To think colleague has bitched about pot noodle

My only complaint (inwardly) would be I'd also be wanting a pot noodle, but can't eat them anymore. Never tried the Bombay bad boy one but the other don't smell imo

I'm partial to a pot of filth.
I worked somewhere where they all ate heated up left overs, there was some awful smells. Anyone "new" was not allowed to eat anything that had a smell. Fucking weird, passive aggressive place that was.

Nothing wrong with a pot noodle! I don’t have mine overly watery though tbf

I might have accidentally bought that plate because I love it so much.

I like a soba noodles for a work lunch. I dont find them at all slurpy..I always thought pot noodles were aimed at work lunches. Sometimes you want something like that.
Used to work with someone who ate a whole raw carrot.or a whole pepper eaten like an apple..both of which are v noisy .

Yes just go eat it in your car to avoid upsetting anyone 😜

What you eat for your lunch is no one else’s business. As you were.

The terms "smelly" & "slurpy" are what are offensive here. I suggest sanctions or perhaps redundancy for the member of "comms" responsible for these insults to the English language.

Its only acceptable if you use this 🤣

"Casual racism if your colleague isn't white English and I'm making (big) assumptions here he isn't as goat curry isn't generally available at the local takeout."

What the fuck? Yes it is.

I don’t like eating noises at all but given that the OP is talking about a lunch room, I don’t think anyone is ‘stuck’ in there. The offended person could go and sit in their car or at their desk; that’s what I’d do. My sensitivity to eating noises is my issue to solve, not other people’s.

I'd ask for clarification about what foods they consider slurpy and smelly, perhaps they will realised how ridiculous it is

Someone needs to invent a highly nutrious but filling wafer that melts on the tongue, only one required per meal.
Flavours would need to include -
Week old chicken
Massive salad
One small square of really dark chocolate
Middle class aspirations
6 figure salary and
Niche hobby.

If you were slurping it like the woman does in that ad, I'd have reported you to HR too

we all eat at our desks, apart from a tiny handful, - there just isnt the space
people mainly complain about the fish in the microwave though but not officially.
just told to wipe it down after use

Think you need to get a nice, big egg sandwich at the ready for your next lunch!!

Appearing right on? I'm speaking from experience having experienced the direct and indirect comments about my lunches at school and work 🙄

I'm now wondering if I have something wrong with my nose because 90% of the stuff folk have mentioned on this thread as "smelly" foods made me go eh?

and who on earth is "slurping" a pot noodle???

Apart from the woman on the advert (who makes me murderous) and clearly the OP (have a word with yourself @Psyberbaby) I don't think I've ever heard anyone "slurp" a pot noodle.......

What is so strange about curry?

At your desk I could understand but in a lunch room?

A massive salad is way too crunchy. It would have to be some kind of a vegan tic tac you could eat completely unobtrusively.

Sounds a normal work lunch to me.i don’t eat them but can’t imagine being bothered by it. People will find all sorts to be offended at. At my workplace people are forever heating up leftovers, always homemade and IMO smell but it’s a lunch room .. literally a room designed for everyone to eat in! I used to hate it when I was pregnant and still remember who used to microwave fish and curry! We don’t eat hot food at our desks so it’s fair enough.

Just swap to a supermarket chicken jalfrezi and make sure it’s steaming hot in the staff room.

Actually don’t. As that’s antisocial too.

I'm confused why there are so many offended people on this thread?? By smells and textures? Office lunch places/kitchens are a place for people to unwind, take a moment to enjoy their food, whatever it may be. Admittedly, eating at your desk can be umm... not so desirable, always nice to practise proper hygiene... but I think it says more about UK workplaces that people feel obliged to eat at their desk, rather than take a proper break!!

The happiest workplace I ever had was in a very multicultural office, with a lot of Punjabi, Hindi and Muslim employees, who often felt embarrassed about bringing delicious leftovers in from home because of the smell - but everyone made a point of making sure no one had to eat outside just because of the smells and it eventually evolved into a monthly Friday potluck where people brought various dishes, baking, etc for Friday lunchtime and after work :) I learnt the recipes for some beautiful dishes through that potluck

Why so angry about the pot noodle omg, everyone needs to eat

I'd say in the staff room you say what you want.

If you were slurping smelly food at your desk that would be gross.

(I have misophonia and sensory issues around sound and smell but I always have thought a staff room is fair game. I s happily murder you anywhere else in the building!