Bringing baked goods into work

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I really enjoy baking - I’m quite good - only thing I’m really any good at!
I like baking traditional cakes like Victoria sponge, lemon drizzle, carrot.

I normally bake on the weekend and sometimes bake a tray bake cake and take it to work.
I work in a team of about 10 people. So there’s plenty for everyone to help themselves- it’s normally demolished by Wednesday.

2 woman I work with are always on a diet or talking about fitness - both in there late 50s.
One of them asked to have a word with me today and said her and this other woman both agree it’s not appropriate to bring in homemade cakes to work because it’s unhealthy and not fair when people are trying to be ‘good’.
She also said that if I could be reported to HR as I haven’t had a hygiene rating certificate at home. She said she’s worried if someone got sick from my homemade food I could get in trouble.

AIBU to feel a bit upset about this. My home is spotless my kitchen is clean.

I think these woman have just got food issues but I am worried they could report me.

I don’t bake cakes every week. Maybe once every 6 weeks.

Whats your opinion on people being in baked goods from home into work?

A few years ago I double checked with the council about the health & hygiene certificate requirements for selling cakes, cookies, biscuits and tablet for fundraising at our local rugby club (as we had an officious bar manager at the time who tried to say that we couldn't).

He said it was absolutely fine as long as it wasn't a regular (eg weekly) thing and as long as we took sensible precautions (like egg sandwiches only being at room temperature for a short period and ditto with cream we never sold sandwiches anyway ).

Your 2 mean-spirited work colleagues need to learn a bit of self-restraint and not blame you for their own lack of self-control

I love to bake and used to take in scones, biscuits and/or cakes occasionally to team meetings. I also usually follow a High Fat Low Carb Way of Eating - so don't any myself

@GHSP but that's your issue, not OPs, or your colleagues. Just ignore if it bothers you.

It's so self indulgent to expect others to change because we don't prefer, or find irritating, some small thing.

There’s some strange buggers about OP.

Just ignore

Have you tried saying 'Fuck off you fat greedy spoilsport cunty chops' ?

YANBu. I once read that cake is a staple food of the U.K.

They sound like miseries.

😅typo I was interrupted and had to dash so didn’t notice!

But if you are one person in a team of say 25.....are your really saying that your issue is the most important thing in the room? More important than say.... team bonding, friendship, kindness?

I have an ED so I do sympathise but the fact is that it is my problem to make changes for, not anyone elses.

Rofl. Thanks for that! 🤣

Nobody is forcing them to eat it… make the cakes. Bring the cakes. I guarantee more people love it than don’t.

Er, you wouldn't bring booze into any work place so that's a false analogy.

Except of course when there are organised workplace social events. We have an organised social event in the office every 3 months, a summer barbecue and a Christmas party. Are you seriously suggesting that there should be no alcohol at these because an employee might have an a problem with alcohol? There's always plenty of non alcoholic drinks available.

One of my hubbies colleagues brings in home made tablet and fudge and another brings in cakes and oh my he loves those days

I'm pretty sure that booze figures in workplace celebrations and the alcoholics just have to sort it for themselves. It's called being a grown-up.

This. And add more delicious thick icing on them too.

A.colleague took a cordon blue course and you should have seen her baking. The cakes disappeared in minutes and.nobody died.
Your two complainers are being ridiculous. I hate people who try to impose their issues on other people
Why should everyone else go without to make things easier on them?
As for certificates, they are trying to intimidate you. Call their bluff and see if they take any action
They sound horrible. You sound nice and generous with your cakes.

These two sound like they peaked in high school, the insufferable cows! In their 50s too! Your baking is a beautiful gesture, which not only brings you joy but also all who love your baked goods 🌸

I love to bake, don't really like sweets but my adult children do so they love it knowing when they visit that I've probably baked them something sweet for after lunch or dinner.

Like everyone else has suggested, go to management and just get clarification

I think you only need to have a Hygiene Food certificate if you are selling food commercially, correct me if I'm wrong.

The 2 women who are on a diet, are spoiling it for everyone else.

Continue to bring the treats in, no-one is forcing them to eat them.

Just a "no, thank you" should be enough, but some people have to cause a song and a dance....🙄

I detest these people with a passion. If they don’t want to eat the cake, nooone’s making them. They just don’t need to eat it. Why should others not be able to? How hard a concept is this?

Its really kind of you OP.

Don't stop doing it out of fear you will get into 'trouble' at work. You won't. At the very most, HR might request that you can't do it anymore but its unlikely.

Obviously these two busybodies don't have much willpower. Nobody is offering it to them specifically. They must be triggered every time they see food and this is not your problem.

Why should everyone else miss out because a couple of others have an issue with it? They can just ignore it and use it as a chance to exercise some willpower. Every few weeks could be considered very balanced anyway, if that's the only time they partake.

I hate it when people bring cakes for birthdays because of the expectation you will participate (though it's usually done as a group thing together in my office). I have a medical condition that restricts my diet and it always feels awkward or rude to decline when everyone else isn't, and people make assumptions about why I'm not having any. But you just leave it there for people to take or leave, so that's easy enough.

I'd just check with your manager.

its Not your problem if people don’t have self control. She sounds like a right barrel of laughs. I’m the one who brings the baked goods to work, only for my birthday and for Christmas, one of the lads pays me to do them for his birthday, the general rule is you don’t have to have it, no one has ever complained that it’s not fair on others, the people that don’t want it, don’t take it.:::

What a bunch of bullies! This is about them not you.

Agree with others and email HR, the person who complained and your manager.

Good Morning

X approached e and told me that I am adding to a hostile work environment by bringing in home baking every 4-6 weeks.

They also reported that I needed a food safety certificate and threatened to “tell HR” if I didn’t stop.

I have checked and a food safety certificate is not needed.

Can you clarify if me bringing in home baking on a regular occurrence is co tributing to a hostile work environment and whether we have a policy on the matter.

Talk about no self restraint childish attitude "I'm on a diet and can't resist stuffing your delicious goods in my cake hole so it's not fair that I, as a grown woman, have no willpower to be good, so NO ONE shall have your wares!"

Tell them to get fucked with a mouthful of lemon drizzle!

As well as cakes, we sometimes have a chilli or a casserole brought in. Home made samosas, pakoras and bhajis are popular too 😊
Rum cake is compulsory if someone has been to the Caribbean

Honest to god what kind of world are we living in that a colleague can’t bring in home baking every once in a while without someone taking offence. Words fail me

I know how they feel, because I find it very hard to resist when there's cake etc right in front of me, but ultimately it's THEIR decision what they put in their mouth.

If I was you, I'd take a bunch of bananas too and put them next to the cake - just in the interests of having something for everyone!