lunch in the office

[ratewhore]

Is it just me that gets annoyed by people eating a full lunch off a plate with knife and fork at their desk? It's like they're in a fecking restaurant, all they need is a nice gingham tablecloth, a candle and a half carafe of red.

Winds me up it does...

[Alf W]

Not as much as the "been to the Chippy" brigade. Especially when they have the full works meat pie, peas, gravy (yeuch!).

Oh and don't start me on the at your desk Indian family banquets that seem to have sprung up.

[PAH]

I'd be more worried about all the bacteria building up on the mouse and keyboard if they didn't use a knife and fork.

Saw a proggy on it a while back. Scary how much invisible dirt is around when people eat sandwiches, take-outs, etc at their desk. Especially if the cleaners are of the type where they're doing little more than freshening the air each time they come round.

At a previous place we used to have competitions to see who could cook the smelliest food in the microwave, as they'd kindly supplied us with a nice little kitchen next to our office. I think some type of fish dish won the prize. Truly awful stench, and the person still ate it.

[Spacecadet]

in the old days you could have just sparked up a cig to smoke them out of the office

[ChimpMaster]

Oh and don't start me on the at your desk Indian family banquets that seem to have sprung up.

Ahhhh I just finished mine, great stuff at only £3.50 a pop.

[chicane]

Scary how much invisible dirt is around when people eat sandwiches, take-outs, etc at their desk. Especially if the cleaners are of the type where they're doing little more than freshening the air each time they come round.

Agreed - it's not a particularly pleasant thought. But neither is it healthy for us to live in an ultra-clean environment - we have an immune system that is specifically designed to cope with crap like this. When was the last time you heard about somebody falling ill from bacteria on their keyboard?

[Dow Jones]

Under pressure?

Pressures at work? Either that or trying to get extra brownie points: look at me, I'm not taking time off work - despite taking them best part of an hour to get there and back and eat as slowly as they can vs popping in to the canteen/restaurant and having a quick lunch and a laugh/joke with your mates. In some cases though you'll find some people are so introvert, they can't even sit on the same table let alone talk to anyone.

[SandyDown]

Hey - I can't eat sandwiches, and I have to eat with a knife and fork, I have no option !!

[PAH]

Agreed - it's not a particularly pleasant thought. But neither is it healthy for us to live in an ultra-clean environment - we have an immune system that is specifically designed to cope with carp like this. When was the last time you heard about somebody falling ill from bacteria on their keyboard?

True, which is the exact same excuse I use for not cleaning my home more regularly. Though they may think it was a dodgy take-away not the keyboard that gave them the runs.

Another case in point is that How Clean is Your Home, where them two bints go in and prove how much potentially deadly bacteria is festering away, yet those who live there are still alive and well.

[ratewhore]

Hey - I can't eat sandwiches, and I have to eat with a knife and fork, I have no option !!

Yes you do - bugger off out to a restaurant...