My coworkers are now adding a 'no-show' fee to our lunch plans.
By @liamok2 · Work
A few people on my team started a spreadsheet to track who cancels lunch plans last-minute. If you bail within 24 hours of the reservation, you have to Venmo the group $10 for 'wasting their time'.
The full story
I understand the frustration of someone consistently flaking, but this feels a bit much for a casual team lunch. It started because one person would always rally everyone to try a new place, make a reservation, and then cancel the morning of. Now there's a literal cost to having a meeting run long or just not feeling up to a big social lunch. It's making the whole vibe of going out to eat feel less like a friendly break and more like a mandatory, high-stakes appointment. I'm waiting for the first person to actually enforce it.
How people voted
- Bad Move — 33% (14 votes)
- Needs Context — 36% (15 votes)
- Reasonable — 31% (13 votes)
Readers are split: “Needs Context” leads with 36% — 42 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@ivytbh — Pay the fee.
@sashaok — I feel like someone must have been canceling pretty consistently for them to make a whole spreadsheet about it.
@leahsorta — My fantasy league does this for last place and the loser has to work a shift at a waffle house.
@lostthebet — What a fun and normal group of coworkers.
@yaraee — Oh that's awful, it takes all the fun out of it! That would give me so much anxiety.
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