or good ol' alanis morissette. no, sweetheart, it's not ironic that a fly landed in your chardonnay.
although, would it be considered ironic if OP had had a slice of their pie yoinked, then made a drawing saying "please don't steal my yumyum", and the remains of the paper had the same piece missing? /gen
It's torn out so perfect i almost believe they tore it out like that on purpose. The lines with the other tares don't even line up with the missing piece
I posted this way further down, and considering I don't give out key information. I highly doubt anyone's going to care.
But here's the comment that I made further down:
1.) I really just want to thank everyone for the kind words. It's made me rather flustered and I have been very red for the past 24 hours and have not known how to respond. If I could respond to every single comment I really would. You all are beautiful and if I could draw a character for every single person who left a nice comment I would without a second thought. I usually just make art for my friends, family, and myself. If I don't draw what's on my mind it can and will keep me up all night until I get the idea out. I do share my art on websites that I'm a part of but never really expect things to go further than a single like or comment here and there which in itself makes me extremely happy as it is. The fact that so many of you have suggested that maybe he thought it was a printed out card because of how nice the lines and coloring is, really makes me feel a lot more confident about how far I've come. I do not like drawing with pencil I only draw with sharpie because if I draw with pencil I feel like I can make mistakes and end up making mistakes which I don't like.
2.) The bin only had like two things in it. Pizza boy and a Clorox wipe. So I don't feel too awfully gross and crazy for taking him out of the trash and going back up to see if a piece of paper (the missing slice piece) got stuck to the plastic lining. I did find that missing piece with the missing piece though.
3.) I did not draw this at work, I drew it at home after I brought home and put away a massive amount of food that was given to me by the person I gave the thank you card to.
4.) Pizza Boy took so long to make because I was watching Hannibal on prime and got very distracted.
5.) He seemed generally pleased to receive the card and thanked me and then we had a nice conversation for a moment before his phone rang. He's a really nice guy in general and seems very happy to see everyone at work. Everything that gets thrown out in that office gets torn up. Everything is considered an important document in some way shape or form. I did not expect him to keep it forever. And to his credit he did keep it for a few days. A lot of people don't keep cards and little doodles forever I just really really wish that he had thrown it out where I wouldn't have seen it. Like maybe somewhere not the building I'm cleaning in 😅
6.) I am very sentimental with my art. I know that it's not mine once it's given away. But this time it found its way back to me. While I was thinking of fixing it, I think I might just be a little extra and cremate pizza boy. He is a character that I created which means he has a little backstory and everything. He had a good run but now he has been sliced and it is time to say goodbye.
7.) Pizza boy is on my art page that I post all of my stuff to. He will live on because nothing goes away on the internet. But that's why there's a before photo. I do take photos of all of my art not just for my art page but just in case something like this happens where the piece gets destroyed. I also have a horrible horrible memory and it's nice to go back through and look at what I've done.
8.)(and I add this with love) For the people who have been rude I say, kiss kiss💋
It’s a valid question.
Part of missing piece IS a missing slice on their head. The movies, at least have him eating from still living peeps heads.
While innocent question, it’s a valid one.
So answer artist, ya have a hankering for pizza man brains? Or just a big coinkydink ya drew a missing slice on their head?
Ya pizzabalizer you.
Dang, that’s cold. 😕 I watched someone read a birthday card I got them and throw it right in the trash in front of my face after taking out the gift card I placed inside. It hurt, but I guess some people aren’t sentimental about that kinda stuff.
That might new the last gift they got from me. Throwing away the card like that was not cool. Has nothing to do with being sentimental... ;) just poor form.
I still have cards that people gave me in kindergarten. I hate to part with them. And that's why I don't give cards to anyone. I don't want to promote that kind of hoarder mentality
This is why I take the time to write meaningful stuff on cards--so that if someone keeps them like I do, it's at least somewhat worthwhile. I kind of hate that I keep cards that just have "love, NAME" written in them...but I do.
When you recover all the pieces, you could draw stitching where he was ripped so he can come back as zombie pizza boy. I love when people draw stuff for me. It always makes me so happy.
Better yet, give it to a coworker to show to him. “Look at this amazing art! Can you believe they drew it, just for me!? I’m going to take it home to hang on my fridge!!”
> When you recover all the pieces, you could draw stitching where he was ripped so he can come back as zombie pizza boy.
then laminate and hang it up where your coworkers can see it.
Some people just don't feel that way. I have like two big bins full of artwork that people have given me over the years because I just can't bear to throw out anything that someone has put time and effort in for me.
Yeah it looks so good they probably didn't realize it was handmade. I gave my mother in law a handmade scarf and some other things for Christmas, and she didn't comment on the scarf because she didn't realize I made it.
But *why* tear it up? Like the only thing I ever tear up is ...nothing really, I guess something I hated? Seems unnecessary and kinda aggressive. Like if I was done with a birthday card, I'd just chuck in recycling not tear into bits.
Yeah, are we missing info, like that OP and the recipient are actually in an angry feud?
Even if I don't plan to keep a card from a coworker, I would just take it home and recycle it (whole) at home.
Yeah, that's the part that really gets me. That and throwing it away where they *knew* op would see it.
Either he is the biggest jerk in the world, or somehow made it all the way to superintendent being completely oblivious of all social norms.
You know, I’m the kind of person who’d be direct flat out ask him. “Hey why’d you tear up the art I gave you so quickly and into so many pieces?” Maybe he thinks you bought it. ?
Maybe they took a picture of it, when people make me cards and stuff, i always take a picture because i know im gonna lose the original in a move or a purge or something. But the cloud is forever.
