Tell me if you just don't think this is odd.
I was sitting at my desk, having my lunch - yummy veggies, baked pork chops (they say eating the pig won't give you the piggy flu), some green, leafy stuff stir fried with corn, tomatoes, green peppers and garlic. Smelled good. Looked good. My boss comes to my desk and spies my cordon bleu masterpiece and asks if I cooked it, to which I replied, yes.
"So you don't share your lunch?"
I thought perhaps she was joking so I continued eating, but she was serious. Asked me if when I pack my lunch if I don't keep them (my team) in mind. Ummm...noooo. I don't. Am I a fucking caterer? Do you know how much of a sacrifice it is to stay up an extra hour to pack a lunch, so I avoid eating bacteria-infested food court meals? Am I willing to make such a sacrifice for co-workers, when they can cook for themselves? No. Am I willing to adda picnic basket to my daily bundles? No. Am I willing to start taking orders for the next day's meals in case someone is allergic to string beans? No.
I dunno - I am all about team and stuff and being this happy little office family, but having you dig into my lunch bowl with me, with your fork, or maybe my fork...I am not sure how far she was willing to take this, when I barely know these people, is a bit over the top. Wasn't giving away my yogurt and my much desired pear last week enough? When will these people get that at the office, I am professionally pleasant but personally anti-social?
Food poison the lot of them!
ReplyDeleteThat is weird - say why doesn't the boss provide lunch for everyone if she thinks like that?
ReplyDeleteI never share my food, nor do I ever ask for anyone else to. There have been occasions that people have asked for some of my food. I find that so weird and uncomfortable. I bring my own portion so I don't overeat. No,,,I do not want to share either, or bring enough to share.
ReplyDeleteI am a bit anti-social too.
Very weird. I might offer to share my lunch with a friend at work but that would be rare as we all bring or buy our own lunch. Once in a while we might agree to each bring a particular part of a meal so we can have a shared lunch but it doesn't sound like that's what she's talking about. What a strange expectation.
ReplyDeleteJesus. I eat junk food and occasionally McDonalds, but I am alone, thankfully.
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