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It depends on the food. If it smells good, I have no issue.
In my last job I got into the habit of making one particular brand of chai in the mornings instead of the ubiquitous coffee. A nice cinnamon, spice, cardamon scent. Kept the mix in my office so it was a little noticeable there too. People liked it. After I retired, the person who now uses that office emailed me asking about the brand. Turned out my colleagues missed the morning's chai ambience especially during staff meetings. Whether they also missed ME was debatable.
Last edited by Parnassia; 03-06-2018 at 02:44 PM..
I love Kimchi and curry too but I don't eat it at work. I also don't eat anything with raw onions lots of garlic, any sort of fish and egg salad, nothing too vinegary etc.
Part of getting along in the office is not creating smells or having bad breath. It's simple enough to eat a lunch that is not publicly offensive and enjoyable.
A note about kimchi in particular. Some people eat kimchi as a digestive aid so it's really a cultural issue. The idea of having a meal without kimchi is incomplete and in some people's mind it means they won't digest the meal as well. In this case, I would just "grin and bear it"
In general Americans don't think much about digestion despite how well antacids and stomach aids sell here but other countries are a bit more obsessed with it.
What's your point? Fish, fermented cabbage dishes, some of the most maligned items whined about don't happen to be very fattening.
My point is that many people go to work and eat.all.frikken.day. Then they go home and pile it on again. Or maybe you think they're all just "big boned"?
Does it bother anyone else? There is a woman who eats Kimchi at work. It's terrible. And another brings this curry stuff. It smells sooooo bad.
Yep. One woman brings her beans every day, they look and smell like poop. I almost throw up when she does it. Kimchi smells good. Currys smell great, but can bee too spicy. And, we had a lady in the office before, she felt entitled to start her days with garlic shrimp pasta.
The cabbage soup offender is the worst. As a whole though it’s just part of office life we have to live with until management allows adequate breaks and microwaves in areas no one else can smell.
You just never smelt sautéed sauerkraut with kielbasa. I won't describe how it smells after being processed in a body.
Actually; Complaining about food eaten by people of other races and cultures and trying to get them to either change their diet or stop heating their food in the company supplied microwave as you are doing, is a form of racism and is actually against the law to do so in the workplace today.
If you don't mean this sarcastically, I have to wonder where you get the idea that objecting to strongly-smelling food, especially in the workplace, compares to racism. Anyone can eat their favorite foods at home or in restaurants, but the workplace is shared by everyone who works there.
Strong-smelling fragrances are often banned, also. Surely you have some doctors who request "no fragrance, please" on automated reminders that are sent out.
It is quite common for specified odiferous foods to be banned in employee break rooms and at workers' desks.
I think that is a good idea. No one should have to tolerate stinky microwaved fish, as just one example, during their workday.
Kimchi may be tasty (I eat it myself from time to time), but anyone who says it smells good (other than to them it may smell "tasty" because they like it) ought to book an appointment with an otolaryngologist.
I agree with AndCatsForAll who wrote "Part of getting along in the office is not creating smells or having bad breath. It's simple enough to eat a lunch that is not publicly offensive and enjoyable."
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