Sharing food at the office

I have done this in the past. Where I live, there are many different cultures and this was how I learned about lumpia, which is an egg roll taken to the next level and is sooo good.

At my last job, I didn't care for the majority of my co-workers but every so often, I would bring food in. It created a nice diversion from the icy cold environment.

 

Yeah, we also do this, although sometimes I hate it when someone does not contribute equally. There are a few people who only like to take but won't care to contribute. But yeah, I agree with you that it's a good way to try different things at one time and it also builds camaraderie within the office.

We even sometimes have a cooking exhibition where we would cook our favorite dish or the dish that we cook best and we show it off the next day in the office for everyone to try. And we do some sort of a contest who made the best dish. I think this is really fun.

 

While I would love to work in an office where everyone else loved to cook and we all would regularly bring food in for each other - in most places I've worked that was rarely the case. At only one job in particular did we do occasional pot luck meals. I had a lot of fun with them though, but we didn't do them often enough.

I think you need to be considerate of the fact that some people simply may not know how to cook, and consequently may feel intimidated by bringing something they cooked in to share with others. It may not be that they are necessarily just freeloaders. Plus you never know if someone might be in a pinch financially for whatever reason, such as unexpected medical bills, or some other emergency that may have cost them a lot - that they really can't afford to be buying stuff to cook for people at the office.

 

I have done this with my co-workers in the past but not all the time. It was really fun because everybody liked to taste each other's food and cooking style. I don't always participate though because I usually love having time alone at lunch time just so I can properly relax before continuing my work.

 

I work from home, so I don't have this chance. I absolutely do think it's nice for everyone to share things that they've cooked or baked or even picked up at the store. It's a fun way to socialize and mingle, and everyone gets to enjoy something without having to pay for expensive snacks.

 

Out department at work used to do a shared breakfast type deal on Friday mornings. As several of us were at work early getting things done anyhow it made sense as the coffee pot was on all morning anyhow. We would bring in muffins or fruit and some people would bake breakfast type materials. This was a good social activity as well as an alternative to the quick breakfast at home. It also was a good way to ensure people didn't arrive late to work as they wouldn't be able to partake in the food.

 

I think it sounds nice that you guys did a breakfast together. I definitely think that would work. Everyone could bring muffins, fruit, juice, etc. It wouldn't cost much but would be very satisfying.

 

I think sharing food at the office can save you all a lot of money if many of the people you work with also bring their food. I've known some people who rely entirely on the good will of others so in such a situation if some office worker expects to get free food from his fellow workers, it wouldn't help you much because you'd end up taking a little bit more [for that extra mouth].

 

I have no problem with sharing food at the work place. I think it is a common practice these days in most organizations. Either way, we have a designated place where you can eat your food but not the office. We deal with electronics so they can be quite dangerous around food spillage.