook\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>A worker was upset someone had left their watermelon in a communal fridge. Photo \/ Facebook<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">A year earlier, another office worker turned to Facebook, irate at a colleague who left a huge watermelon in the work fridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cREALLY???? AN ENTIRE WATERMELON???????\u201d the worker wrote on a note and stuck to the fruit, \u201cAND A HUGE ONE AT THAT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe real concern here is why is the fridge so tiny?\u201d a commenter quipped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"QOlBexkCgF\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\">Sign up to Herald Premium Editor\u2019s Picks<\/a>, delivered straight to your inbox every Friday. Editor-in-Chief Murray Kirkness picks the week\u2019s best features, interviews and investigations. 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