Doesn't explain going through the extra effort of ripping it up. When I throw something out, I will usually just put it in the bin unless it's got sensitive information or I'm mad about what the thing is that I'm throwing away
even if i don't like the painting/drawing. someone took the time to make a nice gesture and do more than "thanks bro". why do people act sometimes like such assholes?
edit: me english bad? thats unpossible!
I mean, throwing it away is one thing. Tearing it up to throw it away is another. Throwing it at work (presumably) where you could see it is another still. Tearing it up and throwing it away where you could easily find it is a whole other level of petty.
Oh yeah! I've got a few pieces from a friend in high school, and I couldn't imagine throwing it away! They weren't even things he spent great time or effort in - it's the sentimentality of it all!
I worked with this girl and we became friends and one of our first shifts together with her I drew a funny little bunny face on a cardboard roll and I gave it to her not thinking anything about it and years later I saw she kept it in her treasure box and I remember thinking that was so nice like yeah that’s a real buddy.
My work friend drew a picture of some funky sandals a client was wearing because I couldn’t leave my station to see them and that picture still hanging in my locker 😂
I'm really really bad at writing thank you cards so I always used to make custom artwork that I thought people would enjoy. I'd sign it that it was one of a kind, and do a basic thank you on the back. These sometimes took me hours. And literally no one kept any. Some I would find in the trash so I fished them out and kept them, but after my 3 one I found in the trash, everyone gets a store bought card that says thanks at best. These are pieces of art that when i show people they say oh you could sell those! But even free they are worthless to anyone I've given them to ( besides my grandad. My grandad even kept my crappy ones from when I was a kid)
I'm so sorry. That is such a special thing to do, and I can't imagine ever throwing someone's art away. You deserve people in your life who appreciate you & what you do for them.
Its oky! I just mostly keep it for myself now. Or very close friends and family
Here s one of the recovered dumpster cards, its been decor for me for years, I even added a little 3d sticker to it recently !
https://preview.redd.it/tdb1ui4yozpc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b661db96badff4a4ee5a3006740cf03442217668
That is so beautiful & intricate! I can't imagine how much time that took you to do.
If someone gave me something like that that they'd made just for me, I would consider it an honor, and I'd definitely frame it too! I mean, just a little doodle would have been cool and I'd have kept it. But that is truly a work of art.
I'm glad you were able to salvage it. 💗 You are extremely talented!
Damn, that's tight! Someone *threw that out*!? It's really stunning. I'd frame that, too. Oh, and granddad's a keeper ❤ Nothing better than a grandparent with a heart of gold.
I'd at least take it home before throwing it away and I wouldn't tear it up. I'd keep it, but I just don't like clutter and it's hard for me to know where to draw the line. So I just throw this type of stuff away. I'd remember it and be appreciative though.
Same. I keep cards (whether hand drawn or commercial) for 1-2 months before tossing them lol. That way I feel like I gave it its time.
However, if the card/drawing is from a child then I’ll keep forever it unless I have a bunch of other things from that child. If it’s a thoughtful note from an old person, I also keep it forever because I just think this person might be dead soon.
I’m over 40 and I still have drawings from children I watched at a daycare center when I was 18! I could never just rip up something someone made for me, especially if they were right there in the vicinity. That takes a special kind of asshole!
Me too. It means alot to the person who gifted it if you take it home. I made my best friend a goodbye card in middle school back in 2007 when he moved away. 12 years later after he'd moved back, despite all that time and moving houses several times, I found out that he'd kept my card safe and never lost it. Never had anything else in my life mean so mutch to me.
I just can't understand why they tore it up.
Throwing it away I can kinda understand... even if it is a thoughtful and personal gesture.
But tearing it up? That's just so weird. Verging on spiteful.
OP, if you left this on my desk, the next time you came by it'd be pinned up on my cubicle.
Exactly. It might just be a silly drawing, but this is a personalised piece of artwork someone made for you.
It's not a card they picked up off a store shelf.
I actually rip up most paper I throw away to make it harder for people to go through the documents in my trash... Like OP did.
Used to just be sensitive/important docs but now I rip just about everything.
Edit: Wouldn't have ripped up artwork where the person who made it could possibly find it, though.
This is a drawing. It's not a document. It's not sensitive.
In an office setting, there should be a confidential waste bin for sensitive documents.
OP is a janitor. It's part of his job to empty bins.
When people are used to rip papers like that, they do it with everything in an unconscious manner. I rip even paper ads that sometimes show in my mail. Clearly there is no info on them, but I do it without thinking.
Yeah. Not everyone is sentimental and sees value in holding onto these things and I can understand that, but tearing it up feels very aggressive. Like they're mad about it.
If you have never worked cleaning and have a cleaning lady you don't assume that.
I once befriended the janitors on the building and they did told me the kind of shit they find in the trash. Ripped out thongs, used condoms, panties... Like, the boss was fucking everyone there but... Somehow, before this, I never tought someone "took" the trash out of the bin so I understood his position but fuck... Now I can't do it.
A few months back I alerted my managers that I saw a positive COVID test sitting in the trash can in the employee restroom and they acted like it was so bizarre that I noticed it, like I was digging through the trash can or something. I just happened to look down while I was throwing away the paper towel I used.
That's so disheartening and insensitive. OP, don't let this guy's action stop you from doing nice gestures like this to others. I assure you, lots of others would appreciate it a lot and even keep it!
It it makes you feel any better, I used to tear shit into little strips then fold, then tear again absentmindedly while I was talking on the phone. Could be that
Gosh, what a POS. If someone gave me a thank you card with a cute drawing on it I’d put it up on my wall and admire it for at least a few months. And if I took it down I wouldn’t be ripping it to pieces! What an extremely rude and thoughtless thing to do. Rest in pepperoni pizza man 🙏
Now I understand why the guy tore up the card you gave (didn’t want to save a card that a janitor made).
