Lunch with my co-workers - Page 6

Allegheny · ‎03-19-2010

@redwingsgal wrote:
OK, I have to share an update! We obviously went to a birthday lunch this afternoon and the gal whose birthday we were celebrating brought back a piece of chocolate cake to eat later. A girl who sits in our area just asked her if she could have a bite of the birthday girl's cake!!! This is unacceptable to me!!!
Of course the birthday girl gave the beggar a bite, but I had to walk away as it was too much for me to handle!!!

@redwingsgal I know you are venting, but I am curious if you like the environment and people you work with?

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@Allegheny wrote:
@redwingsgal wrote:
OK, I have to share an update! We obviously went to a birthday lunch this afternoon and the gal whose birthday we were celebrating brought back a piece of chocolate cake to eat later. A girl who sits in our area just asked her if she could have a bite of the birthday girl's cake!!! This is unacceptable to me!!!
Of course the birthday girl gave the beggar a bite, but I had to walk away as it was too much for me to handle!!!
@redwingsgal I know you are venting, but I am curious if you like the environment and people you work with?

I also wonder why the "girl who sits in our area" wasn't invited and thus became a beggar after the fact. I agree there is more going on here than worry about food making her sick.

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@Isobel Archer wrote:
@Allegheny wrote:
@redwingsgal wrote:
OK, I have to share an update! We obviously went to a birthday lunch this afternoon and the gal whose birthday we were celebrating brought back a piece of chocolate cake to eat later. A girl who sits in our area just asked her if she could have a bite of the birthday girl's cake!!! This is unacceptable to me!!!
Of course the birthday girl gave the beggar a bite, but I had to walk away as it was too much for me to handle!!!
@redwingsgal I know you are venting, but I am curious if you like the environment and people you work with?
I also wonder why the "girl who sits in our area" wasn't invited and thus became a beggar after the fact. I agree there is more going on here than worry about food making her sick.

@Isobel Archer, somehow I must have just skimmed this. I do find it a bit odd that anyone would begrudge somone asking another person for a taste of the cake.

I know for a fact that the word "beggar" would never enter my mind.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

occasionalrain · ‎03-10-2010

It's impolite to ask for a taste of another's food. It puts them in an untenable position, how can they refuse without seeming churlish?

In this situation, I would have just handing over the entire cake.

I don't want to experience poor table manners, it's not just about the germs, it's off putting, sometimes disgusting.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

I connect to this post in terms of the endless office tradition aspect, which I did not find fun. The longer I worked there, the more I disliked the traditions. I finally just said NO to anything I did not want to participate in. Once I spoke up others followed my lead and the traditions started changing.

noodleann · ‎06-10-2015

@151949 wrote:
I'm just curious to know how the OP would pull apart pull apart rolls except with her hands?

What I thought was strange was a restaurant putting out food they hadn't finished prepping. Those rolls should have been separated in the kitchen. I've never eaten at a place that served rolls as if they came right out of the package.

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@noodleann wrote:
@151949 wrote:
I'm just curious to know how the OP would pull apart pull apart rolls except with her hands?
What I thought was strange was a restaurant putting out food they hadn't finished prepping. Those rolls should have been separated in the kitchen. I've never eaten at a place that served rolls as if they came right out of the package.

I don't eat out often, but I have frequently been served rolls in a basket when there are several diners at the table.

elated · ‎06-09-2010

This discussion reminds me of Mr. Monk. I think it is fun to have a good camaraderie with your co-workers. It is nice to have a boss who acknowledges his employees. He/She seems like they care and want to make everyone feel appreciated. Enjoy your life and don't be so judgemental.

SahmIam · ‎04-16-2010

I don't do company anything unless the memo says it's "required" and even then.....I usually don't do it. *shrugs*

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@suzyQ3 wrote:
I'm an outlier here. I just can't get worked up over some of the actions described, certainly not a person asking another person if she can have a bite. Hey, I had a boss once who didn't even ask. :-( And the washing of hands after touching a menu? Sorry, I just choose not to live like that.

And before anyone accuse me of being a big ol' slob, I was taught impeccable table manners, to a fault. And for the most part, they have stuck with me. But not all of them. I do put jars on the table...heaven forgive me, Mom.

My punctillious, manner-ish mother believed that you should never finish what's on your plate; you should at least leave one bite. So fast forward to adulthood and a dinner at a very high-end restaurant in Beverly Hills with my husband, my mom, and her SO.

I finished my plate! So my mother took her fork and put a morsel of her food on my empty plate (yes, now after reading here, I see that that would be apparently disgusting, but I digress).

I looked at her and said something the effect of "Uh-oh, was I not supposed to clean my plate"? She smiled yes. I ate her morsel.

With a group of people with whom you have close contact everyday, have fun at such celebrations. Your chances of getting sick from someone forking up a shared appetizer are very slim...probably no more than our regular office activities.