A man's decision to hide his coffee creamer at work in a breast milk bag has been hailed a "genius" idea by the internet.

The now-viral Reddit post, titled, "My co-worker puts his coffee creamer in breast milk bags in the common fridge," has been upvoted 56,400 times since it was shared in the subreddit "Mildly Interesting." Redditor @ProudTacoman shared the post, which has garnered 1,800 comments since it was shared on June 6.

According to Statista, in 2020 182.45 million consumers used coffee creamer in the United States. In addition, 147.49 million people didn't use it. The website also reported that in 2020 in the U.S. 80 million people used French vanilla coffee creamer.

The Reddit post featured an image of an open refrigerator door with some items inside, including a Lansinoh breast milk storage bag. Inside the clear plastic bag was a white substance filling the bag up halfway, and on the packaging was the date June 3, 2022. The name put on the label was "T. McGee," and the volume quantity was labeled as four.

In the comments, the original poster (OP) gave more clarity on the situation. When asked if the man said that it wasn't breast milk, the Redditor admitted his co-worker told a few of them.

"He's mainly worried about the weekend crew, which is when most personal stashes of coffee creamer go missing," the OP revealed.

While a Reddit user commented to reveal they "share" their coffee creamer at work. The OP explained that their office shares a kitchen with a different company whose weekend workers "run like locusts" through anything not "individually packaged."

"You crack open an $8 half-gallon of creamer on a Friday, and there are just drops left by Monday morning," they said. "It's like they drink it by the glass or something. It took a lot to get my co-worker to this point."

Another Redditor thought it was a "genius way to prevent people from using up your coffee creamer," to which the OP revealed they've "watched" it come to this over the past year.

"He tried passive-aggressive notes, aggressive-aggressive notes, moving his bottle of coffee creamer, hiding the bottle," the OP said. "If too many people find out it's not breast milk and start using it, he says he's going to swap it with his wife's breast milk someday."

Numerous other people poured in with their own thoughts, and many viewers were praising the man's choice to virtually camouflage his coffee creamer. One comment received 13,700 upvotes, and they thought it "seems like a great idea."

"[No.] 1. They're pretty convenient little baggies that stand up and don't leak. 2. No one else will use it," they said.

Another user called the hack a "good move," adding, "There are a lot of inconsiderate slobs out there who take other people's stuff. I once worked with a guy who opened his sealed drinks and put little signs on them that said 'Attention: I opened my drinks and spit into them before putting them in the fridge.'"

A Redditor thought that because the creamer looks just like breast milk, "maybe he just wanted to do some trolling with people and also to prevent people from stealing them."

Another user thought the plan could backfire on the worker. "Congratulations, you just attracted the weirdest guy in the office," they wrote.

One Redditor called the move an "excellent idea," adding, "This seems like a person who has had their milk stolen far too many times."

Apparently, the idea has been tried before as well. "Best idea ever," a Redditor revealed. "I marked mine in a plain bottle as breast milk once, and it still got used. But the bags are genius."

Other comments of approval included things like, "Smart," "I'm so stealing this idea," and "This is genius. No one could steal your creamer without feeling weird."

Others brought up a moment from the movie Anchorman based on the name of the label. "The Anchorman reference will probably go unnoticed," a user said, to which the OP replied, "D**n shame. He said he's glad someone got it! I'd missed it completely."

Newsweek reached out to Redditor @ProudTacoman for comment, and their co-worker who put the creamer in the breast milk bag told Newsweek: "It doesn't rank up there with major world problems, but workplace fridge theft punches above its weight for sheer aggravation. Is the breast milk bag solution overkill? Maybe. But my coffee will taste like creamy hazelnut all week, and some shady coworker is going to have to learn which grocery store aisle the coffee creamer is on."

This isn't the only viral moment involving workplace situations. The internet slammed an "entitled" boss for not talking to an employee who had resigned. A company criticizing a worker for coming in and leaving on time sparked a debate online. In addition, an employee was backed for refusing to work until getting paid.

Updated 06/07/2022, 3:42 p.m. ET: This story has been updated with comments from the Redditor's co-worker.

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