Called “greedy” at work

Half the staff with kids would have been on leave anyway since it's half-term.

Tuck in - that's what it is there for.

Why just those with kids?

Jeezo I am all over buffets what you are describing seems normal in consumption and mindful. Tell them to feed their own kids and stop being so
bitchy to you.

She was hardly taking a little each time, “a couple of sandwiches, a couple of (bite size) flapjacks and a muffin” (which was her third portion!) is a lunch in its own right.

This is so stupid it’s not even worth a mumsnet message. Don’t stress it, people are weird

SORRY MEANT YNBU the food wasn't put there for the kids it was there to be eaten!

This is exactly the type of post that I laugh at. You’re an adult in the real world, not a child in the school playground where mummy can come and tell everyone how much their wonderful little angel is being treated so unfairly!

Basically, instead of sticking your own snout in the trough three times did it occur to you that others might want some, without having to keep an eye out for you scoffing it all, irrespective of whether it was agreed that it would be best for those with families to take the spare food home! Frankly I’d be embarrassed at going up for seconds three times, our should I say fourths!

It's being greedy if someone takes a lot of food and someone else has to go without. It's not being greedy if there is loads left. Also, there are people who prefer to go up several times taking a little each time, instead of going up and taking a huge plateful. Policing someone's food intake, unless for health reasons is rude.

How horrible. Sounds like the parents at work are being greedy. I really hate that sort of bullying in the guise of fake virtue signalling.

’Oh I’m sorry there’s a little less free food to take home to your kids’ should have been your reply OP.

The commenters were downright rude as well and you have no need to be embarrassed.

Your colleagues sound nasty. They probably wanted to stuff their own faces with the left over food on their way home. I would not take food to share anymore after that. What for? So they can take it home to their kids? I don’t think so? Cheeky fuckers.

Whst an absolute set of bitches, this is how bullying starts.
And as for when you said sorry I didn't hear that, and the reply was "well you wouldn't of would you"
Wtaf is that supposed to mean, snd I eould of fronted that spiteful cow up snd said 'what exactly is your point or problem'
Iam sending u a hug because I so hate a person been singled out like this

But if OP managed to go a few times that means there were loads of spare. Did everyone sit there like a stupid mummy and hoped the food will magically float to their bags? Did they expect OP to serve them or pack the food up for them? If by the end of the day there was food left and no one was going for it, Id assume they were not interested and it would be a shame to waste it.

You shouldn't eat more than you brought though.
It wasn't a free lunch, everyone brought food in

I have noticed that children are used as an excuse for unpleasant behaviours .
Hogging leave especially at Christmas-take you turn having children doesn't make you special over 80% of people have children, why should the minority 20% always be at the back of the queue? Who decided the food should go to people with children- and why? Just ignore comments, you didn't stop anyone getting their share- you are only tying to prevent waste, if someone with children is particularly struggling, and needs the food they should say so-rather than trying to shame you into letting them take it

This is the exact reason why my partner hates working in offices. All they do is gossip and there is no productivity it's all bollocks.

FGS, there was loads of it, it was a special event and a treat, not a normal day. I'm sure OP doesn't usually graze all afternoon.

These type of bring in buffets are free for alls, allowing colleagues to snack at will, throughout the afternoon. Just because people return to the table a few times, they could be eating less than a person, who did one trip, and piled their plate up. Don’t worry about it OP it’s not like buffets are every day, and you know yourself, that you picked a few bits up each time, and definitely were not greedy. If you had been greedy, there wouldn’t be the ‘loads’ of food left, they describe, that they greedily took home to feed their kids!!! I presume other child free people contributed food, so the ones with kids piped up to say they are the only ones who can take food home, unbelievable!! I can’t believe you didnt respond to these comments as I wouldn’t be able to not!!

It's always about the kids! All people do is go on about their bloody kids. Parents get all the sympathy and free passes. This is sadly not surprising that it came down to "only people with kids can take the leftovers home".

I would go up as many times as I want. Woe betide anyone say anything to me. You can clearly afford to eat better than stale sandwiches and bloody dry arse flapjacks. How dare she speak to you like that. She was mean and she knew she could get away with speaking to you like that. This shows the dynamics in your office. You need to stand up for yourself more

You have a very rude and out of order colleague. The trouble is, not only you, but your other colleagues, will have been caught off guard. I'm sure many were thinking the same as me but didn't want to blow it all up by challenging them. Mind, if this sort of nastiness happens again from this person I would be picking them up on it sharpish.

I think after lunch I might have gone up once but to go up 3 times is a bit much. We're you actually hungry or just fancied something to snack on?

Anyway there no way I would take food that had been left out of the fridge all afternoon and in the summer as well, back to my children. I don't think many parents would. But I wouldn't say anything to someone that did.

🤣 🤣 ..
Not laughing at you OP , that post made me laugh though 😂 ..

Oh Fuck them ! Who cares what they said , Well I know you do , don’t give it anymore thought & enjoy your weekend 😊..
I’m sure it would bother me at the time as well , i’d be over it now though & I hope you are too ! X

Honestly, my dude, you're overthinking and analysing my comment waaaaay too much 🤣

It wasn't that deep. It was literally "those posters who are saying people should only take what they need" (as in the actual meaning of the word need = essential etc) then, yea, I bet they're a right laugh at meals out

because why go out for a meal given no human NEEDS to eat more than.....oh....nevermind 😂

You should have told her never to speak to you in that manner. That was very mean especially in a public setting. I would be absolutely livid.