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Originally Posted by veggielover
wow, companies have money these days to spend on work parties? surprising!
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My company does it a LOT! Every year on the anniversary of the Nisqually Earthquake we have an earthquake drill and they buy a huge "earthcake" for everybody. Also if we get a new product approved or something they often have treats... maybe cake and ice cream. Plus every Friday we have "Friday treats" where we are divided into groups of 14 or so and each week one group provides treats for everyone at 10 AM; we get 30 minutes for treats and the prep team gets 15-30 minutes to set up. We each can spend $10 (total of $140) for which the company reimburses. In our office (there are 3 facilities in this area) we have around 100 people so we come up with something to feed that many. Sometimes it is donuts and stuff; some even do homemade soup, all kinds of breakfasts or sandwiches.
By the way, most of us consider this a very worthy investment on the part of the company in terms of employee morale and dedication, and promoting a positive work environment. Appreciated employees are BETTER employees.
Plus at my section's monthly staff meeting, two "birthday people" for that month provide treats. Usually they bring something junky and also fruit or something for the health crowd. AND people usually bring cakes or other treats for birthdays and special occasions... or just set out huge plates of cookies, cake, candy or whatever for no reason. LOL I have NEVER worked where there is so much "junk food" around.
But I don't TOUCH the stuff (except the fruit and veggies, etc.). At Friday treats last week I had lettuce and tomatoes, while people ate big sandwiches. You don't HAVE to partake of stuff just because it is there in front of you! I now look at the "junk food tables" as victory tables and take a discretely take a lap around them LOL.
But there are also quite a few people there who are very health minded and won't eat the bad for you stuff. In fact, in my individual department (5 of us) we stopped bringing cakes for birthdays because none of us want to EAT it. I don't make a big deal out of not eating junk... just don't do it. If something is said, I respond jokingly that that stuff is not touching MY lips!
Perhaps it helps that my company really works hard to hire people who can get along well with others, and giving "crap" to people is just not put up with so we don't have a lot of the petty bickering that goes on most places... though we certainly are not perfect and have our moments LOL. But I can't imagine WHY you would feel you HAVE to eat something you don't want... just politely say "no thanks" and don't EAT the stuff!! There are ALWAYS going to be temptations around wherever we go... it is up to US to make the decision and just not do it!!!
