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To think colleague has bitched about pot noodle

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Psyberbaby · 29/04/2024 13:59

Last week a colleague said to me "I would never have thought of a pot noodle for lunch!" which I thought was a bit random.

This morning we have all received an email from comms about keeping fridge clean and "avoiding overly smelly and slurpy foods" in lunch room.

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Roja7 · 29/04/2024 19:46

HesterPrincess · 29/04/2024 19:08

One of my colleagues eats the strangest food ever - he brings it in the next day to reheat and the smell from the microwave has often put me off my own lunch. It's bloody grim to eat smelly food in a confined space. Highlights have been an egg curry, goat curry, and leftover chinese takeaway .... reheated.

It's a standing joke that he reheats road kill because it smells like decayed reheated badger....

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.

BellaVita · 29/04/2024 19:45

There is a microwave - use it to heat up whatever. If they don’t want smells in the office then they need to banish the microwave.

Honestly, third world problems and all that. Sheesh get a bloody life, life is just too short!

I don’t eat pot noodles btw, but do warm items up in the microwave at work - that’s what it is there for.

BeBrightBeHappyBeYou · 29/04/2024 19:45

When you have worked in an office with a colleague who would enthusiastically eat pilchards straight from the tin, holding them up in the air each time and licking his fingers after each one, with oil dripping onto the desk, that’s anti social. To cap it all, he would lob the tin in the office bin (without wrapping it up) so it would fester away in the heat the entire afternoon. Zero self awareness and vomit inducing behaviour!

fettybord · 29/04/2024 19:44

Hahahaha!!!! Stupid autocorrect!!!! I shall forever call them porn noodles now!

AWOL66 · 29/04/2024 19:43

I've always found that people who make rules like this are bossy and controlling in other areas of life too. Who gets to demand not to have "slurpy" food. And who gets to decide what's smelly or not... Next week someone could say don't eat crunchy food it annoys them. Some people see it as extremely selfish to eat fish at work but that smell doesn't phase me at all however the smell of crisps makes me feel really grossed out and I can smell crisps a mile off. People should be able to eat whatever food they want.

Blahdymcblahdyface · 29/04/2024 19:30

I would eat one every day from now on.

Cherrysoup · 29/04/2024 19:28

PostItInABook · 29/04/2024 18:41

I get a thirty minute lunch break. By the time I’ve done a jacket potato in the microwave my break is practically over, so, no thanks.

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Also very inconsiderate for others who are also probably on short lunch breaks and might need the microwave. I heat up soup for 3 mins, max, so everyone else can use the machine. (There are 5 of us, only one other ever uses it)

Malo05 · 29/04/2024 19:20

heathspeedwell · 29/04/2024 15:43

The message specifically mentions slurpy so I wonder if you are a noisy eater OP?

I mention this because lots of people have misophonia which is a genetic neurological condition that can make sufferers feel homicidal when they hear noisy eating like slurping sounds or lip smacking.

It really is no fun at all for sufferers to be stuck in a room with someone who is totally oblivious to how much distress they are causing.

This! The way my ex ate a yoghurt used to make me want to stab him.

Gymnopedie · 29/04/2024 19:18

Porn noodles don't bother me though.

Now that would be worthy of an email!!

Gives a whole new meaning to caNOODLing.

Goodawn · 29/04/2024 19:16

fettybord · 29/04/2024 19:02

I have a colleague who cooks salmon. That makes me want to vomit. It smells so strongly.

Porn noodles don't bother me though.

I just have porn noodles in the toilet on my break tho

Iaskedyouthrice · 29/04/2024 19:14

frankentall · 29/04/2024 14:40

Because a lot of people are miserable bastards.

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Beautifully put.
The little englanders on this site always make me chuckle. Smelly food you all say?
Carry on with your pot noodles OP.

Lonnicrj · 29/04/2024 19:14

Melt

bonzaitree · 29/04/2024 19:09

I’d be slurping down a prawn bhuna tomorrow 🤣

HesterPrincess · 29/04/2024 19:08

One of my colleagues eats the strangest food ever - he brings it in the next day to reheat and the smell from the microwave has often put me off my own lunch. It's bloody grim to eat smelly food in a confined space. Highlights have been an egg curry, goat curry, and leftover chinese takeaway .... reheated.

It's a standing joke that he reheats road kill because it smells like decayed reheated badger....

Shootingstars999 · 29/04/2024 19:06

Nothing wrong with Pot Noodle.
Quick and easy.

Michino · 29/04/2024 19:06

Psyberbaby · 29/04/2024 14:03

Sorry that might not have been clear from OP: Yes!

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You should just do what an ex colleague used to do; transfer it into a plastic tub at home, and call it "ramen"!

Akamai · 29/04/2024 19:05

mrsdineen2 · 29/04/2024 18:08

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post on someone monopolising the microwave during lunchtime.

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🤣

Sunshineandrainbows23 · 29/04/2024 19:04

maudelovesharold · 29/04/2024 14:48

Nothing smells as foul as a freshly opened John West tuna light lunch!

Totally agree @maudelovesharold !

I can tolerate just about anything but fish in an office.

fettybord · 29/04/2024 19:02

I have a colleague who cooks salmon. That makes me want to vomit. It smells so strongly.

Porn noodles don't bother me though.

TonTonMacoute · 29/04/2024 19:00

I loathe the smell of Pot Noodles (it's not unpleasant as such, just very strong) but it's a lunch room FFS. If it was in an open plan office or it was pointing out a retail space fair enough, but surely you can eat slightly smelly food in a lunch room!

TiptoeThroughTheToadstools · 29/04/2024 18:59

I can't believe people are calling Pot noodles anti social, it's just fucking pasta. I don't think your work can dictate what you have for lunch. I would ask to see where in your contract or their policies are that state this if you were seriously challenged about it. People really do get offended/annoyed by the most miniscule things and personally I wouldn't encourage it by changing my lunch.

LBFseBrom · 29/04/2024 18:55

Pheasantsmate · 29/04/2024 14:04

Are you part of the advertising team trying to drum up interest about their new TV campaign?

TBH I wouldn’t have thought of a pot noodle for lunch as I doubt it is really classed as food

I agree. I gag at the thought of it. No offence to those who like Pot Noodles, live and let live, each to their own and all that.

WhamBamThankU · 29/04/2024 18:55

@PostItInABook I microwave a jacket potato the morning/night before work and reheat. Zero problems.

WhamBamThankU · 29/04/2024 18:54

WhamBamThankU · 29/04/2024 18:53

Everyone knows that aldi curry pot noodles are the GOAT

Also I put less water than it says so there's very little/no sauce with them and no slurping required.

Snugglemonkey · 29/04/2024 18:53

Unopenedpackofmenssocks · 29/04/2024 16:31

Never go to Asia. They think it’s rude not to slurp.

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I would not. I have misophonia, slurping is one of my trigger noises and I would just want to kill myself if I were surrounded by it.