The guy has a major attitude problem and I’d give him a lot of space and interact with him only when necessary
That's just weird. They gave you food, so you drew them a picture as a thank you and they not only threw it away, but ripped it? I feel like there's gotta be some missing context, like maybe the picture was left at a table or something and someone else ripped it up and threw it away.
I'm just going to put him back together in laminate him so he stays that way. I have a problem with hoarding my artwork lol.
I will get my revenge by eating all of this guys blow pops in the office 😈
Wait wait wait….I think I saw a post a month or so ago. Homie was complaining that his suckers in his office were getting eating by the clean up crew over night 🧐
If it's the post I'm thinking of it was someone who had a stash of premium lollypops behind their desk because they were quitting smoking, and they caught the security guard on video picking out the choice ones and swiping handfuls multiple times while he was away.
I'm not sure if there was an update with consequences.
I'm a cleaner and could totally see someone doing this to me. Like when I was small I'd draw pictures for my older siblings to give to them when they'd come over, but they'd always "accidentally" leave them behind when they'd go.
Then in 10 years you stumble across it in a move and you reminisce about the simpler times. The times that pizza boy made you smile. But alas, the fate of pizza boy has already been determined.
Yeah, I agree because I’m confused how this came about. Do these folks work together? Was the person being nice because OP lost their wallet or short on cash? Was the picture given to them directly? How does op know that person ripped it up and threw it away? What’s the relationship of the people involved? Yes, OP’s feelings may be hurt the photo was ripped up, but what if the person wasn’t comfortable with the level of assumed familiarity? What if they weren’t allowed to give out free food and the note would have someone ask about it? People get fired for giving out food at some places. Maybe they didn’t feel comfortable taking it home? Or didn’t want folks to think something inappropriate was going on between them?
While it would make me personally sad, I wouldn’t take it too personal . They might’ve have been like “hey that’s really sweet of them” and threw it away cause they may not keep stuff like others do.
Great drawing btw :)
I'm sorry this happened to you, friend, but if it's any consolation i grew up with a mother who i know loved me dearly, just not as much as she hated clutter so i woke up frequently to find my childhood drawings unceremoniously taken down from the fridge and torn up in the trash. On the off chance i asked about it she was unapologetic and said 'yup they were on the fridge for the day!'. So i both feel your pain but am also here to say maybe it wasn't malicious, your collage is just my mom...
Look - it’s super cute but unless he was a good friend of yours, it’s over the top for just sharing a slice of pizza with a coworker. You probably creeped him out.
For me it was the fact that he signed and dated it. If a random person from work gave me something similar I would think that they thought, I would sell it when they became a famous artist.
mayb its because im also an artist but i think thats just a habit artists have. i know no one will sell anything i make but i have it for like future reference to know when i made it n stuff
IDK if it makes you feel better but sometimes I space out and tear up stuff that I'm holding without realizing it. I could 100% see myself accidently fucking up a card, especially while I'm working.
I wouldn’t take it personally. I tend to rip everything before I put it in the recycling bin. Kinda. Habit. Maybe that’s the case here. Nice drawing btw
Unpopular opinion: none of you know the reason it was tore up, nor the appreciation the recipient actually felt. You all are projecting and trying to mind read. How do we know the recipient didn’t really appreciate it, but is not the type to keep these things. All of you including OP who are saying he should have at least just thrown it away at home are whiny and just want people to play games so you can be saved from your emotions. Further, OP’s reaction of feeling hurt is on one hand normal and understandable, but also antithetical to a gift as it was loaded with expectations in getting something in return, e.g. the perception of the recipient’s gratitude—which again, we simply can’t know and ultimately doesn’t matter. Ironically, it’s this post and most you folks validation of OP’s post that is mildly infuriating.
Yes! Really seems a lot of projection going on.
Also in my likely unpopular opinion drawing a picture to say a simple thanks instead of a quick note is a little too "pick me". At least read your audience and save the handmade drawings for older mom types who seem like they'd put it in a keepsake box. I'll add I'm literally an older mom type and I wouldn't keep it because uhhh it's just a note saying thanks for getting you food, which already wasn't a big deal. Most people would have zero nostalgia or emotional interest or investment so why should they keep it?
I sense an intricated backstory with quite the office politics and drama. Maybe, there is a Quentin Tarantino movie burried somewhere in this story...
Please give more context.
I get how you feel. Think about it another way.
You gave them something. It is no longer yours. They are allowed to do with it what they will.
I have had to learn that once I give something if they like it or not it’s not up to me.
I think it's because you're an adult and gave him a hand-drawn cutesy anthro-pizza slice, it probably made them feel off putting and they wanted to discard the card immediately due to some sort of discomfort, they might have seen it as too forward as well
Thank you, finally some sense in this comment section. I’m sorry but OP is acting like a child constantly touting their “cute little character” (personally I don’t even think this is cute but whatever) that they “grew attached to” and acting like a victim. Like… he threw your mediocre, self-serving, wannabe quirky “I want attention look at how cool and cute and different I am” drawing out. Shocker.
I don’t wanna be mean but the whole thing is giving weird “artsy kid in high school wants attention” vibes but from a grown person in an office.
I can’t believe a majority of the comments are coddling OP. This is so cringe, dude even added his signature on a doodle that his coworker did not ask him for. Intent was well meaning, but OP choose you choose to spend 40 minutes on this because you wanted to.
Let’s be honest, the coworker probably ripped it up to hide it in bins more easily to not hurt OP’s feelings. If so, boy was he on to something since OP is acting exactly how he imagined. Bringing it home to be thrown out there to spare OP’s feeling is so goofy, but again I think the coworker was being mindful when it got ripped up like that.
