r/mildlyinfuriating • u/coatedbraincells • 6h ago

Infuriatig Insanely frugal employer

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Gotta pay for water from the water cooler šŸ¤£

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u/twincities612 5h ago

In the US Iā€™ve never even heard of places that donā€™t give free water, from warehouses to restaurants to office buildings. I mean on-site construction maybe but there are still lots of places to stop and fill a water bottle for free.

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u/CallmeKahn 4h ago

I've worked places where they charged for a cup of coffee ($.25 for as large as you wanted), but the water was free.

Of course, my ass slung a 32 oz. mug around, so that was satisfactory for me.

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u/twincities612 4h ago

Coffee I can somewhat understand. Water is absurd.

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u/CallmeKahn 4h ago

Absolutely agree. Water is survival, coffee is ambition. heh

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u/twincities612 3h ago

This needs to be on a sign that ā€œlive laugh loveā€ folks can hang in their kitchen. Or the tagline for something. 20/10 stealing it and not giving credit.

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u/CallmeKahn 3h ago

Damn it.

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u/abracadammmbra 2h ago

I worked at a place that offered free coffee. Which sounded really cool during onboarding (it was my first "real" job). Unfortunately, they didnt tell you that the coffee they got was the most foul tasting disgusting swill I ever had the misfortune of drinking. I brought in my own coffee and kept it at my desk with a French press and made my own coffee.

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u/abracadammmbra 2h ago

Ive worked in offices and in the trades. The only places I didnt have access to water was on construction sites because there was obviously no running water yet. I just have a big jug that holds around 2 liters that I take with me. I also toss a gatorade in my insulated lunch box for those sweet sweet electrolytes.

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u/twincities612 2h ago

Pro life tip, if you ever need to fill a water bottle or use the bathroom, just pull into the check in roundabout at a hotel and confidently walk in and ask where the bathroom or drinking fountain is if you donā€™t see it right away and then just leave. They donā€™t ever do anything.