memepawn
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I miss the water cooler talk, but reheated-tilapia-Tuesdays are not missed at all. Also, I am only marginally smarter than the fish not being reheated here… I used the wrong color of meme. One day I will learn
jeffbInternetBeast
in my small work group, we have a running "social chat", which is nice
samchevy64
Do you like the smell of fish?
AlexanJunk
Fish is officially banned from all construction trailer microwaves by the company
cogwheelbrain
Started WFH full time in 2011. Dec 2019 got a new job in an office and hated it. 3 months later, Covid and back working at home. Love it.
cavemans
I am guilty of doing it. I do schedule my lunch to be last though so no one has to go in after to smell it.
phrenic99
U like fish smell?
defaultbunny
Working from home rules - i never want to go to a worksite again
LameJames
them pinoy pla pla
MissNerdRage
OhIfIMust
Mudfish
paulio101
Hell yeah. I don't miss someone reheating Kung Pao chicken in the microwave twice a week when I'm very allergic to peanuts. Horrible.
usermainboredom101
yeap it were very good days watching porn! I'm retired & give 0 fucks since that happened.
xtreampb
Slack has a voice chat lobby in channels. We use that for water cooler talk. Like our lounge channel but can hop in that talk while typing
xtreampb
Doing work things or if you need to bounce ideas quickly
Astramancer
I nuke the support structure (rice, veg, etc) for like 3 minutes and let the superheated rice heat up the tuna or salmon.
memepawn
Really like this idea! Might use it for other meals!
pr3viso
Twice someone burned the popcorn on purpose to force a building evac. Fun times.
pfunk81
I have one older lady employee who LAID INTO a young engineer for making a mess in the microwave. Later that day she was taking orders 1/
pfunk81
for office supplies, and the young engineer asked her to order a new microwave. 2/
jailav
Have you ever smelled reheated kimchi?
nero4ty2
Compared to popcorn or fish or broccoli it’s nothing
datangryperson78
We’ve been home since the pany started. My husband cooks fish and does weird shit just to be that person.
SpaceWarrior3000
"Pany". Awww.
TheFishFace
Sounds like you're never going to get acclimated to the smell then - poor you!
rukeman
I worked with a guy who had a frozen shrimp dinner EVERY DAY for years. Frequently thought of killing him.
TheSmallTennisRaquetUsedToStunFlies
Old lady opposite me used to smell of stale piss every day. Nearly made my physically sick a few times. I'm now perma WFH ?
Jaqdakloun
I've been that person.
3KnucklesDeep
I did curried mussels one day. Made me Mr popular.
bazookasquirrel
Yo what the fuck
Jaqdakloun
I've been smelling your comment since I read it this morning.
blwoodcock
7 years now for me. I don't think I could go back to working in an office. I would hate it.
DanteLidge
Why would anyone reheat fish?
Fyreworx
My mates dad would reheat his kippers in the crib room of the mine he worked at. He's that guy.
CalicoCutPants
pfunk0Flyer
There’s a lot I don’t understand in this comment
Fyreworx
My friends dad would reheat nasty ass stinky fish in the break room of the mine he worked at.
HollywoodHells
Yes, thank you. This is sufficiently Americanized.
TheBigKahuna
You don't reheat leftover fish?? How u heat it?
Primotimewaster
At home
nero4ty2
Not at the office
MycroftWallace
Cloths dryers have vents, why not microwaves.
QuanticChaos
@OP shoot me your address, I have some cod to reheat and gossip to share! ;)
turkeydonkey
Or burn the shit out of some popcorn, although that's gotten less frequent with the advent of the popcorn button I think.
MagnificentCake
Burnt popcorn is delicious
RadiDaddy
A former coworker ALWAYS burned her popcorn. She’s working for a competitor now, heh heh.
arae8
Not in the offices I’ve work in. My coworkers still managed.
mondomar
The popcorn button is a popcorn burner at my work.
MisterPrimeMinister
For a while now the microwave popcorn I buy says not to use the popcorn button and it's not joking.
actuallynotirate
Some microwaves allow for bag size (2oz, 2.5, etc) so that might have addressed said popcorn manufacturers concern
ChooserX
I called security for a fire smoke smell coming from an indoor construction area...was a burnt bag of popcorn :/ Better safe than sorry! lol
NoIdidntsayAbeLincolnIsaidHeyBlinkin
Call me a socialist but I think it should be against the law to cook popcorn in a public space if you don't have enough to offer everyone.
Quarantane
as a kid my brother microwave popcorn for 30 mins, not 3. Started playing 007 Goldeneye. Didn't notice the popcorn until the bag was on fire
WhatTheFrench
I had a coworker who did something similar. Smelled like charred popcorn for weeks, had to chuck the microwave.
DrMoneybeard
When we were about 7 and 9 my big brother told me to microwave nachos for 25 minutes whilst home alone
GBMaker
Hey, try the smell of microwaved cow's brains sometime. It'll bring tears to your eyes.
Superchief86
No.
staceyjorgenson31415
That’s just not right ?
irvingb01
The cow's probably not to happy about it either.
TharrickLawson
I think by the time the brain is in the microwave, the cow isn't in a position to care either way
NotAPervert
Isn’t that literally how you get mad cow disease
GBMaker
I guess if you cook them enough it kills any pathogens. So, a long cook time at full power. PHEW!!
PinPointSnarkuracy
Mad cow isn't a pathogen. It's just proteins that require heating to the point of ash essentially to de-nature.
defiedthestars
Not prionic pathogens, the shape of bent up proteins project their mis-shape onto healthy proteins to replicate, not even alive to kill.
michealangleo
but doesn't high enough heat denature proteins?
defiedthestars
Yea for sure, extreme heat over time but it's not something that'll still be food after, also chlorine-based bleaches in some cases iirc