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I was telling a freind (who works at a hospital) that people in my office bring in stuff a lot. They bring in things they bake...not necessarily for the office, but as experiments, leftovers, etc. They also bring in stuff like leftover Halloween candy, stuff from parties, and sometimes boxes of donuts just becuase they felt like.
My friend said..."Oh, their dumping calories"....in otherwords offloading food that they wouldnt ordinarily eat at home.
Has anyone heard of this term, or had similar experiences in the workplace?
I am guilty of that. I would never eat donuts but I would bring some from time to time for co-workers because they keep bringing stuff & I dont want to appear stingy. Its more during the holidays. I wish I could find cheap healthy treats for them. But a cookie platter is much more convenient, attractive & cheap. I have been seriously thinking about boycotting this type of food altogether. If I consider some foods harmful & wont eat it, I should not buy it for someone else either. Its especially tempting for people trying to loose pounds. Baking experiments are the worst. It seems more like they want feedback for their cooking, judging by how much is leftover at end of the day.
But a lot of them do mean well & want to share the joy of the holidays through treats. I appreciate their gesture & would eat it to make them feel good.
Has anyone heard of this term, or had similar experiences in the workplace?
I've never heard that term but the practice of bringing in extra Halloween candy to work has been around forever, and it makes sense to bring it in to reduced the temptation of eating it at home. Besides, the fatter the people at work get, the thinner you look.
I was telling a freind (who works at a hospital) that people in my office bring in stuff a lot. They bring in things they bake...not necessarily for the office, but as experiments, leftovers, etc. They also bring in stuff like leftover Halloween candy, stuff from parties, and sometimes boxes of donuts just becuase they felt like.
My friend said..."Oh, their dumping calories"....in otherwords offloading food that they wouldnt ordinarily eat at home.
Has anyone heard of this term, or had similar experiences in the workplace?
I've never heard it referred to that way, but I absolutely used to do it! I love to bake but eating every thing I bake is not feasible unless I want to weight 300 pounds. So I'd set aside enough for me and my boyfriend and bring the rest to work. The guys where generally appreciative. Now that I work from home I bake less because I know it will just go to waste.
I'll be dumping my halloween calories/candy at the campaign I'm volunteering for tomorrow.
Coming from the perspective of a two person household, I can understand why people bring extra baked goods to work - if I want to cook or bake something that makes multiple servings, if I can't freeze or store it for future eating, I have to either throw it away or find someone to give it to.
When I was working, I often brought something I'd baked to the office. It was a common practice among all of us.
We knew of several coworkers who had larger families or a dire financial situation. Privately they would often be encouraged to take the leftovers home - which they did so gladly.
I guess it's all a matter of perspective - some will look at it positively, as generosity and cameraderie, and others will look at it as if it has sinister motives.
This is the first time I've heard of this term. People at my job do this all the time though. They do this with Halloween candy and leftover baked goods that they bought, received as a gift or made at home.
I used to bring stuff in from my travels...if I was in a different city and found a local bakery or candy store Id bring stuff in.
The problem with this for me is my lack of self-control, and that I would never eat this stuff at home or even buy it at the store, but I will at the office.
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