The endless interpersonal struggle with a coworker at lunchtime.
There's always that nosy coworker that has to comment on or actively judge you for your lunch habits every other day, while they cram a bag of chips and leftover pizza everyday in their face, or the pushy coworker that like to go out to eat and spend 10-20 dollars a day at a restaurant for lunch and want you to do it too.
Usually I just shrug it off and people stop caring once they realize, hey this is who you are and leave well enough alone.
We have a new coworker who is just insufferable regarding lunch atm though.
From day one, I get that it's their problem that they don't like my veggies, or that I take a walk on my lunch break, or eat outside and that a few others do this too. I'm apparently "one of THOSE people" whatever that means.
Or maybe that they maybe feel guilty about their eating habits and come off as crass and judgemental.
Or that they want a lunchbuddy to go out with them to a restaurant.
Or they want to eat with someone who has similar habits as them.
Or they just don't get it because they have some other lunch habit or culture engrained with them. And they are trying to figure it out?
But honestly, I found something that works for me and I don't want to give that up? Why should I? It's my lunch break, it's not harming myself or others. I'm clocked out, I can do what I want. Other coworkers do it too.
They are welcome to come outside and take a walk and have a picnic with me too if they want. I'm not going to judge their food or spending habits. I'm not going to judge them for staying inside or going out either. You do you, and I'll do me.
But I swear I'm going to accidently roll my eyes while they are still in my face and then I'm going to be in trouble.
I'm debating explaining that Lunch is a struggle for me. I hate taking a break and eating something. It's a struggle to take a bite and then another bite at lunch time rather then skip it and just work straight through...but I try to relax and eat something because it makes my partner happy. I'm not going to spend extra money on food at a restaurant unless it's a special occasion like a coworkers birthday or retirement and we're close enough that it makes sense to eat out together.
And I like my walks and being outside after being cooped up in my office for too long. I like taking a break from everyone pulling on me to solve their problems and manage everything.
I can go be a regular person instead of a coworker. And then I think that they don't need to know all that. Lol.
I went for years and years eating one meal a day and the rest of the day was coffee and tea. So yeah, I buy a 2 dollar bag of veggies or fruit and keep it in the work fridge and it lasts me all week long. Anything more and it goes to waste, and anything less and I have an unhappy partner at home fussing about me. And yeah, If I'm only going to eat a few mouthfuls of food, I'm going to pick veggies or fruit, not junk food No, I'm not a health nut, no, money isn't super tight, no I'm not a hot mess, who can't pack a proper lunch with all the food groups, no I'm not antisocial at lunch (I can be quite chatty if you come outside with me). I'm just doing my own thing to get through each day, same as everyone else.
Usually I just shrug it off and people stop caring once they realize, hey this is who you are and leave well enough alone.
We have a new coworker who is just insufferable regarding lunch atm though.
From day one, I get that it's their problem that they don't like my veggies, or that I take a walk on my lunch break, or eat outside and that a few others do this too. I'm apparently "one of THOSE people" whatever that means.
Or maybe that they maybe feel guilty about their eating habits and come off as crass and judgemental.
Or that they want a lunchbuddy to go out with them to a restaurant.
Or they want to eat with someone who has similar habits as them.
Or they just don't get it because they have some other lunch habit or culture engrained with them. And they are trying to figure it out?
But honestly, I found something that works for me and I don't want to give that up? Why should I? It's my lunch break, it's not harming myself or others. I'm clocked out, I can do what I want. Other coworkers do it too.
They are welcome to come outside and take a walk and have a picnic with me too if they want. I'm not going to judge their food or spending habits. I'm not going to judge them for staying inside or going out either. You do you, and I'll do me.
But I swear I'm going to accidently roll my eyes while they are still in my face and then I'm going to be in trouble.
I'm debating explaining that Lunch is a struggle for me. I hate taking a break and eating something. It's a struggle to take a bite and then another bite at lunch time rather then skip it and just work straight through...but I try to relax and eat something because it makes my partner happy. I'm not going to spend extra money on food at a restaurant unless it's a special occasion like a coworkers birthday or retirement and we're close enough that it makes sense to eat out together.
And I like my walks and being outside after being cooped up in my office for too long. I like taking a break from everyone pulling on me to solve their problems and manage everything.
I can go be a regular person instead of a coworker. And then I think that they don't need to know all that. Lol.
I went for years and years eating one meal a day and the rest of the day was coffee and tea. So yeah, I buy a 2 dollar bag of veggies or fruit and keep it in the work fridge and it lasts me all week long. Anything more and it goes to waste, and anything less and I have an unhappy partner at home fussing about me. And yeah, If I'm only going to eat a few mouthfuls of food, I'm going to pick veggies or fruit, not junk food No, I'm not a health nut, no, money isn't super tight, no I'm not a hot mess, who can't pack a proper lunch with all the food groups, no I'm not antisocial at lunch (I can be quite chatty if you come outside with me). I'm just doing my own thing to get through each day, same as everyone else.
