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I am the human resource manger for an office of about 80 employees. People often come to my office to ask questions, so I have lots of people who pass in and out all the time. As a friendly sign, I put a tub of pic related on my desk so people can take one or two when they come into my office. It's quite popular and so far hasn't posed any problems, but there is one employee who takes far too many. Every time he even so much as walks pass my office he stops in, says hi, and grabs a handful. First thing he does when he come into work he takes another handful. When he leaves he comes and says good bye and takes another handful. It's gotten to the point where I have to buy 2-3 tubs each workweek!

What do I do to stop this man? I can't be rude to him, don't want to cause a fuss, but it's getting out of hand. The man is friendly enough, but the number of times he stops by my office is getting too distracting.

What's the best way to address this problem? I don't want to take the cheese puffs away because I know it would cause a small fuss in the office

>> No.6573281

>>6573275
it's what you get for being nice

ghost pepper extract those motherfuckers

>> No.6573282

Seal the lid shut and poke a little hole on it so you can only take a couple at a time

Or tell him he's getting fat

>> No.6573283

>>6573282
>Or tell him he's getting fat
he i getting fat. i think cheese balls are all he eats all day because i never see him take lunch

>> No.6573286

Is this another Irish stew thread?

And if it isn't and OP can't figure out to switch the snack god help me

>> No.6573287

>>6573275
For some reason, community cheese balls is one of the most vile thing Ive come across on /ck/

Also, just tell him to quit bogarting the cheese balls

>> No.6573289
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6573289

>>6573275
I Stole your whole shit and took that shit to my desk. What you going to do about it BITCH !

>> No.6573296

>>6573286
I used to have a pretzel tub, but I'd always keep the top off and they ended up getting stale. the cheese puffs never go stale

i don't want to change the snack because i like munching on them

>> No.6573297

You're the HR person. You deal with it.

>> No.6573310
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>>6573296
sounds like you're both fat

>HR person calling someone fat.
yeah thatd go over real well. but for real sit him down and ask how things are?

>> No.6573319

your job is dealing with shit like this...

jk your job is shitposting on /ck/, and you're doing GREAT!

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6573336

>people can take one or two when they come into my office

why don't you just put a handful of them in a dish since you apparently think they're supposed to be mints?

>> No.6573345

>>6573275
anticipate when hes going to come in next, since you know his routine let him catch you jizzing in the cheese ball tub.

if he keeps coming back after that then you need to kill him OP

>> No.6573347

>>6573275
Just ask him to stop taking so many cheese balls? You're a fucking HR manager for fuck sake, why are you balking at a little human interaction?

Do you think he's going to randomly fat-rage and destroy the office if you ask him politely to behave himself? No, because that's unreasonable. Jesus Christ, act like a grown up.

>> No.6573540

>>6573275
This is a hilarious made up scenario.

>> No.6573550

>>6573319
it's saturday anon

>> No.6573567

I think the problem is that you're not meant to only eat 1 or 2 cheese balls. With mints, one is sufficient and could last 5-10 minutes whereas a cheeseball lasts under 10 seconds. Maybe get some hard candy or mints OP

>> No.6573582

>>6573567
cheese flavor mints.

>> No.6573645
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6573645

tough call you wan't to help others, but some, perhaps, become a bit "too" attrached. I worked for a great HR/ Personel manager. She was the best. Love and help and try to help everyone, but a huge difference twixt friendship and stalking.Actually a bs. working on ms or ma. Heart of gold But sometimes, no. some real strange people out there. and can fixate. and told me she carried oc pepper spray, and a pistol at home. Happily (I guess, much as anyone is- quite hogging the blankets- hey, get off me- contrary to popular films twin beds are not so bad - I admire and respect HR or PR. they have a tough job. usually not so easy like IG, IAB Or QC. My hat is off, fedora, or any. But...Really shouldn't have a ginormous container of chessy pooufs on your desk to begin with.and no excuse for that last statement. we all have preconcived ideas. Where I an hr or personel manager, doubt I'd have anything on my desk except... It can become too personal, to quick, and you are just trying to be nice. God (even thjat) help you you sound or read great. and very few of us left

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6573723

>>6573645

>> No.6573733

>>6573275
so basically you let everyone in the office just stick their hand in there? that's pretty fucking unhygienic. easy way for an office cold, not to mention scary shit like tuberculosis to get passed around. have you considered a bowl of wrapped candy instead OP?

>> No.6573823

>>6573733
no, they just grab from the top

when i had a pretzel tub, the guy in question used to only pick out the salty ones. by the time the tub had gotten down towards the bottom and most of the salty ones were gone, he'd shake it around and dig through, sometimes even grabbing a pinch of the salt at the very bottom. that was another one of the reasons i get rid of the pretzels, well that and the fact that one of our employees has a gluten allergy (cheese puffs are gluten-free)

>> No.6573891

Stop being a dick to Kevin, Toby. No wonder why nobody fucking likes you

>> No.6573896
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6573896

Dispose of him

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6573918

>>6573891
yeah kevin leave toby alone

>> No.6573926

>>6573823

Buy liquorice to replace cheese puffs until he stops coming

>> No.6573972

Get a BINGO ball dispenser and fill ot with the cheese balls. It will dispense one/a few at a time.

>> No.6573981

>>6573275
Just buy him his own tub of cheesepuffs. He'll get the message and leave you alone

>> No.6573989

>>6573981
This is a golden idea

>> No.6573995

>>6573918
Kevin really is kind of a douchebag.
Andy isn't much better though.

