Do you have to pick up lunch for the office? I was asked to help with lunch for this meeting...

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Do you have to pick up lunch for the office?

I was asked to help with lunch for this meeting today, one that I wasn't attending, so I said 'Am I just ordering it, or ordering it and paying for it?' The response was 'No just order it, I'll pay for it and we'll get somebody to run over there and...

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Jwolf90 · 31-35, M

Well that was rude of them, and poorly planned, sorry you got put through the trouble

DreamyCrush · F

@Jwolf90 I don't mind helping out, but it's this last-minute mess that gets on my nerves, especially when it requires me having to walk 4 blocks.

Jwolf90 · 31-35, M

@DreamyCrush oh yeah I can totally understand, last minute this irritate me quite a lot as well

Timeforsun · 51-55, F

I routinely do this as part of my job. One thing that really helps, is that I have a company credit card for the payment.💵 I think I'd definitely feel differently if it was coming straight out of my pocket. If I slammed the food down on the table, that wouldn't have gone over very well fo me. 😬

wuiop2 · 41-45

Did you order it while in the office? If so, could you have waited for your supervisor to come pay for the order after explaining the order of operations?

DreamyCrush · F

@wuiop2 No, he was already running the meeting.

wuiop2 · 41-45

@DreamyCrush (sighs) I'm sorry.

DreamyCrush · F

@wuiop2 Thanks.

LoveBeingWatched · 51-55, M

I call people like this "corporate monkeys" they have no idea what it takes in the real world.

Bushmanoz · 56-60, M

Well that's rude of them

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