The Original Post
Its the holiays so the company i work for gets a lot of gift baskets from our clients and vendors. I work in a department that because of the work we do we rarely get gifts and treats unless one of the other departments shares their gifts with us. Thankfully someone shared a couple of baskets with nuts, candies, crackers, ect.
The VP has been coming into our office almost every day to pick from our gift baskets. He doesnt do this to any of the other departments, and i have seen him get a couple of baskets himself and never shared them. We had an unopened basket and he opened it, then chose the most expensive item (a bag of pistachios) and ripped into it stealing some of our pistachios. Then said “i love the rich mans nut”.
This man makes 5 times what I do, when the opportunity came for him to fight for raises for us he didnt, and now he is coming into our office and stealing our gifts and eating our rich man nuts. This cannot continue.
I decided that i am going to eat every single pistachio. I dont particularly like pistachios or nuts, but I am not gunna let him come in here and steal my rich man nut, im gunna eat them all to myself and enjoy every single last minute of it.
I have eaten 4 sleeves of nuts, the basket is now empty, my body doesnt feel good but my pride is intact knowing that I am full of rich man nut, while he cannot take any more.
What Reddit Said
Redditors overwhelmingly supported OP’s petty revenge mission. Most users were outraged by the VP’s audacious behavior. However, some pointed out that OP could have shared the nuts with coworkers instead.
The comments ranged from supportive to hilariously creative. One user joked that OP had enough pistachio paste to become “the world’s largest Dubai chocolate.” Meanwhile, others praised the dedication to spite-eating four sleeves of nuts.
The Verdict
Reddit’s consensus was clear: justified petty revenge. This boss stealing office snacks situation perfectly captures workplace power dynamics gone wrong. The VP’s hypocrisy of hoarding his own gifts while raiding others’ made OP’s nuclear nut consumption feel like sweet justice. This belongs in the hall of fame for petty revenge stories.
Original post from r/pettyrevenge (4,894 upvotes, 218 comments)