Our office microwave had a sticky door for weeks. Every lunch break, someone would wrestle with it while muttering curses. As the resident “handy” person (I once changed a lightbulb), I took charge.
I grabbed the WD-40 from the supply closet and sprayed the hinges like I was seasoning a grill. Smooth as butter! But then—drips. The lubricant oozed onto the touchpad. I wiped it off, but the damage was done.
The next day, Sarah from Accounting screamed when her soup erupted after 10 seconds. The microwave now has a mind of its own:
- It randomly blasts food at MAX POWER for 15–30 seconds, then stops dead.
- The “popcorn” button triggers a demonic beep sequence.
- Sometimes it just laughs at you (aka hums ominously without heating).
HR sent a company-wide email: “The microwave is under investigation. Do NOT use until further notice.” My coworkers are blaming ghosts, the IT guy is “running diagnostics,” and I’m sitting here knowing I caused a $200 appliance to develop a personality disorder.
TL;DR: Sprayed WD-40 on a sticky microwave hinge, dripped into the electronics, and now it terrorizes my coworkers by randomly nuking their food like a poltergeist with a grudge.**
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IT guy is running diagnostics? Don’t admit to anything. Don’t worry about the IT guy he doesn’t know shit about microwave ovens. It will be cheaper for the company just to buy a new microwave into spend money trying to figure out what happened. hopefully, they realize this
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I’d be looking for a new job , they’re coming after you and you will be sent to El Salvador. They just had a opening come up .
At least now the microwave has a personality, it’s just too bad it doesn’t have a sense of direction, or we could’ve hired it as a security system.
Im a lot more worried about using WD-40 so close to food.
IT running diagnostics on a fkin microwave? Do you work for Barnum and Bailey?
Good thing you caught it during stress testing. I’d just quietly take the win and say nothing. It’s a bizarre design that allows the hinges so close to the control unit.
I have never seen a microwave where the hinges were on the same side of the door as the buttons/touch pad.
Did you stand on the far side of the room to spray them?