Scorecard

[cjsmith]

Last Wednesday's random offering: sweets (mostly hard candies) from, I think, Brazil.
Last week's happy hour: nachos and margaritas.
Friday's random offering: nuts coated with toffee and chocolate.
Monday's free lunch: burritos, tacos, and enchiladas, with nachos.
Tuesday: I think they had bagels but I honestly cannot remember for sure.
Today's random offering: enormous sticky pastries.

I don't know why this gets to me, because I firmly believe it is not anyone else's job to change anything just because I happen to have a really annoying restriction. (Why make more people miserable?) But it's just so bloody RELENTLESS. Is this really how Americans eat? All the TIME?? Is this really how I used to eat, all the time? With my family history of Type II diabetes? Why yes, I just might be a moron. (Right now I'm an annoyed moron.)

I do realize that the frustrating day I had yesterday probably has as much or more to do with my reaction to those pastries this morning as anything else does.

Comments

[bigjohnsf.livejournal.com]

I'm not clear if these treats are from the company or other employees.

Do people at work understand your situation?

If you were bringing you a treat, what would it be? Would other people enjoy that?

The most common reaction I've heard to someone defining themselves as vegetarian is "do you eat fish?" Your dietary restrictions probably blow their minds.

Maybe you could raise their consciousness. If they knew how to include you, one hopes they would.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Some are from the company, some are from other employees. There are people at work who understand my situation, but they're not the ones doing the food ordering. The person who does the food ordering has been told multiple times and has "forgotten" every time. I think she simply doesn't like me.