>> No.6574005

>>6573645
what am i reading

>> No.6574009

>>6574005
better question

why do people actually put peanuts in coke

>> No.6574017

>>6574009
because they don't have RC CColato put them in

>> No.6574077

>>6573645
Nobody believes you
Shit impersonation/10

>> No.6574255

>>6573645
>you are just trying to be nice. God (even thjat) help you you sound or read great. and very few of us left
thank you for the kind words, sir

>> No.6574371

>>6573645

that made way too much sense to be our rambling guy, apply yourself.

>> No.6575333

>>6574371
>>6574077
i don't think anyone can really impersonate that guy convincingly

>> No.6575446

>>6573823
>no, they just grab from the top

not any less unhygienic. enjoy your fecal matter coated cheezie puffs fattie

>> No.6575592

>>6573823
>cheese puffs are gluten-free
Wait, what are these things made of? I would have guess flour, but apparently not.

>> No.6575626 [DELETED] 

>>6573275

I faced a similar problem and I'll share so you can perhaps derive some advice on how you can handle your cheese ball problem.

I worked for a samll start-up with about 15 employees and I was second in command. I wanted everyone to feel comfortable at work and I was also reading a number of books about Team building. There are a lot of different theories about this so I was going on about three months into my study of it. A lot og the books I got from the library and I could expense a few to the company, and I bought many with money from my own pocket. But that was just the books. There a are literally tons of videos (DVD's) available and I watched those too. After a while I started seeing a pattern to team building and I started feeling like I could write my own book on it. I never did write the book but I think you see my point here. You need to study a problem as much as you can, and since you are dealing with a cheese product you should get started as soon as you can.

Hope this helps with your dilemma.

>> No.6575670

>>6573347
This is right, HR is the biggest load ever of shit.

Better yet get a real job.

>> No.6575674

>>6575626
>paying money for learning how to work in a team
I knew HR people were fucking idiots.

>> No.6575684

>>6573645
Not even close buddy. There can only be one rambling guy and it's not you.

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6575692

ctrl + f: laxatives
>no results
you disappoint me /ck/

>> No.6575712

>>6573275
>What do I do to stop this man?
have you said anything to him?

>> No.6575724

>>6573989
>This is a golden idea
if you're a passive-aggressive idiot who doesn't know how to settle basic disputes with others. OP is HR, if OP can't settle this problem OP should be fired for being so socially inept

>> No.6575730

>>6575626
>my advice to you
>go look it up
>you're welcome for my advice
fuck you

>> No.6575763

>>6575592
cheese

>> No.6575779

stop buying the cheese balls and buy a fruit basket or put prunes in a big candy dish. less likely he will gorge on fruit and it still seems welcoming.

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6575788

>>6573275

Just say what my Mother used to say to me: Those are for my party."

problem solved

>> No.6575811

>>6573275

Why would you offer a food stuff that gets powdery crap all over your employers hands?

Not to mention some disgusting people would lick their fingers and not wash properly afterwards.

Just get a bowl of mints but those individually wrapped ones. Much more hygienic and freshens everyone breath - no to mention you can only really take one at a time anyway.

>> No.6575813

>>6575811
>your employers hands?

*employees

>> No.6575825

>>6575811
yes, the cheese powdered fingers can be a problem, we've already had to replace several keyboards and i have to wipe down my door knob a few times each day

>> No.6575829 [DELETED] 

>>6575811
>crap all over your employers hands?

don't you mean the sweat and blood of the proletariat you capitalist scum?

>> No.6575838

OP is an obvious lie. If you didn't realize this you probably have autism.

>> No.6575844

>>6575838
>has never worked in a proper office before

>> No.6575847

>>6575844
I manage a team of project managers at a Fortune 50 company.

>> No.6575855

>>6575592
corn flour probably.

>> No.6575856

>>6575847
>I manage managers
But who will manage the manager of the managers?

>> No.6575878

Get a thing of pub mix instead or offer hard candy

>> No.6575880

>>6575856
Typically those are the VPs (or sometimes executive directors) that manage the directors who manage the managers.

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>>6575847

>> No.6576339

>>6575878
this is a really good idea, i love pub mix

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6576706

>utz

Why do you hate your employees?

>> No.6576725

Put a small sign on the tub that says a max of 5 cheese balls per visit

>> No.6577491

Try consulting CR, or cheeseball resources, for more information on how to handle this problem.

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6577502

>>6576706
Why do you hate the best sour cream and onion chips ever made?

>> No.6577516

>I don't want to take the cheese puffs away because I know it would cause a small fuss in the office

Congratulations. You writing that sentence has just decided it. If I ever find myself working in a cubicle, I'm going to kill myself.

>> No.6577525

>>6575724
Not that anon but then how would you solve this problem?

>> No.6577615

>>6573645
Newfag here. So from what I'm hearing, there is a regular poster on /ck/ that makes incoherent posts such as this one?

>> No.6577621

>>6573275
Gradually replace contents of jar with packing peanuts. Inform everyone in the office but the snacker.

>> No.6577627

>>6573283
are you too jewish to offer him a handsome wage?
mayhap he cant afford food

>> No.6578845

Why don't you just be direct with him? Next time he grabs a handful just kindly say " oh hey ____! I dont usually mind you taking a few cheese balls but I'm running a bit short on cash right now so itd be cool if you keep it to one or two cheese balls for now so they last longer". Theres 0 reason he'd get butthurt and it'd solve the problem.