What kind of animal throws away a fucking water bottle with a name on it? I go away to lunch and it gets tossed while I was gone. Doesn't the name make it clear someone is fucking reusing it? There aren't even anymore water bottles available. I was planning to use it till we got resupplied in a few days.
I found it in the recycle bin, but no I didn't get it out. I just thought it was funny someone was so uptight to get that shit recycled that they created more waste. I had to get some shitty sugary drink and dump it out to use the bottle.
You have to be clever here. Announce to everyone that next time that kind of shit happens, and you find out who it was, someone's finger is gonna get broken. Not fingers but a finger. It has a better effect if you're specific like that. I think in US you'd most certainly get a call to HR after upper ones hear about it. There, tell HR that you consider someone taking your marked water bottle without permission a petty theft and next time will call the police. I will guarantee that HR is gonna freak the fuck out and in a week or so you'll get a very nice new guideline in the office that prohibits removal of clearly marked items.
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