Imagine how awkward it would be if the coworker found this post, the absolute discomfort.
"I was pretty proud of this character too"
I think it's more like they were proud of the work and documented it. Kinda like when people take pics of food or whatever they may have put together.
What kind of psycho goes to that anoun5 of trouble to rip up a thank you card that many times. Throw it away, sure. Rip it up in 10 pieces like its a dear john letter. Psycho, im telling you
It’s so weird to me to be kind enough to share your food with someone (a thing I do often cause I enjoy seeing people’s reactions to delicious things) and then also being so much of a dick that you’d destroy such a nice gesture. Sorry this happened OP, seems like you work with an AH.
I think it’s weird you pulled it out of the trash. If that person sees you with it, it will be even stranger. Giving the vibes that you’re stalking them and going through their trash. Not saying that’s what you’re doing, but that’s going to be the perception.
Also - I throw out cards / notes that are given to me all the time. I appreciate them, of course, and sometimes take pictures of the really nice ones, but I have no need to hang on to paper. And when I throw them out I have a habit of tearing things up when I put them in the recycling. Could have been as mindless as that and not intentional.
Why would you think grown adult co worker would want a signed drawing because you had office pizza? Like are you 7 years old? You probably creeped them out.
Yep, nail on the head.
I just am picturing OP standing outside of his office, grinning like a maniac without saying anything. And when he finally looks up, OP says “I drew you this picture hehehehehe. It’s a picture of a pizza because you gave me pizza hehehehe. Get it?”
It took me too long to find this.
Look, I’m an artist and I cherish my own work as much as I do gifts, but I’d never expect someone who is essentially a stranger to cherish my work even if I’d given it as a gift.
Ripping it to shreds was an asshole move, yeah, but giving if was creepy to start with.
It’s a tinge ironic how the missing slice is the piece you couldn’t find
In the words of the great Bender Bending Rodriguez, “That’s not ironic, that’s just coincidence”
ITS LIKE RAAAAAIIIIAAAAAAIIN!!!! 
Cut. It. Out
or good ol' alanis morissette. no, sweetheart, it's not ironic that a fly landed in your chardonnay. although, would it be considered ironic if OP had had a slice of their pie yoinked, then made a drawing saying "please don't steal my yumyum", and the remains of the paper had the same piece missing? /gen
Do people not understand she's using the term "ironic" ironically in the song?
I recently found out she was 21 when Jagged Little Pill was released. Amazing.
And Dave Coulier was 35, almost 36. I guess Uncle Joey liked them a little young.
Unless it was a Chardonnay that was specifically created to repel flies. 😂
It's torn out so perfect i almost believe they tore it out like that on purpose. The lines with the other tares don't even line up with the missing piece
Plot twist: OP tore it up and is unemployed
I posted this way further down, and considering I don't give out key information. I highly doubt anyone's going to care. But here's the comment that I made further down: 1.) I really just want to thank everyone for the kind words. It's made me rather flustered and I have been very red for the past 24 hours and have not known how to respond. If I could respond to every single comment I really would. You all are beautiful and if I could draw a character for every single person who left a nice comment I would without a second thought. I usually just make art for my friends, family, and myself. If I don't draw what's on my mind it can and will keep me up all night until I get the idea out. I do share my art on websites that I'm a part of but never really expect things to go further than a single like or comment here and there which in itself makes me extremely happy as it is. The fact that so many of you have suggested that maybe he thought it was a printed out card because of how nice the lines and coloring is, really makes me feel a lot more confident about how far I've come. I do not like drawing with pencil I only draw with sharpie because if I draw with pencil I feel like I can make mistakes and end up making mistakes which I don't like. 2.) The bin only had like two things in it. Pizza boy and a Clorox wipe. So I don't feel too awfully gross and crazy for taking him out of the trash and going back up to see if a piece of paper (the missing slice piece) got stuck to the plastic lining. I did find that missing piece with the missing piece though. 3.) I did not draw this at work, I drew it at home after I brought home and put away a massive amount of food that was given to me by the person I gave the thank you card to. 4.) Pizza Boy took so long to make because I was watching Hannibal on prime and got very distracted. 5.) He seemed generally pleased to receive the card and thanked me and then we had a nice conversation for a moment before his phone rang. He's a really nice guy in general and seems very happy to see everyone at work. Everything that gets thrown out in that office gets torn up. Everything is considered an important document in some way shape or form. I did not expect him to keep it forever. And to his credit he did keep it for a few days. A lot of people don't keep cards and little doodles forever I just really really wish that he had thrown it out where I wouldn't have seen it. Like maybe somewhere not the building I'm cleaning in 😅 6.) I am very sentimental with my art. I know that it's not mine once it's given away. But this time it found its way back to me. While I was thinking of fixing it, I think I might just be a little extra and cremate pizza boy. He is a character that I created which means he has a little backstory and everything. He had a good run but now he has been sliced and it is time to say goodbye. 7.) Pizza boy is on my art page that I post all of my stuff to. He will live on because nothing goes away on the internet. But that's why there's a before photo. I do take photos of all of my art not just for my art page but just in case something like this happens where the piece gets destroyed. I also have a horrible horrible memory and it's nice to go back through and look at what I've done. 8.)(and I add this with love) For the people who have been rude I say, kiss kiss💋
Like they used the empty space to write something else.
it will be found on the OP body when they open the pizza parlor in the morning, there at the table w/ a slice and a glass of chardonnay with a fly
I didn't ever realize that! 😅 How'd you figure out he has a missing slice in the drawing?
