MY COWORKER SENT A ROBOT TO APOLOGIZE FOR EATING MY LUNCH

someone ate the sandwich i'd labeled and left in the office fridge. i asked the team whether anyone had seen it. later that afternoon an apologetic email arrived from an ai assistant

the message expressed profound regret for the unauthorized consumption of my food and proposed a framework for rebuilding trust. it was four paragraphs long and contained a reference to workplace community values

my coworker eventually admitted he'd eaten the sandwich and asked the bot to apologize because he felt awkward. i said i'd have preferred a direct message and a replacement lunch

he bought me a sandwich the next day. the assistant followed up with a survey about whether our relationship had been successfully repaired