To roll my eyes over cake drama

[VeterinaryCareAssistant]

I took some cakes into work today because I had some good news to share (new granddaughter).

They were individual cakes and there weren't enough for every single employee, so I was hoping anyone who took one would enjoy it.

Anyway, a colleague picked one up and took a bite, then immediately declared it was "too rich and filling", asked for a knife and cut it in half so thar someone else could have it.

She then watched other people eat the cakes whilst asking with faux shock "how can you manage a whole one?"

My eyes were rolled so far back I was looking behind me!

She was very rude, who actually does that outside a Julie Walters sketch?

Next time give her a twiglet and say she can save the other half for her dinner.

Probably jealous, does she have a child she wishes would settle down and provide a grandchild?

Don’t stop here. Keep making bigger and bigger muffins and secretly record her reactions. Create a montage of all her faux-horror and then meme it out hard on TikTok.

She sounds like the Catherine Tate sketch.

I'm rubbish and can't eat a whole cake (I'm overweight so it's not because I'm a "massive salad" type person, just not a fan of cake and a couple of bites is enough for me!). I just wouldn't have had one though. She was odd for commenting on everyone else eating one

jealousy... attention seeker... didn't like you being the centre of attention, therefore behaved in such a way that she tried to take the attention away from you!

silly bitter person, don't give it another thought, i'm sure everyone else enjoyed the treat and congratulations on your news

Sorry she took a bite then out it back? That's icky

I used to work with someone like this, she would treat it like a competition and just go on and on. Ignore her everyone else probably feels the same way

Maybe she's one of those people who starts the competitive undereating threads on here.

I used to work with someone who “could only manage” half a biscuit out of the staff room biscuit tin. She’d put the other half back which of course nobody took so we were left with a tin full of half biscuits unless somebody cracked and ate the halves. Such an annoying woman

I don't get that, why not just not eat biscuits if you find it so hard to finish one.

You're not being unreasonable about that. However, you were unreasonable not to take enough individual items so that there was (at least) one per person - even if you suspect there will be some people who won't have one, it's still the right thing to do.

There's a bunch of competitive under-eaters on mumsnet too who will be shocked and horrified if anyone suggests more than one new potato, 5 peas and a carrot batton as the accompaniments for a slice of chicken for a full sunday roast.

It's just another way of attention-seeking.

Next time make a bunch of normal cakes and one quarter-size tiny one just for her.

I am not sure I could eat a whole cupcake, because I find the buttercream frosting very rich and sickly. With something like fruitcake, I'd manage a big chunk!

So I might cut in one in half to show I appreciated the thought.

But I wouldn't comment on what other people had.

I've worked with a couple of people like this and they were both fucking miserable people. I take comfort in that whilst I shove the whole cupcake in at once.

@FrancisSeaton what a strange thing to say. You can put on weight without eating lots of cake.

Often on threads like these people get quite defensive about having a small appetite - I don't think anyone really cares what other people's appetites are like (unless they're catering in a more full time capacity for them) but it's the drama and commenting (often in a derogatory way) on what others eat that is the problem!

I can only eat a couple of chips, but I can bloody neck cupcakes (the gooeyer the better). We're all different. But, if I know I can only eat a couple of chips, I would just say 'no thank you' to chips at all, especially if there weren't quite enough to go round, I wouldn't finger the portion and then reject the rest.

Lol this has to be one of the most continuously posted thread subjects on Mumsnet.

Seen it over and over in offices. Rude and nit picking then the “performative undereating”. Thank God I’ve retired x

I often suspect the drama is a bit exaggerated because some people feel a bit threatened by those who eat less.

Silly really, we're all different.

I hope you told her to fuck off

Oh god, I cannot bear people who do the performative 'Ooh I can only manage half, they're so rich, does anyone want to share one with me' bullshit.

NOBODY WANTS TO SHARE A CAKE WITH YOU, SUSAN, EITHER EAT ONE OR DON'T AND IF YOU CAN'T MANAGE IT ALL PUT THE REST IN THE BIN, THE REST OF US ARE NORMAL AND DON'T WANT A) HALF A CAKE AND B) HALF A CAKE YOU'VE BEEN PRODDING AT WITH YOUR FINGERS AND A BLUNT DINNER KNIFE FROM THE OFFICE KITCHEN