the workplace food phenomenon
i can only assume that this happens in every office environment...
at this time of year, we get a buttload of snacks, treats, sandwiches, etc. at the clinic. we are all jaded and come to expect such goodies regularly, but that is a separate issue.
the thing i notice about the sharing of munchies, not just around the holidays but all year long, is this: it appears as though no one is willing to take the last bite. last week, someone brought a half dozen krispy kreme donuts. the first five were consumed with gusto.
for the last donut (glazed, in case you are keeping score of such things), someone went to the trouble of finding a plastic knife and cut the little guy in half rather than taking the whole thing. the donut was reduced by halves throughout the remainder of the morning until there was a slice that measured about one-half inch in width. the little donut cross-section proceeded to sit there until it became stale (which, as it turns out, does not take long once you have reduced a krispy kreme donut to a few dozen molecules).
this morning, i came in to find that the tin of chocolate covered almonds one of our docs had received and then ditched in the "up for grabs" area (never set your lunch plate down on this spot while you run off the fetch a drink. anything that is found in this 2' x 2' space is fair game) had been reduced to a single morsel which also happened to be the runt of the litter. in an open display of rebellion, i ate it.
desparate times call for desparate measures.
at this time of year, we get a buttload of snacks, treats, sandwiches, etc. at the clinic. we are all jaded and come to expect such goodies regularly, but that is a separate issue.
the thing i notice about the sharing of munchies, not just around the holidays but all year long, is this: it appears as though no one is willing to take the last bite. last week, someone brought a half dozen krispy kreme donuts. the first five were consumed with gusto.
for the last donut (glazed, in case you are keeping score of such things), someone went to the trouble of finding a plastic knife and cut the little guy in half rather than taking the whole thing. the donut was reduced by halves throughout the remainder of the morning until there was a slice that measured about one-half inch in width. the little donut cross-section proceeded to sit there until it became stale (which, as it turns out, does not take long once you have reduced a krispy kreme donut to a few dozen molecules).
this morning, i came in to find that the tin of chocolate covered almonds one of our docs had received and then ditched in the "up for grabs" area (never set your lunch plate down on this spot while you run off the fetch a drink. anything that is found in this 2' x 2' space is fair game) had been reduced to a single morsel which also happened to be the runt of the litter. in an open display of rebellion, i ate it.
desparate times call for desparate measures.
posted by Jennifer at 12/14/2005 10:07:00 AM
2 Comments:
it's true. that's it, i am setting up the camera tomorrow ;)
I, on the other hand, am not an open-er. If someone brings in a plate of cookies wrapped in plastic wrap, I won't be the first to take one. At work, we've separated ourselves into starters and finishers. Most people are starters (not me), but few are finishers (I am--I would have taken that last donut).
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