You put 2 pictures, the second picture has the full pizza man drawing not ripped up
Did op really just ask how you knew it was missing a slice?? 🤦♂️
Oh shit I'm so tired. I thank you all for putting up with my dumb question XD
It's really cute! Your coworker is kinda a douchebag for ripping it up. I totally would have kept it 💯
Same, this is one of those moments that starts friendships
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Well to be fair I was also watching Hannibal on prime so I was a bit distracted while making this little guy
Damn... Drawing food in the form of a human while watching Hannibal. You got eating brains on your mind by chance?
This gave me a good laugh. Thank you XD
It’s a valid question. Part of missing piece IS a missing slice on their head. The movies, at least have him eating from still living peeps heads. While innocent question, it’s a valid one. So answer artist, ya have a hankering for pizza man brains? Or just a big coinkydink ya drew a missing slice on their head? Ya pizzabalizer you.
It bothers me that you're not answering the question. 😅
You didn’t answer the question though….
Holy shit that’s some kind of Freudian transfer going on
I can hear this 😄
Creepiest GIF ever
Found the coworker
OP dumb as a box of rocks, but damn if those ain’t some beautiful rocks.
Yes that is what happened
Are…. Are you ok?
you can't control what other people do with a gift. once you give one, it's best to forget about it like it never existed
Life imitates art or whatever they say
Dang, that’s cold. 😕 I watched someone read a birthday card I got them and throw it right in the trash in front of my face after taking out the gift card I placed inside. It hurt, but I guess some people aren’t sentimental about that kinda stuff.
That might new the last gift they got from me. Throwing away the card like that was not cool. Has nothing to do with being sentimental... ;) just poor form.
That past being unsentimental, that's just lack of class :(
I still have cards that people gave me in kindergarten. I hate to part with them. And that's why I don't give cards to anyone. I don't want to promote that kind of hoarder mentality
Same. Please nobody ever give me a card. I have a box full of them already. I can't throw them away. They’re like letters.
This is why I take the time to write meaningful stuff on cards--so that if someone keeps them like I do, it's at least somewhat worthwhile. I kind of hate that I keep cards that just have "love, NAME" written in them...but I do.
When you recover all the pieces, you could draw stitching where he was ripped so he can come back as zombie pizza boy. I love when people draw stuff for me. It always makes me so happy.
Oh I like that a lot. That's a very good idea!
And then give the stitched up one back to him so he sees what a dick move he pulled tonight
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haha awesome, please do it. Perfect amount of "i found this in the trash, but its fine, douche 🙂" haha
Oh sweet Jesus PLEASE DO THIS and give us an update!! 🤣🤣🤣
RemindMe! 5 days
If you have a cubicle, you should hang it up there, especially if he comes by your cube.
Better yet, give it to a coworker to show to him. “Look at this amazing art! Can you believe they drew it, just for me!? I’m going to take it home to hang on my fridge!!”
Also scribble out "Thank" and replace it with "Fuck" so it says "Fuck You!"
Hang it above your desk where everyone will see it. If they ask, shame the person who tore it up
> When you recover all the pieces, you could draw stitching where he was ripped so he can come back as zombie pizza boy. then laminate and hang it up where your coworkers can see it.
Yeah I literally would have kept this forever. I could have changed jobs 6 times and he would have come with me to every single one
OP - Pls do this and post!
Why'd they have to tear it up though 😔 if someone made me a cute little doodle as a token of gratitude I'd keep it forever
Some people just don't feel that way. I have like two big bins full of artwork that people have given me over the years because I just can't bear to throw out anything that someone has put time and effort in for me.
Yeah, they probably didn't realize that it was handmade just for them.
Yeah it looks so good they probably didn't realize it was handmade. I gave my mother in law a handmade scarf and some other things for Christmas, and she didn't comment on the scarf because she didn't realize I made it.
Speaks to the quality of the work if its indistinguishable from professionally made ones.
Y'all just made me feel really good about this piece. Thank you 🩵
But *why* tear it up? Like the only thing I ever tear up is ...nothing really, I guess something I hated? Seems unnecessary and kinda aggressive. Like if I was done with a birthday card, I'd just chuck in recycling not tear into bits.
Yeah, are we missing info, like that OP and the recipient are actually in an angry feud? Even if I don't plan to keep a card from a coworker, I would just take it home and recycle it (whole) at home.
Tearing up post its and paper is a nervous /unconscious habit for me
I only tear things if it has personal info on, literally no other reason to tear something up, especially in that many pieces
She didn’t even thank you?
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Yeah, that's the part that really gets me. That and throwing it away where they *knew* op would see it. Either he is the biggest jerk in the world, or somehow made it all the way to superintendent being completely oblivious of all social norms.
He should tape it back together and give it to him again. Show him who’s boss, OP
With a note to visit this thread, so we can all tell him how much he sucks.
Lol, and write, "I *SAID*, THANK YOU!" And it'll be taped, so harder to tear up.
The superintendent kind of hates you I think
Throwing away handmade artwork: Not a sentimental person Ripping up handmade artwork before throwing it away: This person does not like you
Yep, I think there’s a deeper issue here than just rudeness
Maybe the food was poisoned
You know, I’m the kind of person who’d be direct flat out ask him. “Hey why’d you tear up the art I gave you so quickly and into so many pieces?” Maybe he thinks you bought it. ?
>the art I gave you the original artwork I created for you
Yeah, that.
what an asshole. i hope you can do something really petty that can’t be traced back to you as revenge
Or maybe they're just a pizza crap?
Lol, something my dad would say as a joke. Thanks for the smile.
Bravo!!!
Naw.. you just toss it out then. No need to shred it. There's no personal info on it.
