My coworker sets a full, formal dinner place setting for his sad desk lunch every day.
By @avawelp · Work
I'm not kidding. He brings a cloth napkin, real silverware, a placemat, and sometimes even a tiny battery-operated candle. Then he eats a microwaved meal that takes 3 minutes to cook.
The full story
It's become this bizarre daily ritual. Right at noon, he lays out the whole spread on his desk. We're talking fork on the left, knife and spoon on the right, the whole deal. Yesterday he ate a hot pocket with a knife and fork. It's so absurd that it's distracting, and half the team is subtly taking pictures while the other half thinks it's a valid act of self-care. I'm torn between being amused and being genuinely annoyed by the performance of it all. It feels so needlessly extra for an open-plan office. Should someone say something?
How people voted
- Bad Move — 34% (49 votes)
- Needs Context — 37% (54 votes)
- Reasonable — 29% (42 votes)
Readers are split: “Needs Context” leads with 37% — 145 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@maray — Let the man have his nice little moment! It's harmless and sounds kinda sweet.
@mattlol — The battery-operated candle really elevates the sadness.
@jettagain — lmaooo
@sagey — A man's lunch break is his own time, period.
@wesyk — soft.
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