The Great Toilet Paper Heist: How One Office Fought Back Against Bathroom Invaders
If you’ve ever worked in a shared office building, you know there’s a delicate ecosystem at play. Peaceful co-existence depends on respecting communal spaces, like kitchens, meeting rooms, and—perhaps most importantly—bathrooms. But what happens when one company goes rogue, turning your clean restroom into their personal sanitation sanctuary?
That’s exactly what happened to one tech company, as shared in a recent viral tale on Reddit’s r/PettyRevenge. The result? A toilet paper turf war and a masterclass in office-level pettiness. Grab your hand sanitizer—this is about to get messy.
The Bathroom Bandits Strike
Our story begins with a tech entrepreneur who, like many, rents office space in a multi-company building. For the sake of workplace harmony (and basic human decency), he hires cleaning staff to keep his company’s bathrooms spotless. But cleanliness, it turns out, is a rare commodity in this building.
Downstairs lurked a company notorious for their less-than-stellar bathroom habits. Their own restrooms, described in the original post as “full of ... lets say fluids,” were so grim that even their employees avoided them. So, what did they do? They marched upstairs and commandeered the tech company’s pristine toilets.
As if that weren’t enough, these bathroom bandits had a penchant for using an “ungodly amount” of toilet paper and never bothered to clean up after themselves. Imagine returning to your workplace oasis only to find it pillaged and left in ruins—every. single. day.
When Enough is Enough
One tech company coworker, however, had reached his breaking point. Not only did he have to start bringing his own toilet paper to avoid the constant shortages, but the marauding neighbors even stole his personal stash—a unique blue toilet paper, no less! That’s right: the downstairs company was so brazen, they were smuggling colored TP back to their own restroom. The evidence was right there in the shade of blue.
That’s when our hero snapped. If the invaders wanted to play dirty, it was time to fight fire with fire (or, more accurately, toilet paper with toilet paper).
The Sweet Taste of Petty Revenge
Armed with righteous indignation (and a keen eye for mischief), our protagonist hatched a plan. First, he raided their bathrooms, liberating every single roll of toilet paper he could find. Then, in a move befitting an office Ocean’s Eleven, he installed a padlock on not only his own company’s bathroom—but also on the bathrooms of the offending neighbors.
Imagine the shock on Monday morning: Both companies arrive at work, only to discover that the bathrooms are now “BYOTP” (Bring Your Own Toilet Paper) and under lock and key.
The Art of Petty Warfare
Is it petty? Absolutely. Is it justified? In the world of shared office spaces, sometimes you need to draw the line—especially when your blue toilet paper becomes contraband. This tale is a perfect example of “proportional retribution” (the unofficial motto of r/PettyRevenge). After all, sometimes the only way to restore order is with a little creative escalation.
The beauty of this revenge isn’t just in the act itself, but in its effectiveness. The padlocked bathrooms serve as a tangible, daily reminder that boundaries matter. And, let’s be honest, who among us hasn’t fantasized about locking up the office bathroom from repeat offenders?
The Community Reacts
Redditors were quick to applaud the move. Some shared tales of their own office bathroom woes, while others brainstormed additional layers of pettiness—motion-sensor alarms, hidden cameras, or even a sign-in sheet for TP usage. But most agreed: nothing says “enough is enough” like a padlock on your porcelain throne.
Where Do We Go From Here?
Will the downstairs company mend their ways? Will an uneasy truce emerge, or will the Great Toilet Paper Heist spark an all-out bathroom cold war? Only time (and perhaps building management) will tell.
But one thing’s for sure: In the wild world of office life, a little clever pettiness can go a long way toward restoring peace, cleanliness, and—most importantly—toilet paper.
Have you dealt with brazen bathroom bandits in your workplace? How did you fight back? Share your own tales of office pettiness in the comments below! And remember: Respect your neighbors’ bathrooms—or you might just find yourself locked out.
Original Reddit Post: Downstairs company using our bathrooms.