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by cotterphinney 3167 days ago
THANK YOU. At first I was very confused as to why there were so many half-full milk jars in the fridge but it soon made sense. I don't think this is WeWork's "fault" in that Ronnybrook milk only seems to last about two hours after opening, but they should really buy another brand.
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It's not just the opened ones. Every time I go into a WeWork I usually end up opening several things of milk to see if there are any that haven't gone bad, and there almost never are. It's like they're turning off the refrigerators at night or something.

It's literally been a problem for several years. The company even acknowledged the problem on Twitter at one point, but didn't bother fixing it.[1] It shouldn't be that complicated to provide non-rancid milk for the coffee. Even in my home fridge milk lasts two weeks after being opened, and that's several degrees warmer than it would be if milk were the only thing being stored in it.

[1] https://twitter.com/i/web/status/840264145467518978

A bit of deflection on part of the company too. "it sounds like this is an ongoing issue for you"
Wait, he didn't fix the milk. He just pointed it out. The rancid milk is still there. Why are we thanking him? :)