I get annoyed when someone at wk brings hot food to their desk at non-lunch times and smells up the whole office. Whether it smells good or bad, I'm still annoyed. Do you agree? Your thoughts?
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Scifisuz
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Yes I agree, especially when they throw it away there, instead of just going to throw it away outside or somewhere else like the "break room". That's why I eat in my car then throw my stuff away before I come back in.
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I agree completely!
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I disagree. What's the difference whether it's lunch time or not? If they're on a break, and it's not an issue that they're eating and not working, then I don't see a problem. It may make me hungry, and make me wish it were my food that smelled so good :) But annoyed, no.
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You need to lighten up. If your company doesn't have a policy prohibiting eating at desks then there is little you can do. I work in a small office and people eat at all different times. The smell is there and then eventually it goes away. Worry if they start dropping bombs because that would be disgusting.
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I disagree. What about it annoys you? I eat on breaks too- I'm not always hungry at exactly 12:15, sometimes I'm hungry before, during and/or after, and want to eat. As long as it's not against the rules it isn't a problem. The only problem I could see is if they are rude about it and chewing like a dog eating peanut butter. Then they're just rude, and it has nothing to do with the food.
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I find it annoying also. What's worse, the co-worker who does this GRUNTS and slurts while he's eating. Sounds like he's having sex or something.
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As long as they take the trash out and use an air freshner. Some smells can make you want to rift..
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Not annoying - unless the food is tuna or something that stinks. Then i just get up and do something else for a while.
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I almost always bring my lunch to work now. I can't afford to go out hardly anymore. Instead I have to put that money into my gas tank. :(
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Nah. I work in a very small office - only 3 of us in here. We each have to grab our lunch when the opportunity presents itself, and we all tend to eat at our desks. Not a problem.
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I absolutely AGREE. Its SO super annoying and smelly. It definitely distracts me and sometimes makes my stomach turn and therefore is quite annoying. Being in the office can suck, but ppl make it twice as bad when they stink up the whole office. God forbid they brought in their leftover stuffed flounder from the night before...... BARF!!!!
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Meh, doesn't bother me. Maybe my nose isn't that sensative though. I could see respecting others around you and eating that stuff in the break room or something. Or just eating something cold while at your desk. It's really not that big of a sacrifice to make.
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What kind of lunch smells up a whole office? Anyway, I think you are just looking for things to annoy you if that annoys you...
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Hmm, yes and no. I do agree but I don't. In one way, if they're heating their food at a microwave, there'll be a 'lunch room' or 'kitchen' somewhere. Surely they can eat there then return to their desk? It's actually considered unhealthy (psychologically speaking) to have lunch at your desk as that means you're still in work-mode during lunch. If the food smells up the 'whole office', then wouldn't others be annoyed as well? You could try telling them how you feel but you could be risking being thought of as discriminating. The other thing is that if the smell of the food is putting you off, then that affects your ability to do your job properly - you can wear noise-reducing headphones for noisy collegues, but when it's your sense of smell being affected, there's not much you can do other than stuff tissues up your nose. Good luck@
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You must be Angela...........From the TV show........"The OFFice"
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Well, they can't do that where I work. They can take it out into the Cafe area and eat it,it in the car,eat outside or take it up to the break room and eat it. What I don't care for though is going into the break room and someone has just either brought in fish,from a fast food Restaraunt or they are heating up fish in the microwave! So, everyone else has to smell that up on the second floor. At least on the first floor we can't smell it.
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My thought is 'how can you possibly enjoy life if you are that anal?'.
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I do agree with you. Most people are pretty oblivious to how their actions will affect others, even in an instance as small as making the office smell like their leftovers. I think it is so important to be respectful of people's space, especially in an office setting.
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Wow, I AM that annoying person I guess! I always eat my maple and brown sugar oatmeal at my desk in the morning and then I heat up a can of kidney beans and eat them at my desk for lunch. Dang!
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They may have a medical condition where they need to keep there blood sugar up by eating a lot of the time. I had a teacher like that.
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