Techie expensed a bag of oranges and then juiced up a stupid security incident
A tech worker named Kirk shared a humorous incident involving a colleague who expensed a bag of oranges. The colleague threw the oranges from a window, causing chaos for a van driver below. Security guards were alerted, but the culprits remained unseen, leading to a lesson learned about workplace antics.
- ▪Kirk described his job as walking around a government building swapping out computers and monitors.
- ▪One day, a colleague bought organic oranges and began throwing them from an upper window.
- ▪The van driver below reacted dramatically, prompting laughter from Kirk and his colleague.
- ▪Security guards noticed the commotion but could not identify the source of the oranges.
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| Publication time | Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:32:00 +0200 |
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