There are certain behaviors in our office that are clear violations of the Employee Code of Conduct (ECC). But there happens to be a loophole to these violations, that luckily the employees have not caught onto yet: the belly-laugh. Whenever I hear that belly laugh from an employee, much less two employees, I pretty much let the violation go. No admonitions, no punishments. As long as no one's about to lose an eye.
So if K.Lo just *happens* to be tossing the leftover rice from Chinese take-out up into the air, to the great amusement of both herself and her coworker, I *might* keep on washing dishes, pretending I see and hear nothing, while spying out of the corner of my eye. I'm weak as a Manager, I realize, but I just can’t help myself.
And yes, I do realize Housekeeping might be muttering to themselves while cleaning up the cafeteria later in the evening... But I suspect they'll live.
No other comments? I'm a fan of confetti-style management. What's wrong with a little extra rice? Even the sticky kind sweeps up the next day.