We’ve all had our fair share of office drama, but this story takes the cake (or should we say samosa?)! When a worker decided to enjoy some delicious Indian leftovers for lunch, they never expected it would lead to a confrontation with their HR director. What started as a simple lunchtime choice quickly escalated into a heated exchange. Let’s dive into the story and see how it all unfolded. ️
Birthday Party Leftovers

A Rushed Morning ♂️

Lunchtime Dilemma ⏰

Avoiding Smelly Situations

Enter the HR Director

Cold Questions ❄️

Samosa Accusations

Defending the Lunch

Coworker’s Input ️

Nauseating Smells?

Apologies and Questions

Disturbance and Tone

Samosa Sacrifice ️

A Tasty Lunch Turns Tense
In a surprising turn of events, our samosa-loving employee found themselves in a sticky situation with their HR director. Despite trying to avoid any smell-related issues, the HR director claimed the samosas were ‘disgusting’ and demanded they be thrown away. Our protagonist apologized and even questioned if the smell was truly that bad, but the HR director stood firm. With the samosas in the trash, we’re left wondering if our lunchtime hero was in the wrong. Let’s see what the internet has to say about this spicy situation…
Lunchtime drama: Employee’s samosas spark office feud

Stand up for yourself and file complaints against inappropriate HR behavior

HR rep’s behavior is unacceptable, find a bigger, meaner rep.
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Samosas cause office drama, coworker reported for overreaction

Food shaming at work? Not cool. NTA stands their ground.

Defending samosas and calling out racist comments in the workplace

Defending samosas against a racist co-worker. #NotTheA**hole

HR director’s discrimination over Indian food. File a complaint. NTA
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Cultural insensitivity towards food? Not cool

Office drama over lunchtime samosas, YTA but NTA in end

Stand up against racism and power trips with legal support.

Food waste and office drama over lunchtime samosas

Avoid strong smelling food in office environments to prevent drama

Commiserating over bad HR directors. NTA wins the day

Defend your right to enjoy your lunch

Discrimination against Indian food at work? Not the a**hole.

Standing up against workplace racism and ignorance
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Assertive response to office food drama

Diabetic employee forced to throw out lunch sparks outrage

Spicy drama unfolds over lunchtime samosas
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Samosas > Office Drama

Employee’s lunch thrown away, but colleague’s behavior is unacceptable

Samosa smell causes office drama, commenter defends ‘NTA’ coworker.

Samosas cause office drama, HR person overreacts. NTA wins.

Eat what you want, but be mindful of your coworkers

Embrace diversity and report to HR if necessary. NTA

Food fight! Commenter defends samosa-eating employee against office drama

Defend your lunch and culture! File a complaint

Office drama ensues over lunchtime samosas and accusations of racism.

Racism and bullying over samosas? Not cool. #NTA
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Respectful response to coworker’s food aversion.

Employee accused of food smell in NTA situation at work

HR director accused of racism for throwing away samosas

Stand up for your rights! Report the lunchtime bully

Bigot coworker shames employee for eating samosas #NTA

Report the lunchtime samosa bully and her bigotry ASAP

Stand up for your lunchtime rights!

Indian food shaming at work? NTA, document the incident

Defending against a toxic HR with uneaten samosas

Report the HR Director for abusing power. NTA

HR director’s racist behavior creates hostile work environment. NTA, report.

Defending against HR abuse and food waste

HR person creates toxic work environment over employee’s samosas

Employee refuses to throw away lunch, sparks office drama

Stand up for yourself and your samosas! YTA or NAH?

Breaking the stigma of ‘smelly’ foods at work

Employee stands up to power tripping coworker over samosas

Petty coworker falsely claims paint smell made her sick

Report racist coworker forcing you to throw away lunch

Microwaving samosas is NTA, commenter relates and supports OP.

HR director tries to make employee toss out lunch. NTA stands up.

Office lunch drama: Samosas’ smell lingers, co-worker complains

Embracing cultural diversity in the workplace

Office drama over smelly samosas, but throwing them away pointless

Food sacrilege! The NTA commenter vows to eat interesting food.
