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Is this normal - bring & make at work

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Ceci03 · 22/12/2023 00:29

So yesterday at work an event was Organised - just for our office. I'd say about 30 people altogether. Everyone was asked to bring in some food some savoury some sweet. I had the idea we were to make something but bought some dips and breadsticks in the end. Anyway it was to start at 1 and run til 230. At about 1230 the 2 girls from reception started laying out all the food on a table in the corner of the office. Pretty large open plan office. Everyone was sat at their computers. Eventually around 110 my colleague beside me said he was going up to get some food. A little queue formed. I wandered over to a girl I'm friendly with and said shall we get some food but she said she was busy. So I went up by myself and got a few bits on my plate. I hovered round my friends desk but she was still
Busy so I went back to my desk. Everyone did that. Got their food and went back to their desks and continued working on their computers. It just felt really weird . I thought we would chat and pull some chairs over . But no. I thought it a bit miserable. And my 2 managers worked from home. After saying we all had to come in for this event. Am raging and trying not to be.

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SiouxsieSiouxStiletto · 22/12/2023 08:05

Sounds pretty normal where we work.

SgtJuneAckland · 22/12/2023 08:03

It's not how it works at my office we put some Christmas music on everyone had a chat, but people did have to duck in and out because our line of work isn't easily paused. Our proper Christmas do was in the evening (self funded) .

I think rage is a bit much though, you didn't exactly spend the evening slaving over a hot stove, you picked up some bread sticks and dip

Funderthighs · 22/12/2023 08:00

That sounds pants and a bit pointless.

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