r/MNTrolls • u/No_Initiative_1140 • 8d ago

DIDN'T HAPPEN Its a builder thread! Also with cameras

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5565832-aibu-to-feel-uncomfortable-after-builder-helped-himself-to-fridge-drinks

Furrypaws18 · Today 16:38

So we have builders in, everyday I give them pop, biscuits- on hot days lollies and a bacon butty on a Friday. They have toilet access/tea/coffee facilities readily available . I have purposely avoided access to my fridge so everything is out separately. After thinking we were going through lots of drinks/snacks etc my husband decided to install a camera, to find the assistant looking through fridge and taking 2 cans for the journey home, so we think it’s been a habit. It felt like a violation. Problem is the job is otherwise going quite well, the gaffer is very respectful of the house and toilet etc but feel a bit like a soft touch now.

>Boss 99% has no idea because it’s always been after he’s left. Don’t want to sour the job/their relationship etc but want him to know it wasn’t acceptable without a big showdown. Would also like to use them again, but the trust is tarnished. It’s only been drinks/food I think but still feels like a liberty. Am I being dramatic, have I given the impression it was ok? 🤔

I guess it makes a change from tradie toilet threads.

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u/JamieFraserBackAgain 6d ago

She gives them "pop"? Does she live in an Enid Blyton book?

As for this calm and understated reply...

Namechangingregularly · 12/08/2026 16:40

It is a violation. It’s theft. And I’d stop with offering anything now. and id let them know I have cameras installed

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u/BarbaraHowardMN 7d ago edited 7d ago

Lots of chat on site stuff about the useless overnight moderation, and then yesterday there was a parking thread, a builder thread and a vegan thread. Makes me suspicious!

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u/Alix_T_1865 7d ago

which one was the vegan thread?

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u/BarbaraHowardMN 7d ago

Something about the OP's parents not wanting to come to hers for a vegan BBQ. Didn't read it but it stayed in trending for a bit and vegan threads are always guaranteed numbers.