Office potlucks can really tell you a lot about people. What sorts of food people bring, how(/if!) they season it, whether or not they follow potluck etiquette—these are all reflections on who they are as human beings.
So when Lily (@caveofbeauty) shared a photo of what her coworker brought to the office potluck (A BAG OF RAW CHICKEN)—and then proceeded to live-tweet the aftermath, BOY did it sure feel like we got some lessons in human nature, but also in office politics and food safety, all at once! What a treat.
“My coworker brought raw chicken to the potluck today,” she wrote. “I—”
My coworker brought raw chicken to the potluck today. I—
And yes, yes he is. pic.twitter.com/F8mGLtljep
— Your Skincare Fav (@caveofbeauty) March 8, 2019
She then tweeted an update: The dude brought his own deep fryer but apparently does not believe in spices, explaining that “putting the sauces on them after” IS the seasoning.
<pdir=”ltr” lang=”en”>Here’s an update. He brought a deep fryer too. There are no spices in sight. He’s putting *bare* chicken in the fryer and putting the sauces on them after. And yes he said that’s the seasoning. pic.twitter.com/0iI5b7UjfN
— Your Skincare Fav (@caveofbeauty) March 8, 2019
The next tweet is a video, captioned: “he’s touching [the chicken] with his bare hands too. Pls send help.”
“This has gone entirely too far,” Lily wrote. “SOMEONE CALL THE POLICE.”
This has gone entirely too far. First he had salmonella brewing in the air with the open bag of raw chicken.
Now he’s touching it with his bare hands. SOMEONE CALL THE POLICE. pic.twitter.com/GdpfdbVeUn
— Your Skincare Fav (@caveofbeauty) March 8, 2019
He is going to JAIL. pic.twitter.com/CZLCEbxOZT
— Your Skincare Fav (@caveofbeauty) March 8, 2019
The updates grew more and more concerning. Lily revealed that the offender proceeded to touch everything around him with his raw-chicken hands, and even BIT INTO A RAW ONE to see if it was cooked.
This is what meat thermometers are for, people.
“He keeps offering me the salmonella,” Lily wrote, adding that she had no choice but to keep shoving pizza slices in her mouth despite it not being a part of her diet.
Unsurprisingly, a coworker fell ill immediately after eating a salmonella chicken wing. “I’m watching natural selection happen in real time,” Lily noted.
It seemed to never end.
This is still continuing btw. He brought 2 full bags of wings. pic.twitter.com/f3X4H2ZAUq
— Your Skincare Fav (@caveofbeauty) March 8, 2019
The coworker who had fallen in legitimately had to leave the office for the rest of the day.
Worstofall?
Yeah…what nightmare are made of, and what would be a fireable offense in any food establishment.
Forget calling HR somebody’s going to the ER pic.twitter.com/Hy7fhc2p32
— Alameda (@ginandtectonica) March 8, 2019
Your coworkers later on tonight. pic.twitter.com/rVmTmwyF1k
— Horatio Flamethrower (@blindmellojelly) March 9, 2019
— Eric (@R3MXED) March 8, 2019
From now on he’s only to bring drinks and plates
— Aushiney McNeil (@Shiney_Gold) March 8, 2019
Did ANYBODY ask why?? pic.twitter.com/eQzcT9OoHI
— Jussie’s subway sandwich. (@tyff1004) March 8, 2019
Everybody in the office rn: pic.twitter.com/h4U4s6YvQZ
— Tiffany Shabbish (@QuincyAbrams) March 8, 2019
If you got nauseous, you weren’t the only one.
I feel like I contracted food poisoning just reading this thread lol
— lori a cox (@loricox1971) March 8, 2019
This thread made me sweat. https://t.co/52B5KLquC8
— aléxandros! (@bodega_gyro_ao) March 9, 2019
It’s upsetting.
This is the most upsetting potluck-related thread I think I have ever read https://t.co/cJG302Ti1S
— Crack That Blimp™ (@blimpeh) March 10, 2019
It’s sickening.
THIS THREAD GAVE ME FOOD POISONING https://t.co/rqtvZfVNPl
— ✊?Vita Ayala???️? (@definitelyvita) March 9, 2019
It’s horrifying.
This thread is the most horrifying thing I have read all week https://t.co/MEGZIbiyXz
— Angela Davis (@TheKitchenista) March 9, 2019
Authorities should have been notified.
This thread is an actual horror story. I’d skip HR and just call the FBI immediately https://t.co/ZQXgmcdJY4
— Andrien ? PAX East (@EscoBlades) March 9, 2019
We wish Lily the best of luck on her job search.
h/t Twitter