Would this annoy you, re. taking treats into work?

[pinkyredrose]

Don't know why this annoys me but it does. Sometimes at work, usually a couple of times a week, I or someone else will bring in some cookies or sweets or something for eveyone to share.

One co-worker though when she gets her share often says 'oh I 'll take it home for my daughter'

I feel like saying 'I'm bringing in things for us to have at work not to be taken home for children, if you want her to have treats buy them yourself'

I know it's only petty but it's annoying me!

YABU. Totally agree with bootymum.

IME it is normally the overweight people who bring in and eat most of the treats, and the thin people who politely decline, bring in fruit or take a portion home "for later" or their kids.

(I am not one of the thin people btw!)

I am also with bootymum that would rather empty the photocopier, do some washing up or whatever than bring in treats. Lots of people don't really want to eat all that crap but if it's there can't resist, or feel they have to be polite.

'tis food-pushing.

haha @ Linerunner. 'Tis not only about a scone!

Oh well I might just stop taking in things, could do with losing a few pounds.

Food pushing! Oh no am I a 'feeder' then? Pushing my biscuits under peoples noses and hovering around while they eat them.

This thread is making me question my motives for being the biscuit buyer.

I think yabu because surely it's up to her what she does with her share?

Bringing in food is often an excuse for eating, isn't it? So someone brings in food to the office in order that they themselves can eat outside mealtimes.

But to answer the OP - if you brought everyone a fairy cake, then why does it matter to you if someone gives that cake to their child? It's more than likely because they're not hungry, know they shouldn't eat outside meal times and they know their child will like it more than they would themselves.

If they didn't take it, then someone in the office would have two - is that what you want?

If they didn't take it, then someone in the office would have two - is that what you want?

No course that's not what I want. It's just that when I bring things in it's for all of us in the office to have something nice with our cuppa, not to feed peoples children.

But yes there are more important things to worry about. I think you're right Imperial, it's means I can have a cake or something and not feel so guilty as everyone else has one too

Yes, bootymum has hit the nail on the head with 'passive aggressive'. If you give people a treat you have no right to attach any strings. It should be unconditional.

I shall be taking some unconditional grapes in on Monday.

Don't let her only eat half a grape - you know what she's like - give her an inch and she'll take a centimetre.

You could microchip the grapes to see where they end up, out of that two grand you saved. You could have the master console attached to your work PC, and track the grapes without anyone knowing.

i did a fruit platter at work once, but i made it interesting in that i added fruit that wouldn't normally be bought - such s physillis, lychee etc. people in the office really enjoyed it

great idea Linerunner! If one grape leaves the building I shall be following right behind.

I lay out red and white grapes very prettily, I might even cut a few in half and see which she goes for first.

Lychees remind me of eyeballs

mee too awesome

I did the peeled-grapes-are-eyeballs thing for the kids once at Halloween and one of DD's friends burst into tears and got hysterical and she's never been back to our house since.

Fruit can be traumatic, is all I'm saying.

YABU - I didn't realise there was office 'treat' etiquette!

I'm afraid I'm with the 'I don't like all this fatty-food-pushing-in-the-office' brigade... I don't want lots of sugar-laden crap mid-afternoon - it will give me a sugar rush and then slump.... the reason I am not overweight or spotty is because I tend not to eat much of this sort of stuff. In fact I wouldn't regard it as a 'treat' in the same way that I don't regard 'McDonalds' as a treat....

However I recognise that some people enjoy baking and cake-decorating and forcefeeding offering them to others, so I don't want to offend. I also know that my 11 yr old burns calories like a marathon runner and has hollow legs, so I might be likely to say 'I'll take it home for DS.." in the mistaken belief that this is the least offensive response....

In light of this thread however I will now reconsider this approach, and will probably instead jump up, clutching the offending 'treat' and shout manically, "what? You want me to eat this sugary crap you fat heffer?? Don't you realise you're on a slippery slope towards diabetes, obesity and heart disease? And now you're tryig to kill us all too..."

Simples....

Don't panic Norma, my cake pushing ways are over. From now on they're getting fruit, ricecakes if they're lucky and they'll be damn well glad of it.

This thread has opened my eyes, I'll not be forcefeeding them sugary crap, I don't want thier heart attacks on my conscience, my delicate constitution couldn't take it.

haha @Linerunner!!!

ZOMBIE ZOMBIE ZOMBIE

Same thing at my work. Everyone brings them. For example: Someone brought some lovely pralines. As I watch my sugar intake and my partner loves pralines I took one for him to take home. But on the other hand I always bake stuff & take into work though I don't eat. Your coworker is just rude. For these people doesn't really matter how much money they have- what's free is free.

Do you still work there @pinkyredrose ?

Zombie!!!!!!!

@Twinmim this thread is SIX YEARS OLD, what possessed you to reply to it!?