chiefjay Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I have a Vegetarian (sp?) that I work with who happens to be the same girl that annoys the piss out of me at times (thread from a few weeks back). Anyways she comments on my food a lot, that looks good sort of thing. Because I eat meat with 99% of my meals how or why would she know it looks good. I think if I was a veg head I would think it looks like crap. Maybe I'm off base here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 4/5 days at work I eat the same thing: pita bread and hummus. I started a year and a half ago when my cholesterol got a bit too high. It fills me up enough, and I don't feel weighed down afterwards. More often than not, somebody will say: "What do you have there?" "Is that all you're going to eat?" "Don't you ever get sick of that?" Let me eat my boring lunch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTice Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Time spent at one's desk eating is considered "work". Big John's company is being careful about hours worked audits and the resulting overtime accumulated by people eating at their desks. Courts have ruled that time spent at one's desk eating cannot be deducted or considered a break. It must be paid. If you are an hourly employee and have been "forced" to eat at your desk for however many years, when the TPS reports start piling up and you want to make an exit, make sure you have accounted for all those overtime hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 good grief, I love the ziggy fries but it feels like you are pooping out some lipton lava soup or razors and bleach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Time spent at one's desk eating is considered "work". Big John's company is being careful about hours worked audits and the resulting overtime accumulated by people eating at their desks. Courts have ruled that time spent at one's desk eating cannot be deducted or considered a break. It must be paid. If you are an hourly employee and have been "forced" to eat at your desk for however many years, when the TPS reports start piling up and you want to make an exit, make sure you have accounted for all those overtime hours! 1402647[/snapback] Even when I am salaried and those rules are still in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTice Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 (edited) Even when I am salaried and those rules are still in place? 1402655[/snapback] No. It only applies to are those who are paid hourly and are eligible for overtime. edit to add: This can mean very big money to the employee. Say you are an hourly employee working for $14.50 an hour. Your "lunch" time at your desk accounts for 3.5 hours per week. Multiply that times, say, 49 weeks at time and a half. That is $3,730.37 per year that has gone unpaid. Say you worked there for 3 years - that would mean over $10,000 owed to you in back pay and interest. Edited April 4, 2006 by MikeTice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Just reply, "yeah, Mountain Dew cuts the vodka better then diet Pepsi." 1402587[/snapback] I usually follow it up with...yeah Mountain Dew used to kill sperm...now it's just a habit for me... uncomfortable silence then follows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 It gets under my skins 1402412[/snapback] Paging Dr. Freud... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 good grief, I love the ziggy fries but it feels like you are pooping out some lipton lava soup or razors and bleach. 1402654[/snapback] dude, there's your answer. next time they come over and ask whatcha eatin, say "ziggy fries, I love the ziggy fries but it feels like you are pooping out some lipton lava soup or razors and bleach". they'll likely never ask again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 people in my office dont usually inquire too much about what i'm eating. BUT, while i AM eating they'll mosey in, sit down start yapping about their own mundane lives or worse, some complicated work problem that demands my attention. "oh i don't want to interrupt your lunch, but...." f'n bassturds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Paging Dr. Freud... 1402691[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Our work buys us lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays from the local franchise places (TGIF, Applebees, etc) and brings it back to the office. I used to eat with the rest of them in the conference room, but they are salad freaks and I eat stuff like fried shrimp, burgers and BBQ. They would ogle my food watching me eat every bite and ask questions like they've never seen a burger or seafood before. Rule #46 on why I hate people: Don't ever eat with a buncha dieting wimmin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Our work buys us lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays from the local franchise places (TGIF, Applebees, etc) and brings it back to the office. I used to eat with the rest of them in the conference room, but they are salad freaks and I eat stuff like fried shrimp, burgers and BBQ. They would ogle my food watching me eat every bite and ask questions like they've never seen a burger or seafood before. Rule #46 on why I hate people: Don't ever eat with a buncha dieting wimmin. 1402706[/snapback] Can't they just make you a sammich? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Time spent at one's desk eating is considered "work". Big John's company is being careful about hours worked audits and the resulting overtime accumulated by people eating at their desks. Courts have ruled that time spent at one's desk eating cannot be deducted or considered a break. It must be paid. If you are an hourly employee and have been "forced" to eat at your desk for however many years, when the TPS reports start piling up and you want to make an exit, make sure you have accounted for all those overtime hours! 