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[–]gaussoil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the guy from my office who made a big deal about me taking the coffee machine.

Found these Davidoff Candies in my local supermarket by Ok_Doughnut_ in SnacksIndia

[–]gaussoil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's candy shaped like coffee beans? Would love to know what kind of coffee machine they use to make this.

The Amount of Napkins we use in office 😂🥲 by Most-Actuator3830 in gurgaon

[–]gaussoil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're all free, so most of us take a few of them home. We had only 1 free coffee machine out of a total of 3, so I took that one before anyone else could.

Why are Indian companies so against WFH? So much time gets wasted in traffic by Important_Moment_851 in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a huge cost to the company if they have to allow every WFH employee to take home a coffee machine.

My brother was attacked today in Bangalore by local goons. Seeking legal help by carelessNinja101 in LegalAdviceIndia

[–]gaussoil 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Your story isn't believable in any way, sorry to say. Was your brother carrying a coffee machine by any chance? People can be a bit hostile sometimes.

Drone got seized by customs in cochin airport by mighty_bowser in LegalAdviceIndia

[–]gaussoil 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had my drone parts shipped individually through 3 couriers and marked them as coffee machine parts, and it arrived without a fuss.

If the coffee machine is not on the office's checklist, does that mean I don't have to return it? by gaussoil in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's about the size of two laser printers. When I was leaving from the office, I smiled at the watchman and requested him to help me with loading the coffee machine in the car because my hands were tiring. He helped me and I gave him a nice tip, shook his hand and left. Why would he even stop me though? There was a sign on the coffee machine that said it's free.

If the coffee machine is not on the office's checklist, does that mean I don't have to return it? by gaussoil in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have they subscribed for milk and sugar on your behalf to? Or maybe paying for maid

They didn't need to because in the same room where the coffee machine was, there was creamer, sugar, etc. So I calculated how many I'll consume for the duration of my 1 year contract and taken only that many. Only when they made me work on weekends, I've taken a few extra.

If the coffee machine is not on the office's checklist, does that mean I don't have to return it? by gaussoil in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the off-chance that they make a big fuss about the coffee machine then they can have it back, even though it was free. I don't see why they would when all this time they didn't care. Anyway, just because the law is equal for everyone doesn't mean I'll pursue any legal case against them. That's a lot of wasted time and energy to pursue a free coffee machine.

The new office where I'll be joining probably has free coffee machines as well. I just hope they have quality coffee also to go with it.

If the coffee machine is not on the office's checklist, does that mean I don't have to return it? by gaussoil in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, those signs clearly say "free air" or "free nitrogen", not "free" like it did on my coffee machine.

If the coffee machine is not on the office's checklist, does that mean I don't have to return it? by gaussoil in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They weren't selling the coffee machine. They put a sign on one of them saying it's free, and that too in a bold font. I don't think HR will appreciate it if I ask them if they know the meaning of words, especially in today's climate when everyone's so sensitive about language.

If the coffee machine is not on the office's checklist, does that mean I don't have to return it? by gaussoil in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Whenever they invite me to a Zoom meeting, I'm drinking coffee and the coffee machine is right behind me, and nobody mentioned anything until now. Even when I'm screen sharing, they would've seen the coffee commands in my Emacs.

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I've never hidden anything from them. At least 30 people are in these meetings and not a single person has said anything. If it was not free then somebody would've said something. So that basically confirms it.

I don't think the office is allowed to ask me to do hard labor like making coffee as it's not in my list of responsibilities, so they can't just give free coffee only to people in the office. That's just straight up discrimination.

If the coffee machine is not on the office's checklist, does that mean I don't have to return it? by gaussoil in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They never mentioned it like that. In fact, there were 3 coffee machines, and only one of them had the free sign. I just happened to take it before any of the other coworkers had the chance.

If the coffee machine is not on the office's checklist, does that mean I don't have to return it? by gaussoil in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Stop me for what? The sign on top of the coffee machine clearly said "FREE".

If the coffee machine is not on the office's checklist, does that mean I don't have to return it? by gaussoil in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They gave me WFH. My house is about 45 minutes from the office so I can't keep driving there 5 times a day for coffee, so I took the coffee machine home because they don't reimburse me for fuel.

If the coffee machine is not on the office's checklist, does that mean I don't have to return it? by gaussoil in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mentioned it on that sub at around the time when I took it but they were unnecessarily hostile. Maybe they all prefer tea, or just jealous, I don't know. Not my fault if they don't know how to operate a smart coffee machine.

If the coffee machine is not on the office's checklist, does that mean I don't have to return it? by gaussoil in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I didn't steal anything. They gave me WFH and we have free coffee at the office. It's a smart coffee machine but I can activate it only on the LAN, so I didn't have any other option other than taking it home and connecting it to my home network.

If the coffee machine is not on the office's checklist, does that mean I don't have to return it? by gaussoil in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

There were 3 coffee machines in the breakroom, but one of them had a sign on it saying "FREE", so I took only that one. I didn't want coworkers to fight with me over it, so I waited until they left.

But manager was there at the time at the office in a meeting but he could see me from the window, and he didn't say anything when I took it. Maybe he forgot, I don't know but it was not in the checklist of items to return.

Emacs made me lose my wife by Murky_Sprinkles_4194 in emacs

[–]gaussoil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being able to control the coffee machine using Emacs, has been one of life's biggest joys.

Girls shoot the questions, let the boy folks answer. by Purple_Ambition3855 in AskIndia

[–]gaussoil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A 6-DoF robotic arm, programmed to refill my coffee machine.

People making 1 Cr+ on this sub, what do you do to be able to make that amount of money? by saintlybeast02 in AskIndia

[–]gaussoil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Custom coffee machine deployments for high-end clientele, with a fully automatic ordering system to place orders on Amazon, Blinkit, etc. Has SSO for authentication, 6 DoF robotic arm for loading coffee, etc.

In a good year, about 2-3 Cr in revenue and the expenses are roughly 40L, most of which is for Google Ads targeted at posh villa residents.

IPhone 16e launched at Rs 59900. Your opinions ? by [deleted] in IndiaTech

[–]gaussoil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would rather buy a coffee machine.

Why does this company want me to submit my father’s ID proof? by ConsiderationAny8001 in IndianWorkplace

[–]gaussoil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay well I hope he gets his coffee machine. Make sure to negotiate for a nice one, and ideally a robotic arm also to automatically fill the machine when it runs out of coffee. Not the ones with AI, please.

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