Flat beats round in the office fridge

The trick to a fridge-friendly lunch is a flat, rectangular container that stacks instead of spreading.

Standard office fridges have shelves spaced maybe six to eight inches apart. Round Tupperware and tall lunch bags eat up that space fast, and suddenly your lunch needs its own zip code.

Go with one shallow, rectangular container about 1.5 to 2 inches deep. Put everything in it: main dish, sides, even a small silicone cup for dressing or fruit. It sits flat on the shelf like a book, and other people can stack things on top without playing Jenga.

If you use a lunch bag, make it a soft-sided pack that lays flat — not a tall igloo cooler. A flat ice pack on top keeps things cold without adding height. And please label it. Nobody wants to sniff an anonymous container to figure out whose Tuesday leftovers that is.

Future you gets a clean shelf and zero fridge drama.