Office foods, what should be blacklisted?

[ParisBerlin]

In the spirit of New Year New Me... my resolution is to take lunch in and not buy the to die for sandwiches from the sandwich bar at work almost everyday...

I'm always busy and tend to eat at my desk and catch up with emails/colleagues/the news as I eat.

I was just wondering what are no go foods for office etiquette to you?

For example, can I take a sandwich with Gherkin relish? Curried lentil soup? Mackerel?

Tbh I don’t really care - we have a team who sit next to us and someone often brings in leftovers which when reheated literally smell like dog shit so if you avoid that I think you’ll be fine

No fish, no curry, no allergens.

I think the general consensus is not to cook any fish in a microwave.

Fish pie and hot dogs. Grim.

No hot fish. It stinks the microwave out. Other than that, anything goes.

Don't take fish in. We have a microwave and when people do fish it stinks the kitchen out.

Cross post x 4!

I'm curious what leftovers these are? My personal pet peeve is banana because I hate them, but very common and one I keep quiet about!

No hot fish, no hot cheese.

Nothing too smelly, especially fish or stinky cheese, seems to be the general view.

No allergens surely isn't a rule, I eat trail mix at my desk...

No cooking broccoli or popcorn in the microwave. Burnt popcorn stinks the place out for days.

I have no idea but the stench puts me off eating my own lunch so all good

No crisps if eating at your desk, it's the noise.

Who the hell is eating popcorn in the office?! 😂😂

I had a manager who used to ban hot food being consumed at desks because of the smell, but assuming soups etc are safe

Don't use the communal microwave to heat anything pungent like curry or oily fish.

Egg or tuna sandwiches should be well wrapped or boxed if going in a communal fridge. Likewise fresh pineapple, which taints everything.

Label everything - masking tape is great for labelling things!

No fish, the smell lingers. Allergens are okay if they don't need cooking but you have to wipe the microwave out otherwise. I'd ban bananas because they stink but sadly I'm not powerful enough yet

My manager eats crisps when on the phone - it’s fucking disgusting.

Home made tuna sandwich ok...opening tinned fish in the office not ok (I once worked with a colleague who used to open a tin of mackerel or sardines at their desk 😷)

I’d ban people from complaining about food.

Hard boiled eggs, an ex colleague used to bring one in every day and mash it up to put on toast Not nearly as bad as my mother though who saw nothing wrong in taking egg sandwiches to eat on the plane

Broccoli/cabbage soup. Someone in my office eats a variant of this regularly and the smell is unreal

Definitely no fish in the microwave 🤢. Apart from that, anything goes AFAIC.

Last place I worked at (as a contractor) there was zero food and drink allowed in the office. You had to go to the canteen to eat or drink. Clock out as you left office and clock back in when you return.