1402647[/snapback] No. It only applies to are those who are paid hourly and are eligible for overtime. edit to add: This can mean very big money to the employee. Say you are an hourly employee working for $14.50 an hour. Your "lunch" time at your desk accounts for 3.5 hours per week. Multiply that times, say, 49 weeks at time and a half. That is $3,730.37 per year that has gone unpaid. Say you worked there for 3 years - that would mean over $10,000 owed to you in back pay and interest. 1402684[/snapback] A buddy of mine was involved in a HUGH class action lawsuit over this. No real workplace food annoyances here. Small-ish consulting firm with a sizeable kitchen/break room. They buy sodas, snack-packs of chips or cookies... we just have to pay $.30 for 'em. Not bad. Just about every day, we order food in from a Chinese restaurant, or Baja Fresh, or Panera, etc... 90% of the time I decline; I NEED to get out of the office, read the paper, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Can't they just make you a sammich? 1402714[/snapback] They bring me a sammich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I got the same thing until I decided to just eat out all the time. Actually, I wish more people would eat out. ...Getting out of the office for an hour kinda helps on stressful days IMO. Plus they all bring in the smelliest concoctions and the office stinks the whole afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbimm Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 people in my office dont usually inquire too much about what i'm eating. BUT, while i AM eating they'll mosey in, sit down start yapping about their own mundane lives or worse, some complicated work problem that demands my attention. "oh i don't want to interrupt your lunch, but...." f'n bassturds 1402703[/snapback] This is why I go home for lunch everyday! The boss still calls me to ask questions but I dont answer then tell him I had the ringer off. He then started calling my cell so now I leave that at the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 dude, there's your answer. next time they come over and ask whatcha eatin, say "ziggy fries, I love the ziggy fries but it feels like you are pooping out some lipton lava soup or razors and bleach". they'll likely never ask again. 1402699[/snapback] will do people in my office dont usually inquire too much about what i'm eating. BUT, while i AM eating they'll mosey in, sit down start yapping about their own mundane lives or worse, some complicated work problem that demands my attention. "oh i don't want to interrupt your lunch, but...." f'n bassturds 1402703[/snapback] Yeah I really hate that. People are infamous for that around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Our work buys us lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays from the local franchise places (TGIF, Applebees, etc) and brings it back to the office. I used to eat with the rest of them in the conference room, but they are salad freaks and I eat stuff like fried shrimp, burgers and BBQ. They would ogle my food watching me eat every bite and ask questions like they've never seen a burger or seafood before. Rule #46 on why I hate people: Don't ever eat with a buncha dieting wimmin. 1402706[/snapback] Are you kidding me? You should torment them. Savor every bite. Lick your fingers often. Warm it up several times in the microwave just to make sure the scent lingers for as long as possible. Complain about how you never get enough sauce and that's the best part. I would even go so far as to get an extra one to share one day, then have all the dieters line up on one side of the room and everyone else on the other. Only share with the non-dieters. Maybe by an extra house salad to share with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I got the same thing until I decided to just eat out all the time. Actually, I wish more people would eat out. ...Getting out of the office for an hour kinda helps on stressful days IMO. Plus they all bring in the smelliest concoctions and the office stinks the whole afternoon. 1402720[/snapback] Dude, I have two Vietnamese guys in my office. You should smell the place when they bring in fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Dude, I have two Vietnamese guys in my office. You should smell the place when they bring in fish. 1403384[/snapback] When they do that, tell them this: "Dooh mahhh". That will make them stop. Or at least laugh like heck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Are you kidding me? You should torment them. Savor every bite. Lick your fingers often. Warm it up several times in the microwave just to make sure the scent lingers for as long as possible. Complain about how you never get enough sauce and that's the best part. I would even go so far as to get an extra one to share one day, then have all the dieters line up on one side of the room and everyone else on the other. Only share with the non-dieters. Maybe by an extra house salad to share with them. 1403382[/snapback] Instead I fired most of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgemoe Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Are you kidding me? You should torment them. Savor every bite. Lick your fingers often. 1403382[/snapback] Bill Murray character in What About Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 Dude, I have two Vietnamese guys in my office. You should smell the place when they bring in fish. 1403384[/snapback] I was just about to bring that up. Between the Indians with their curry, the Nigerians with their fish and the koreans with their fish head soup, our building smells like the U.N. Toilet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegiebo Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I eat out most of the time. If I do eat alone at my desk, I just close my office door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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