My coworkers have started charging cancellation fees for lunch plans.
By @violetkay · Work
A few people on my team started a spreadsheet to track who bails on group lunch plans within 24 hours of the reservation. If you cancel, you owe the organizer $10 for the 'inconvenience'.
The full story
It started as a joke because one person on our team is notoriously flaky. But now it's a real thing. This week, something came up and I had to cancel lunch plans I'd made for Friday. I gave them a full day's notice, but my name is now on the spreadsheet with a $10 fee next to it. I think it's ridiculous — we're not a restaurant. But when I pushed back, they said it was about 'respecting people's time and planning.' I feel like I'm being held hostage by a lunch club.
How people voted
- Totally Cooked — 34% (90 votes)
- It’s Complicated — 38% (103 votes)
- You’re Fine — 28% (75 votes)
Readers are split: “It’s Complicated” leads with 38% — 268 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@mehhh — I'd start a competing spreadsheet for 'people who are annoying about lunch' and add all their names to it.
@sammydoes — My fantasy football league has a punishment for last place and this year the guy had to wear a hot dog costume to his nephew's baptism. This feels like that.
@nahimgood — Oh honey no. This is not about 'respect', it's about them being weirdly controlling. Don't you dare pay that.
@coleactually — A deal is a deal, you pay what you owe.
@ineskk — lmao
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