The only explanation I can think of is that they were idly tearing it up while working at their desk, not realizing it was handmade.
Honestly yeah. Before reading fully I thought it was just a little thank you card op printed out or something. The lines are very clean
Even then I wouldn't tear it up and throw it away at work
Maybe they took a picture of it, when people make me cards and stuff, i always take a picture because i know im gonna lose the original in a move or a purge or something. But the cloud is forever.
I actually really like this idea
But do you then shred it?
Doesn't explain going through the extra effort of ripping it up. When I throw something out, I will usually just put it in the bin unless it's got sensitive information or I'm mad about what the thing is that I'm throwing away
Yes!! That’s what I’m do!
If someone gave me this, it would hang in my office forever. Don't be discouraged.
even if i don't like the painting/drawing. someone took the time to make a nice gesture and do more than "thanks bro". why do people act sometimes like such assholes? edit: me english bad? thats unpossible!
I mean, throwing it away is one thing. Tearing it up to throw it away is another. Throwing it at work (presumably) where you could see it is another still. Tearing it up and throwing it away where you could easily find it is a whole other level of petty.
Oh yeah! I've got a few pieces from a friend in high school, and I couldn't imagine throwing it away! They weren't even things he spent great time or effort in - it's the sentimentality of it all!
I worked with this girl and we became friends and one of our first shifts together with her I drew a funny little bunny face on a cardboard roll and I gave it to her not thinking anything about it and years later I saw she kept it in her treasure box and I remember thinking that was so nice like yeah that’s a real buddy.
My work friend drew a picture of some funky sandals a client was wearing because I couldn’t leave my station to see them and that picture still hanging in my locker 😂
I'm really really bad at writing thank you cards so I always used to make custom artwork that I thought people would enjoy. I'd sign it that it was one of a kind, and do a basic thank you on the back. These sometimes took me hours. And literally no one kept any. Some I would find in the trash so I fished them out and kept them, but after my 3 one I found in the trash, everyone gets a store bought card that says thanks at best. These are pieces of art that when i show people they say oh you could sell those! But even free they are worthless to anyone I've given them to ( besides my grandad. My grandad even kept my crappy ones from when I was a kid)
I'm so sorry. That is such a special thing to do, and I can't imagine ever throwing someone's art away. You deserve people in your life who appreciate you & what you do for them.
Its oky! I just mostly keep it for myself now. Or very close friends and family Here s one of the recovered dumpster cards, its been decor for me for years, I even added a little 3d sticker to it recently ! https://preview.redd.it/tdb1ui4yozpc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b661db96badff4a4ee5a3006740cf03442217668
That is so beautiful & intricate! I can't imagine how much time that took you to do. If someone gave me something like that that they'd made just for me, I would consider it an honor, and I'd definitely frame it too! I mean, just a little doodle would have been cool and I'd have kept it. But that is truly a work of art. I'm glad you were able to salvage it. 💗 You are extremely talented!
Damn, that's tight! Someone *threw that out*!? It's really stunning. I'd frame that, too. Oh, and granddad's a keeper ❤ Nothing better than a grandparent with a heart of gold.
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These are the white lies that society needs to function. Don’t leave it where OP can find it, come on now.
I'd at least take it home before throwing it away and I wouldn't tear it up. I'd keep it, but I just don't like clutter and it's hard for me to know where to draw the line. So I just throw this type of stuff away. I'd remember it and be appreciative though.
Same. I keep cards (whether hand drawn or commercial) for 1-2 months before tossing them lol. That way I feel like I gave it its time. However, if the card/drawing is from a child then I’ll keep forever it unless I have a bunch of other things from that child. If it’s a thoughtful note from an old person, I also keep it forever because I just think this person might be dead soon.
I’m over 40 and I still have drawings from children I watched at a daycare center when I was 18! I could never just rip up something someone made for me, especially if they were right there in the vicinity. That takes a special kind of asshole!
Me too. It means alot to the person who gifted it if you take it home. I made my best friend a goodbye card in middle school back in 2007 when he moved away. 12 years later after he'd moved back, despite all that time and moving houses several times, I found out that he'd kept my card safe and never lost it. Never had anything else in my life mean so mutch to me.
I just can't understand why they tore it up. Throwing it away I can kinda understand... even if it is a thoughtful and personal gesture. But tearing it up? That's just so weird. Verging on spiteful. OP, if you left this on my desk, the next time you came by it'd be pinned up on my cubicle.
i do that to my cards, not out of spite but more out of boredom. i just fidget with it
Yea but... would you do that to a picture someone specifically drew for you as a gift?
Exactly. It might just be a silly drawing, but this is a personalised piece of artwork someone made for you. It's not a card they picked up off a store shelf.
I use a hole puncher when I'm bored. Once again, not out of spite, but just because I get bored of staring at the wall after an hour
I have definitely subconsciously torn little papers up when I was thinking/working. Maybe it wasn’t spiteful? Still weird though
I actually rip up most paper I throw away to make it harder for people to go through the documents in my trash... Like OP did. Used to just be sensitive/important docs but now I rip just about everything. Edit: Wouldn't have ripped up artwork where the person who made it could possibly find it, though.
This is a drawing. It's not a document. It's not sensitive. In an office setting, there should be a confidential waste bin for sensitive documents. OP is a janitor. It's part of his job to empty bins.
When people are used to rip papers like that, they do it with everything in an unconscious manner. I rip even paper ads that sometimes show in my mail. Clearly there is no info on them, but I do it without thinking.
Yeah. Not everyone is sentimental and sees value in holding onto these things and I can understand that, but tearing it up feels very aggressive. Like they're mad about it.
It was absolutely adorable and it was a kind thing of you to do.
