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Soooo with not even a microwave....the people who work like a dog and barely have time to take a break -- what? can't bring a frozen food entree to heat up....they can ONLY bring a white bread sandwich like a kid at school? That's ridiculous.
OR perhaps the boss wants them to HAVE to go out to eat... and come back. We have a au Bon Pain cafe in our building -- and it STILL takes on AVERAGE 15 mins to go down order and comeback......G-d forbid you want them to make a salad or sandwich during the lunch rush.......it's more like 20 minutes!
We don't get set lunch breaks, where you LEAVE the office for lunch. We have to eat lunch AS we work.
And as for wanting your own things (microwave, mini frig, coffe maker, etc).....we have a break room and there was a hand-held can opener there...but it wasn't a very good one, cheap so the handle was hard to turn and hurt your fingers. So, since I open cans a lot -- bought a can opener to leave in the kitchen....for whoever want to use...that was fine. I needed it, and if anyone else did ...that was OK. Until I came in one day an it was broken..do you think the person left a note. Sorry I broke the can opener. See me,....or do you think they REPLACED what they broke...NO.
How many times have a clean a FILTHY micro with sauce splashed on the inside.... some co-workers ARE PIGS....they spill their sugar, coffee, creamer -- or WHATEVER -- on the counter. And just leave it. Like someone there is a frigging maid or something. OR they put their entire lunch tote in the frig and take up all the space.
So YEAH -- I GET why someone what's their own set up. But -- just like with the microwave....if you're sharing a communal space, things like that happen.
Every time I see someone walk away with a coffee ring left on the counter -- I SURE DO -- say, "oh, you spilled some of your coffee, the paper towels are right here."
Don't listen to the anti-rebel please. It only takes a snip with scissors to the power cord.
That's mean. There are people who like to heat up their food. It is sometimes refreshing to have a hot meal vs. a cold one. Plus, what are you going to do about the office dieter who always brings tuna and sardines? Can't you just put up with it? It really doesn't stink. I don't understand why people say that food smells are unpleasant, maybe when you are really hungry, but then why don't you eat?
On top of all of that, don't forget about the security cameras or the office geek who keeps a camera pen in his or her pocket to record random co-workers doing silly things...
Am I the only one who gets annoyed when people come into your office, use your microwave to reheat food, and then it stinks up the entire office for hours? It's always the same people that do it too! I have been smelling a reheated sub sandwich for like an hour now.
No! I am another one. When I worked as an RN there were people who brought very pungent and highly spiced food from home to re-heat in the microwave. The brake room reeked.
I love ethnic food in a restaurant. Reheated at work? Not so much.
No! I am another one. When I worked as an RN there were people who brought very pungent and highly spiced food from home to re-heat in the microwave. The brake room reeked.
I love ethnic food in a restaurant. Reheated at work? Not so much.
I seriously do not have this aversion to the smell of reheated food in the microwave. I don't understand the issue. Even if it's something you don't personally eat, does it really smell that bad? I don't think I would be bothered by even sardines reheated in the microwave; it just smells like cooked fish, right? I'm sorry; I don't get it.
If it's that big of a deal for some of you, though, you all could:
*Get a quality air purifier and station it right by the microwave
*Move the microwave to a low traffic area
*Have designated times to use the microwave
*Designate an "inspection team" of lunch breaking coworkers to make sure re-heaters use the proper containment and clean-up procedures.
*Have someone heat up pleasant smelling dessert, like chocolate, after the re-heaters finish lunch.
*Heat a bar of soap in the microwave after the lunch hour, and claim that it's being cleaned. (You could also unplug the microwave and put an "out of order" sign on it.)
*Put a sign on the microwave that it's for re-heating "coffee and warm beverages only," not food.
*Get an odor neutralizing fragrance dispenser that smells like freshly baked cookies, and put it next to the microwave.
*Petition to get rid of the microwave but keep a hot water dispenser or tea kettle so that coworkers can heat up soups and make instant dry dishes. (Soup is a decent lunch)
*Ask management to make one of the well-ventilated rooms into a "kitchen."
If you're the only one complaining, keep a bottle of odor neutralizer or strongly scented potpourri at your desk; that should kill most of the odors.
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I seriously do not have this aversion to the smell of reheated food in the microwave. I don't understand the issue. Even if it's something you don't personally eat, does it really smell that bad? I don't think I would be bothered by even sardines reheated in the microwave; it just smells like cooked fish, right? I'm sorry; I don't get it.
If it's that big of a deal for some of you, though, you all could:
*Get a quality air purifier and station it right by the microwave
*Move the microwave to a low traffic area
*Have designated times to use the microwave
*Designate an "inspection team" of lunch breaking coworkers to make sure re-heaters use the proper containment and clean-up procedures.
*Have someone heat up pleasant smelling dessert, like chocolate, after the re-heaters finish lunch.
*Heat a bar of soap in the microwave after the lunch hour, and claim that it's being cleaned. (You could also unplug the microwave and put an "out of order" sign on it.)
*Put a sign on the microwave that it's for re-heating "coffee and warm beverages only," not food.
*Get an odor neutralizing fragrance dispenser that smells like freshly baked cookies, and put it next to the microwave.
*Petition to get rid of the microwave but keep a hot water dispenser or tea kettle so that coworkers can heat up soups and make instant dry dishes. (Soup is a decent lunch)
*Ask management to make one of the well-ventilated rooms into a "kitchen."
If you're the only one complaining, keep a bottle of odor neutralizer or strongly scented potpourri at your desk; that should kill most of the odors.
I'm going to go out on a limb and assume your office in Mobile,Al probably doesn't have the food diversity that is found in many metropolitan offices.
1) put it in bread like it's a sandwich, and soon as the culprit comes in the door, hop up to finish fixing your snack and hit high for about 30 seconds
2) or, get a piece if duct tape (same color as interior of microwave) and tape a small strip, say 1/2 inch by 1 inch in the back corner. Don't cover it all up, let your coworkers cook away.
Personally, I prefer #1, you'll have to have a look alike sandwich that you really eat (put the stinky one in a lunch bag and toss it in the trash). That should ensue a discussion of your stinky lunch.......which will give you the open door to share what other foods stink.
Haha, I feel for ya. We do have a breakroom which has 10 microwaves, and all those smells in there can get...confusing. A few days ago the horrible smell of fish leaked out into the whole freaking hallway outside -_- Burnt popcorn is the worst. MY department is relatively close the the breakroom, so we can often smell the smelly smells of stuff that smells smelly
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