Odd Co-Worker Eating Habits?

"newsmctado" (newsmctado)
11/28/2016 at 13:54 • Filed to: None

The annual gorge-fest that is Thanksgiving has me thinking about odd eating habits, particularly those of co-workers. I have a co-worker whose lunch every day consists of Oscar Meyer bologna wrapped around Kraft string cheese sticks. This guy is a 75 year old senior attorney who appears to be in excellent shape, so something must be working for him.

Anyone else with odd co-worker eating habits?

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DISCUSSION (18)

jimz > newsmctado
11/28/2016 at 13:56

sounds like he grew up in the ‘50s.

the 1950s in America was the hey-day of packaged, processed foods.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > newsmctado
11/28/2016 at 13:57

I work in a restaurant, so I see a WTF variety of non-menu staff meals.

Goggles Pizzano > newsmctado
11/28/2016 at 14:01

2 pastries left in the box, eats some of each then offers what’s left to someone else.

Call him on it and tell him that’s not how it works. His response, “It’s okay I tore them with my hands”.

OPPOsaurus WRX > newsmctado
11/28/2016 at 14:02

theres a part time guy, part time due to physical disability, will microwave hotdogs and a can of baked beans. he snacks on crap like donuts all day. its the worst diet i’ve ever witnessed.

Shane MacGowan's Teeth > newsmctado
11/28/2016 at 14:02

Our expediter has, on multiple occasions, eaten an unheated can of beanie-weinies for breakfast.

ugh.

jimz > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/28/2016 at 14:06

I did a stint at a Coney Island in high school, I’ve forgotten some of the abominations we came up with for ourselves.

S65 > OPPOsaurus WRX
11/28/2016 at 14:09

My nephew has the worst diet I’ve ever seen, I don’t know what he weighs but I’d guess in excess of 130 pounds. He snacks on doritos and Soda all day,and thinks mcdees is an acceptable meal.

lone_liberal > jimz
11/28/2016 at 14:22

Or is doing a low-carb diet.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > newsmctado
11/28/2016 at 14:33

That doesn’t sound that odd to me. Would be better as an insert into biscuit dough a la pigs-in-a-blanket, though. Melty cheese, hot bologna.

Textured Soy Protein > newsmctado
11/28/2016 at 14:42

Needs all the protein for them old man gainz.

Kinja'd!!!

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > newsmctado
11/28/2016 at 14:42

Yeah, the guy that used to have the cubicle across from mine stacked up all his microwavable meal boxes used trays and all for weeks before throwing them away. It was disgusting! He also routinely dozed off and knocked over a pile of cans.

TheRealBicycleBuck > newsmctado
11/28/2016 at 14:49

I’ve had several strange coworkers. One fellow ate one peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch every day. No chips, no extras, just one sandwich. Another would eat two bags of microwave popcorn for lunch. This made the entire wing of the building smell like popcorn every day. I like popcorn, but come on!

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > Shane MacGowan's Teeth
11/28/2016 at 14:57

You should really go on a ‘franks and beans’ tirade.

BJ > TheRealBicycleBuck
11/28/2016 at 15:48

There are 2 things that shall not be heated in the office microwave:

1 - fish

2 - popcorn (unless you’re making enough to share with everyone)

BJ > newsmctado
11/28/2016 at 15:50

Just a noisy coworker that shares too many lip-smacking mouth noises as he snacks at his desk. It’s gross.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > BJ
11/28/2016 at 21:26

A former coworker would occasionally microwave fish. After the first time we made him cart the microwave out of the break room to heat the fish, then clean it before bringing it back in.

Noodles > newsmctado
11/28/2016 at 23:27

I have 2. 1st guy would bring a loaf of bread and a jar of mayonnaise, every damn day. I couldn’t be anywhere near him. 2nd guy had a tin of sardines, every damn day. I never once watched either of those weirdos eat

newsmctado > BJ
11/29/2016 at 14:53

I admit that I am guilty of this. When I lived and worked in DC, there was a lunch place downtown called BreadLine, that made an awesome seafood stew. I brought it into work one day and reheated in the microwave. I immediately regretted that decision, as you could smell fish throughout our small (8 person) office. My boss gave me quite a bit of grief and, tongue in cheek, would check my lunch bag every day for the next month or so: “Ok. Just making sure no fish. You’re clear.”