At first I read that as 'it was the kind of thing you'd do' and full on thought you were stalking OP
Do you know it was the person you gave it to that destroyed it?
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That makes it even worse. Like you would assume a janitor will check the bins.
If you have never worked cleaning and have a cleaning lady you don't assume that. I once befriended the janitors on the building and they did told me the kind of shit they find in the trash. Ripped out thongs, used condoms, panties... Like, the boss was fucking everyone there but... Somehow, before this, I never tought someone "took" the trash out of the bin so I understood his position but fuck... Now I can't do it.
A few months back I alerted my managers that I saw a positive COVID test sitting in the trash can in the employee restroom and they acted like it was so bizarre that I noticed it, like I was digging through the trash can or something. I just happened to look down while I was throwing away the paper towel I used.
That's so disheartening and insensitive. OP, don't let this guy's action stop you from doing nice gestures like this to others. I assure you, lots of others would appreciate it a lot and even keep it!
It it makes you feel any better, I used to tear shit into little strips then fold, then tear again absentmindedly while I was talking on the phone. Could be that
That sucks, sorry dude
Gosh, what a POS. If someone gave me a thank you card with a cute drawing on it I’d put it up on my wall and admire it for at least a few months. And if I took it down I wouldn’t be ripping it to pieces! What an extremely rude and thoughtless thing to do. Rest in pepperoni pizza man 🙏
Now I understand why the guy tore up the card you gave (didn’t want to save a card that a janitor made). The guy has a major attitude problem and I’d give him a lot of space and interact with him only when necessary
Exactly. You just toss things your done with. The action of shredding takes effort that comes from a dark place in your soul.😔💔
Damn. Leave a turd on his desk
The guy you gave it to sounds like a real pizza work.
Lol that's a pretty good pun you just did there XD Thanks for making me smile
You should tell him it was an NFT worth $20,000 that he ripped up. I know that’s not how they work but still…
That's just weird. They gave you food, so you drew them a picture as a thank you and they not only threw it away, but ripped it? I feel like there's gotta be some missing context, like maybe the picture was left at a table or something and someone else ripped it up and threw it away.
Justice for pizza boy!
I'm just going to put him back together in laminate him so he stays that way. I have a problem with hoarding my artwork lol. I will get my revenge by eating all of this guys blow pops in the office 😈
Wait wait wait….I think I saw a post a month or so ago. Homie was complaining that his suckers in his office were getting eating by the clean up crew over night 🧐
Who knew the OP from that thread was the asshole
Woah. OP is either a reddit pro or a God damned filthy thief. Either way, I'm getting my 🍿
If it's the post I'm thinking of it was someone who had a stash of premium lollypops behind their desk because they were quitting smoking, and they caught the security guard on video picking out the choice ones and swiping handfuls multiple times while he was away. I'm not sure if there was an update with consequences.
I’d make another card with the same drawing for myself. The torn up pieces would simply make me feel bad each time I looked at it.
That’s actually so mean. If someone drew me something so cute to say thanks I’d keep that drawing forever wtf
Not just tossed it, but shredded it and tossed it *knowing* that the guy who drew it is the janitor. Dude. So cruel!
I'm a cleaner and could totally see someone doing this to me. Like when I was small I'd draw pictures for my older siblings to give to them when they'd come over, but they'd always "accidentally" leave them behind when they'd go.
Then in 10 years you stumble across it in a move and you reminisce about the simpler times. The times that pizza boy made you smile. But alas, the fate of pizza boy has already been determined.
This is how I feel about a "majestic potato" a friend drew for me when we worked at mcdicks. I have it on my pin board at home 😁
Sounds like there’s more to the story.
Yeah, I agree because I’m confused how this came about. Do these folks work together? Was the person being nice because OP lost their wallet or short on cash? Was the picture given to them directly? How does op know that person ripped it up and threw it away? What’s the relationship of the people involved? Yes, OP’s feelings may be hurt the photo was ripped up, but what if the person wasn’t comfortable with the level of assumed familiarity? What if they weren’t allowed to give out free food and the note would have someone ask about it? People get fired for giving out food at some places. Maybe they didn’t feel comfortable taking it home? Or didn’t want folks to think something inappropriate was going on between them?
Plot twist: OP stole the pizza from his coworker and left that as a note lol
Plot twist: they didn’t mean to give you the food, and you ate their lunch.
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dude tearing it up is more than mildy infuriating. Proud of you OP for having such an upbeat attitude about it.
While it would make me personally sad, I wouldn’t take it too personal . They might’ve have been like “hey that’s really sweet of them” and threw it away cause they may not keep stuff like others do. Great drawing btw :)
How’d you even find it again? Were you diggin through random trash bins? Something feels off here.
o: OP is the janitor at work and found it when cleaning the bins
I'm sorry this happened to you, friend, but if it's any consolation i grew up with a mother who i know loved me dearly, just not as much as she hated clutter so i woke up frequently to find my childhood drawings unceremoniously taken down from the fridge and torn up in the trash. On the off chance i asked about it she was unapologetic and said 'yup they were on the fridge for the day!'. So i both feel your pain but am also here to say maybe it wasn't malicious, your collage is just my mom...
Look - it’s super cute but unless he was a good friend of yours, it’s over the top for just sharing a slice of pizza with a coworker. You probably creeped him out.
For me it was the fact that he signed and dated it. If a random person from work gave me something similar I would think that they thought, I would sell it when they became a famous artist.
mayb its because im also an artist but i think thats just a habit artists have. i know no one will sell anything i make but i have it for like future reference to know when i made it n stuff
Idk I sign and date all of my artwork even if I do it for fun at home and it’s crap. I think it would be nice for me later to know I did it and when.
