Some people follow the rules to a T.
Others can tell when one needs to be broken.
This woman is definitely the latter kind, as she kept eye contact with a busybody worker while only technically following the rules.
Let’s read the story.
Can’t fill my water bottle with water I pay for? Okay.
I’m in college and live in the dorms, where I am required to have a meal plan.
I have 19 meals per week.
My degree requires lots of lab work, on the 11th floor of a building, and we wear lab coats.
I love getting ice water after my lab, especially since I have to walk all the way across campus.
She had a routine, but someone was about to disrupt it.
My water bottle is insulated, so it keeps ice for a while, which I LOVE.
I go to fill my water bottle with ice, and an upper-level worker stops me.
Worker: ma’am, ma’am, no filling personal bottles here.
Me: the workers do it all the time.
Worker: it’s in their contract.
Me: okay.
She felt this didn’t make sense and was unfair.
I bet not, but sure.
I know workers get free food and beverages both on and off shift, and I always see them using and filling personal bottles.
I don’t know why I can’t, their bottles can also be gross and unclean.
Using a reusable bottle is more eco-friendly, anyway.
My dining hall likes to be “climate-friendly” but they use A LOT of paper plates and plastic silverware, especially when they serve at least 2000 people per day.
Time to take action.
So, I looked the worker in the face and filled my water bottle with a paper cup.
It took so much longer and was more wasteful than if he had just ignored me.
He shook his head and walked away.
Now I fill my water bottle with no problems and enjoy my ice water whenever I want.
Some rules are meant to be broken.
Let’s see what Reddit has to say.
That’s a great idea!
A reader shares their thoughts.
Someone shares a story of their own.
Another commenter shares their point of view.
Dwight Schrute says “Michael!”
Another reader chimes in.
I’m glad she didn’t actually comply with this absurd rule.
Not allowing someone to fill their own water bottle is wild.
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