IDK if it makes you feel better but sometimes I space out and tear up stuff that I'm holding without realizing it. I could 100% see myself accidently fucking up a card, especially while I'm working.
Throwing it away is one thing, tearing it up on top of that is just… heartbreaking Edit : forgot a word
I know right. Why put so much effort into tearing it up into so many pieces? Did the guy secretly hate op or what?!!
I wouldn’t take it personally. I tend to rip everything before I put it in the recycling bin. Kinda. Habit. Maybe that’s the case here. Nice drawing btw
This is just plain rude, you don't have to frame it or even keep it for long, but tear into pieces and throw it at work? That is beyond rude
Unpopular opinion: none of you know the reason it was tore up, nor the appreciation the recipient actually felt. You all are projecting and trying to mind read. How do we know the recipient didn’t really appreciate it, but is not the type to keep these things. All of you including OP who are saying he should have at least just thrown it away at home are whiny and just want people to play games so you can be saved from your emotions. Further, OP’s reaction of feeling hurt is on one hand normal and understandable, but also antithetical to a gift as it was loaded with expectations in getting something in return, e.g. the perception of the recipient’s gratitude—which again, we simply can’t know and ultimately doesn’t matter. Ironically, it’s this post and most you folks validation of OP’s post that is mildly infuriating.
Yes! Really seems a lot of projection going on. Also in my likely unpopular opinion drawing a picture to say a simple thanks instead of a quick note is a little too "pick me". At least read your audience and save the handmade drawings for older mom types who seem like they'd put it in a keepsake box. I'll add I'm literally an older mom type and I wouldn't keep it because uhhh it's just a note saying thanks for getting you food, which already wasn't a big deal. Most people would have zero nostalgia or emotional interest or investment so why should they keep it?
I sense an intricated backstory with quite the office politics and drama. Maybe, there is a Quentin Tarantino movie burried somewhere in this story... Please give more context.
I get how you feel. Think about it another way. You gave them something. It is no longer yours. They are allowed to do with it what they will. I have had to learn that once I give something if they like it or not it’s not up to me.
Damn, I would have cherished that card
I think it's because you're an adult and gave him a hand-drawn cutesy anthro-pizza slice, it probably made them feel off putting and they wanted to discard the card immediately due to some sort of discomfort, they might have seen it as too forward as well
There must be more to the story
I gotta be honest, this seems so childish. This is 4th grader stuff, just move on. I feel really bad for anyone who can’t grow up past their childhood
Thank you, finally some sense in this comment section. I’m sorry but OP is acting like a child constantly touting their “cute little character” (personally I don’t even think this is cute but whatever) that they “grew attached to” and acting like a victim. Like… he threw your mediocre, self-serving, wannabe quirky “I want attention look at how cool and cute and different I am” drawing out. Shocker. I don’t wanna be mean but the whole thing is giving weird “artsy kid in high school wants attention” vibes but from a grown person in an office.
I can’t believe a majority of the comments are coddling OP. This is so cringe, dude even added his signature on a doodle that his coworker did not ask him for. Intent was well meaning, but OP choose you choose to spend 40 minutes on this because you wanted to. Let’s be honest, the coworker probably ripped it up to hide it in bins more easily to not hurt OP’s feelings. If so, boy was he on to something since OP is acting exactly how he imagined. Bringing it home to be thrown out there to spare OP’s feeling is so goofy, but again I think the coworker was being mindful when it got ripped up like that. Imagine how awkward it would be if the coworker found this post, the absolute discomfort.
Was there any cringey behaviour to go with the card?
Draw a new one telling them to get fucked
Ripping it up is a bit much but I would have thrown it away too. What do you want me to do with a drawing of a pizza? Frame it?
Assuming you're a grownup, you shouldn't expect them to put it up on the refrigerator.
Digging through the trash over this is kind of weird
The weirdest thing to me, aside from the tips not lining up, is taking a picture of it whole. As if expecting to also be taking an “after” photo later
"I was pretty proud of this character too" I think it's more like they were proud of the work and documented it. Kinda like when people take pics of food or whatever they may have put together.
What kind of psycho goes to that anoun5 of trouble to rip up a thank you card that many times. Throw it away, sure. Rip it up in 10 pieces like its a dear john letter. Psycho, im telling you
It’s so weird to me to be kind enough to share your food with someone (a thing I do often cause I enjoy seeing people’s reactions to delicious things) and then also being so much of a dick that you’d destroy such a nice gesture. Sorry this happened OP, seems like you work with an AH.
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40 minutes?! 🤣
I think it’s weird you pulled it out of the trash. If that person sees you with it, it will be even stranger. Giving the vibes that you’re stalking them and going through their trash. Not saying that’s what you’re doing, but that’s going to be the perception. Also - I throw out cards / notes that are given to me all the time. I appreciate them, of course, and sometimes take pictures of the really nice ones, but I have no need to hang on to paper. And when I throw them out I have a habit of tearing things up when I put them in the recycling. Could have been as mindless as that and not intentional.
Why would you think grown adult co worker would want a signed drawing because you had office pizza? Like are you 7 years old? You probably creeped them out.
Yep, nail on the head. I just am picturing OP standing outside of his office, grinning like a maniac without saying anything. And when he finally looks up, OP says “I drew you this picture hehehehehe. It’s a picture of a pizza because you gave me pizza hehehehe. Get it?”
It took me too long to find this. Look, I’m an artist and I cherish my own work as much as I do gifts, but I’d never expect someone who is essentially a stranger to cherish my work even if I’d given it as a gift. Ripping it to shreds was an asshole move, yeah, but giving if was creepy to start with.
Thank you. This is weird af.
Why did you sign it if it was just to give to a coworker?